World celebrates Chaplin's birthday

Well-wishers celebrate the great comic artist Charlie Chaplin's 120th birthday, commemorating his lifelong endeavor as silent film king. Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. (16 April 1889 - 25 December 1977), better known as Charlie Chaplin, was an Academy Award-winning English comedic actor and filmmaker. The art of Charlie Chaplin came out most clearly in pantomime as he expressed the deepest emotions. Chaplin's amazing appearances reached their peak for movie audiences in Kid Auto Races at Venice. “The Little Tramp" character makes his first appearance in this film. The silent film depicts a spectator at a “baby-cart race” in California. The spectator keeps getting in the way of the camera and interferes with the race, causing great frustration to the public and participants. “I had no idea of the character,” Chaplin admits when recalling the Tramp's conception in his autobiography, “but the moment I was dressed, the clothes and makeup made me feel the person he was.” The clothes he'd grabbed on his way from wardrobe were over-sized, loose-fitting pants, big shoes, a cane, and a derby hat. “I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.” The Little Tramp's spirit captured the entire universe, sometimes presenting a bitter view of reality; he introduced various paradoxes of life. Let's follow the example of Charlie Chaplin and never be afraid of giving expression to the many faces of life. We can counter bitter faces with wise laughter.