The Caretaker Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I'm sure many of you have seen this before, the dictator speech given by Chaplin, this video was remixed with music and clips that relate to our world now, I just wanted to share this with the tailgate community as it seems to not only compliment this forum community but our world today. Definitely brought a tear to my eye, funny how this guy is a comedian. It seems like the satirists are filled with the most reason these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Even more powerful is the fact that he made that movie in 1940. People claim they didn't know what Hitler was all about until after the war, but they knew. Great movie. Great speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Such a deep irony hearing that speech with a man dressed as Hitler. Very powerful stuff. (Hated the synth music though. Completely unnecessary, but the slide show was really cool) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 This needs to be bumped. Just awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Hadn't seen it for quite awhile. Good to revisit it. I still have that little hippy component. Now to go re-read the Desiderata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison Redskin Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Montages that contrast the beautiful with the horrific always strike a chord with me. That was such a great video, I had a little trouble digesting the words of the speech. I'll have to watch and listen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Some genius should try to hack Fox and MSNBC and run that on a loop. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLockesGhost Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 A lot of great things are said especially the bit on how people want to love each other. It's definitely a quote from an anti-cynic and is actually refreshing not to hear about how ugly mankind's nature is. I do find his last statement interesting, "In the name of Democracy, let us all unite!" It's not necessarily a contradiction, but doesn't democracy imply voting for differing candidates or parties? Doesn't this lead to squabbling over different ways to do things, factions and disunity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Caretaker Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 A lot of great things are said especially the bit on how people want to love each other. It's definitely a quote from an anti-cynic and is actually refreshing not to hear about how ugly mankind's nature is.I do find his last statement interesting, "In the name of Democracy, let us all unite!" It's not necessarily a contradiction, but doesn't democracy imply voting for differing candidates or parties? Doesn't this lead to squabbling over different ways to do things, factions and disunity? That is an interesting point, in the present world I would say it does seem like a contradiction, however, if you take into account when this was made (1940), I would speculate into thinking that individuals during that time especially in the countries involved in WWII, had a "blind" allegiance to democracy, but that's just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 A lot of great things are said especially the bit on how people want to love each other. It's definitely a quote from an anti-cynic and is actually refreshing not to hear about how ugly mankind's nature is.I do find his last statement interesting, "In the name of Democracy, let us all unite!" It's not necessarily a contradiction, but doesn't democracy imply voting for differing candidates or parties? Doesn't this lead to squabbling over different ways to do things, factions and disunity? I suspect people didn't take democratic forms of government for granted back then the way they do today, and with good reason. Democracies were disappearing at an alarming rate, with dire results, and the few that were left were considered the last best hope for humanity, which of course they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Teared up when the soldier hugged his son, and the second soldier hugging his dog. ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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