Ai and the Schlemiel

One of the greatest scenes in American film history is Charlie Chaplin’s film, Modern Times (1936). Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times” (1936) is a satirical comedy that critiques the dehumanizing effects of industrialization. Chaplin’s iconic Tramp character struggles to survive in a mechanized world, facing assembly-line monotony, unemployment, and the economic hardship of the Great Depression. […]