The Great Dictator - Movie Monologue

Charlie Chaplin, The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin's most infamous film is a talkie. And boy did he talk in it. His speech at the end of the film is rousing and heartfelt: "Look up, Hannah. Look up." These words could have been incredibly lame if they weren't delivered so genuinely, with the right amount of passion. I re-watched this speech again when preparing for this piece and it's pretty remarkable how well it works today -- despite that funny little mustache.

Key moment: "Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness."

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