Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times

There are so many strong factors in this film that describe the conditions of the time. I think the strongest qualities of this film included the opening scene of sheep herds representing the flocks of workers flooding into the factory to begin their work day. The president of the Company is also a strong role in the film’s pursuit to stress the message of how upper management can make or break you in desperate times. It also conveys the message that the factory worker is being watched all the time as portrayed by the President’s two way tv screen that monitors the workers. The assembly line scenes represent the main object of work in the factories, hard and constant labor on a endless series of machine parts. The beaten up shack that Charlie and his girlfriend lived in is also another good example of how a lot of people lived at the time.

This film relates to the time period by displaying the struggle of the industrial workers and the demand for work. A prime e...