Charlie Chaplin bendy toy
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Title
Charlie Chaplin bendy toy
Subject
Charlie Chaplin
Description
Charlie Chaplin bendy toy Is a rubber toy made by a company called Bandy Toys, which is a model of Charlie Chaplin in《Modern Times》.This is a rubber toy made around the 1940s. The paint on the rubber surface has appeared cracks due to weathering, the right hand of the toy model is also broken due to collision, and the whole model can only be installed in the outer packaging box to be supported.The inside of the cardboard box is painted with patterns, which are other cartoon characters from the 20th century , such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. At the bottom of the carton, the toy's producer, Ashford, England, the production area, and the patent number. He also wrote a usage note: 'I am soft and safe but could be damaged by a teething child'.
Charles Spencer Chaplin's film career lasted more than 50 years from 1914 to the end of 1967, with two changes from silent to sound, from black and white to color. His life was also intertwined and integrated with the history of British. Looking back on Chaplin's life and film career is of great significance to understanding and studying the development of British cinema. His films went from comic farce to satire comedy, making him stand out from a crowd of comedians and become a world-renowned film artist(Judah T,2022).Chaplin's childhood and early acting background had a deep influence on his future film career. His films were more vivid and detailed when sharply satirical and criticizing the despicable and noble figures and caring about social class issues.(Lindvall T,2015) At the same time, his humor was often mixed with sadness. In addition to his personal experience, Chaplin's characters changed with the expansion and deepening of the art world in which he was involved in, reflecting the variation of his ideas and the specific historical characteristics of the different stages of his film career.In Chaplin's film career, he followed the east period of farce and developed into the form of ironic comedy, tragic elements into pure comedy, even try to comedy elements in tragedy, gradually formed his unique tragicomedy characteristics, his background makes him to the bottom of the people with genius insight, his concern for the bottom people, the concern about the social status quo, the desire for world peace, make his film in the sharp irony at the same time, full of warmth.
《Modern Times》is set during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Although the film initially uses rich content to show the breathless, repetitive assembly line work in the factory, in fact, no matter how hard to work or happy, because a large number of workers unemployed at that time, facing huge pressure to survive. Chaplin is very keen to see the bourgeois machine the contradiction between the rapid development of industrial and personal happiness, created such a "modern times", there are many of his personal performance of the classic paragraph from the Chaplin is for social life observation and promotion, such as: Chaplin twisted parts to crazy, all the hexagon in life he want to twist, and he wanted to hide in the toilet smoking rest was immediately found by the manager, these details are very daily, and make people want to laugh.(Hanks R,2015)
No matter in what era, the little people will always exist, they are oppressed identity and its helpless social situation, create a black humor type of confrontation. The tramp image created by Chaplin is a typical little man. In his films, he uses a funny comedy way as the carrier to express the serious tragic theme, and then praises the sincerity and kindness of the little man. At the same time, he used all kinds of ironic artistic techniques in the film to satirical the social reality and the "madman" who is not confined to the status quo, and revealed all kinds of injustice and ugliness in the society through the perspective of the little people. Compared with the machine and the factory owner, the hero is always in a weak position. And after a sorts of accident, caught by the police, accidentally become a hero in prison, experience as a little Charlie is unable to control his fate, it also shows a worker workers in the bottom, not with will, can only survive, gradually lost their own create value. But the little people are not blindly endure, although life is hard, but they have a small strong spirit. In this film, Charlie is not blindly endure, although at the end and the heroine two people once again face the dilemma of nowhere to live, but Charlie encouraged the heroine not to give up, looking for hope from despair, the two smile to summon up the courage to go on the road again.
This Chaplin doll, represented by the little tramp image of 《Modern Times》, also brought a lot of influence on the society at that time. First of all, from the perspective of moviegoers and consumers, Chaplin touched the hearts of global audiences with his humor and profound social satire. His dolls became a kind of spiritual comfort for the public in the turbulent times (such as the Great Depression and war), symbolizing optimism and tenacity in suffering. The Chaplin doll became an entertainment shared by children and adults in the family, continuing the joy he brought in the film. Chaplin's image of a little tramp represents the wit and courage of the people at the bottom, and the doll extends this image into daily life, further strengthening the recognition of equality, sympathy with the weak and the spirit of resistance. This is not only a toy, but also a symbolic dissemination of the social values in his films, making his spirit of the little people deeply rooted in people's hearts. From the perspective of the development of the film itself and Chaplin himself, Charlie Chaplin bendy toy, as a peripheral product, extends Chaplin from the screen image to real life, consolidates his position as a global idol, and makes more people pay attention to the value of film as art and entertainment. The early Chaplin dolls made a difference for the film peripheral industry, making the studios realize the potential of the fan market and peripheral products, paving the way for the future development of film peripheral products.Moreover, the production and sale of Chaplin dolls promoted the development of related industries, and the toys themselves involved manufacturing, sales, retail and other links, which led to the revenue growth of related industries at that time. Especially in Europe and the United States, such star dolls have become a consumer product. With the development of star doll enterprises, some toys represented by Chaplin dolls have also become the collections of some early movie fans or art lovers, opening the trend of film surrounding as a cultural collection and promoting the development of the collection market. Through the Chaplin doll, more people pay attention to the artistic charm of movies and how they can reflect social reality. It is not only an entertainment commodity, but also a cultural symbol and a social phenomenon. It brings Chaplin's humor and social care into people's daily life and makes important contributions to the dissemination of economic, cultural and social values. Even today, such dolls are still a part of the classical culture, with historical value and symbolic significance.
Works cited
Lindvall, T. (2015). Chaplin, Charlie. A comedian sees the world.(Book review). In CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries (Vol. 52, Number 8, pp. 1319-). American Library Association CHOICE.
Judah, T. (2022). THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN. In Sight and sound (London) (Vol. 32, Number 2, pp. 76–76). British Film Institute.
Hanks, R. (2015). CHARLIE CHAPLIN: THE MUTUAL COMEDIES. In Sight and sound (London) (Vol. 25, Number 7, pp. 95–96). British Film Institute.
Charles Spencer Chaplin's film career lasted more than 50 years from 1914 to the end of 1967, with two changes from silent to sound, from black and white to color. His life was also intertwined and integrated with the history of British. Looking back on Chaplin's life and film career is of great significance to understanding and studying the development of British cinema. His films went from comic farce to satire comedy, making him stand out from a crowd of comedians and become a world-renowned film artist(Judah T,2022).Chaplin's childhood and early acting background had a deep influence on his future film career. His films were more vivid and detailed when sharply satirical and criticizing the despicable and noble figures and caring about social class issues.(Lindvall T,2015) At the same time, his humor was often mixed with sadness. In addition to his personal experience, Chaplin's characters changed with the expansion and deepening of the art world in which he was involved in, reflecting the variation of his ideas and the specific historical characteristics of the different stages of his film career.In Chaplin's film career, he followed the east period of farce and developed into the form of ironic comedy, tragic elements into pure comedy, even try to comedy elements in tragedy, gradually formed his unique tragicomedy characteristics, his background makes him to the bottom of the people with genius insight, his concern for the bottom people, the concern about the social status quo, the desire for world peace, make his film in the sharp irony at the same time, full of warmth.
《Modern Times》is set during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Although the film initially uses rich content to show the breathless, repetitive assembly line work in the factory, in fact, no matter how hard to work or happy, because a large number of workers unemployed at that time, facing huge pressure to survive. Chaplin is very keen to see the bourgeois machine the contradiction between the rapid development of industrial and personal happiness, created such a "modern times", there are many of his personal performance of the classic paragraph from the Chaplin is for social life observation and promotion, such as: Chaplin twisted parts to crazy, all the hexagon in life he want to twist, and he wanted to hide in the toilet smoking rest was immediately found by the manager, these details are very daily, and make people want to laugh.(Hanks R,2015)
No matter in what era, the little people will always exist, they are oppressed identity and its helpless social situation, create a black humor type of confrontation. The tramp image created by Chaplin is a typical little man. In his films, he uses a funny comedy way as the carrier to express the serious tragic theme, and then praises the sincerity and kindness of the little man. At the same time, he used all kinds of ironic artistic techniques in the film to satirical the social reality and the "madman" who is not confined to the status quo, and revealed all kinds of injustice and ugliness in the society through the perspective of the little people. Compared with the machine and the factory owner, the hero is always in a weak position. And after a sorts of accident, caught by the police, accidentally become a hero in prison, experience as a little Charlie is unable to control his fate, it also shows a worker workers in the bottom, not with will, can only survive, gradually lost their own create value. But the little people are not blindly endure, although life is hard, but they have a small strong spirit. In this film, Charlie is not blindly endure, although at the end and the heroine two people once again face the dilemma of nowhere to live, but Charlie encouraged the heroine not to give up, looking for hope from despair, the two smile to summon up the courage to go on the road again.
This Chaplin doll, represented by the little tramp image of 《Modern Times》, also brought a lot of influence on the society at that time. First of all, from the perspective of moviegoers and consumers, Chaplin touched the hearts of global audiences with his humor and profound social satire. His dolls became a kind of spiritual comfort for the public in the turbulent times (such as the Great Depression and war), symbolizing optimism and tenacity in suffering. The Chaplin doll became an entertainment shared by children and adults in the family, continuing the joy he brought in the film. Chaplin's image of a little tramp represents the wit and courage of the people at the bottom, and the doll extends this image into daily life, further strengthening the recognition of equality, sympathy with the weak and the spirit of resistance. This is not only a toy, but also a symbolic dissemination of the social values in his films, making his spirit of the little people deeply rooted in people's hearts. From the perspective of the development of the film itself and Chaplin himself, Charlie Chaplin bendy toy, as a peripheral product, extends Chaplin from the screen image to real life, consolidates his position as a global idol, and makes more people pay attention to the value of film as art and entertainment. The early Chaplin dolls made a difference for the film peripheral industry, making the studios realize the potential of the fan market and peripheral products, paving the way for the future development of film peripheral products.Moreover, the production and sale of Chaplin dolls promoted the development of related industries, and the toys themselves involved manufacturing, sales, retail and other links, which led to the revenue growth of related industries at that time. Especially in Europe and the United States, such star dolls have become a consumer product. With the development of star doll enterprises, some toys represented by Chaplin dolls have also become the collections of some early movie fans or art lovers, opening the trend of film surrounding as a cultural collection and promoting the development of the collection market. Through the Chaplin doll, more people pay attention to the artistic charm of movies and how they can reflect social reality. It is not only an entertainment commodity, but also a cultural symbol and a social phenomenon. It brings Chaplin's humor and social care into people's daily life and makes important contributions to the dissemination of economic, cultural and social values. Even today, such dolls are still a part of the classical culture, with historical value and symbolic significance.
Works cited
Lindvall, T. (2015). Chaplin, Charlie. A comedian sees the world.(Book review). In CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries (Vol. 52, Number 8, pp. 1319-). American Library Association CHOICE.
Judah, T. (2022). THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN. In Sight and sound (London) (Vol. 32, Number 2, pp. 76–76). British Film Institute.
Hanks, R. (2015). CHARLIE CHAPLIN: THE MUTUAL COMEDIES. In Sight and sound (London) (Vol. 25, Number 7, pp. 95–96). British Film Institute.
Creator
Bendy Toys
Contributor
Charlie Chaplin
Rights
Patent Nos.796097-631305-637427
Relation
Modern Times
Format
Toy
Language
English
Type
Star Portrait
Identifier
BDCM68329
Files
Collection
Citation
Bendy Toys, “Charlie Chaplin bendy toy,” Archival Encounters: Digital Exhibitions form the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, accessed January 22, 2025, https://humanities-research.exeter.ac.uk/archivalencounters/items/show/65.