Charlie Chaplin's First Foray Into Feature-Length Storytelling Was A Delightful Film Called The Kid

Transitioning from short films to feature films is a daunting prospect that many filmmakers and production companies have faced over the years, among them being Charlie Chaplin, a star of silent short films that found himself trying his hand at a longer-form of storytelling with 1921's feature The Kid. The runtime may be longer, but Chaplin's character The Tramp is very much the same fellow audiences had come to know and love while the type of physical comedy and level of quality that had made Chaplin such a revered cinematic icon in the past were very much in hearty supply on this bold new step in Charlie Chaplin's fascinating career.

Trying To Review A Movie As Phenomenal As Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans Is Daunting, But Lemme Give It A Try!

Sight & Sound Voyage Entry #34
Placement On Sight & Sound Top 50 Movies List: #5

Well ladies and gents, this is my 1,500th post on Land Of The Nerds!!! And what better movie to serve as the centerpiece of such a momentous article than Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans, a movie so phenomenal I want to bypass all other formal introductions so I can get to singing the praises of it all the more quickly. Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans is the kind of movie that, the moment it's finished, leaves me wanting to go outside and imitate George Bailey at the end of It's A Wonderful Life by telling every person I see in a hysterically giddy fashion about the amazing imagery I just witnessed!