The Immigrant

Movie Review Assignment

The Immigrant

The Immigrant, starring (Charlie Chaplin) is a slapstick comedic tale of the voyage to America. The movie makes light of the deplorable conditions that they faced during their trek across the Atlantic and the hardships they faced upon arrival.

In the first appearance of Chaplin in the film, he is bent over the side of the ship. I like most everyone else thought he was sick, but lifts up to reveal that he caught a fish.

There are several comical moments involving the exaggerated rocking motion of the ship. One such instance, Chaplin shares a bowl of soup with another passenger a spoonful at a time as it slides back and forth between them. A game of craps takes place were Chaplin imitates the windup of a baseball pitcher when he throws the die, which was quite amusing.

Once ashore, Chaplin unsuccessfully tries