Essay On Buster Keaton Jr

In the early 1900s, Charles "Charlie" Spencer Chaplin and Joseph "Buster" Keaton Jr. were known as the leading comedians of that time. They each presented their on different comedic styles towards their work; Chaplin had more slapstick humor included in his films, while Buster wanted to go a little deeper in meaning and storyline in his movies. Many of Chaplin's films had a more old-school, kiddy humor in a way. Not saying that to mean it in a bad way or anything, but the different scenes in his works made me giggle and snicker at some points; at other times, I could generally predict what silly antic he was going to do next. In Chaplin's ONE A.M., I thought the line "They should build those handles nearer the door" was perfect to complement Chaplin's
In Buster's THE GENERAL, you see these camera techniques along with his acrobatic stunts as well. Many people have proclaimed this film to be one of the best comedic films of all time. Orson Welles himself was even quoted calling this film "the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made." Movies like this one set Buster's films apart from Chaplin's because of the creative choreograph, the camera techniques used (such as the iris), and the way he portrayed the funny moments. Most of Buster's laughable moments came as a retort for the stunt or action that was going on in the scene. Overall, the differences between Chaplin and Buster movies were the fact that Chaplin's films had less of a storyline, and dealt more with humorous skits. On the other hand, Buster's works were more deep as far as plot and storyline goes. He wanted you to have to follow along and think to figure out what was going on in his movies instead of just putting together something that was just funny. Buster wanted to start an evolution, which some say he