This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

It is truly amazing that Chaplin is able to deliver such a remarkable performance and tell a great tale through acting and visuals alone.There are some truly great scenes where he brings all of his skill to light.At 135 mins I thought that this was going to be a slog but the pacing is perfect and the story is intriguing.Chaplin's best film in my opinion.

The Gold RushI honestly don't remember when I first found out that Gold Rush (1925) was consider one of the greatest movies of all time. Now, come to thing of it, it may have been when I was on The Internet and came across one of these lists "The best 50 movies of all time" that so many people are so fond of. Of course, I knew who the actor who starred the film was, Charlie Chaplien, other than that I had no references, though. He is, by the way, also the director.His performance is the embodiment of everything a good actor should be. Simpleness, spontaneity and sweetness are his weapons to bring tears to your eyes, stir a glimpse of happiness inside your heart and make you feel sympathetic for his character. He plays a god- forgotten beggar who, following many people, heads to Alaska. The so called Gold Rush is as appealing as risky. However, our friend has nothing to lose in these adventure so the world is there for the taking. Weather his succeeds or not in doing this...well, that's not for me to say, not really. Let's just say that the plot is rich and varied enough to provide us with distinct story lines so that the story works well both on the comedy level and the adventure one. I don't want to spoil anything else about the movie but one thing. There's a bear, what does a bear in the film? That's something you're gonna have to find out by yourself. Good luck.

Big Jim, a gold prospector during the Klondike Gold Rush, has just found an enormous gold deposit on his parcel of land when a blizzard strikes. The Lone Prospector gets lost in the same blizzard while also prospecting for gold. He stumbles into the cabin of Black Larsen, a wanted criminal. Larsen tries to throw him out when Jim also stumbles inside. Larsen tries to scare both out using his shotgun but is overpowered by Jim and the three agree to an uneasy truce where they all can stay in the cabin.When the storm is taking so long that food is running out, the three draw lots for who will have to go out into the blizzard to obtain some food. Larsen loses and leaves the cabin. While outside looking for food, he encounters Jim's gold deposit and decides to ambush him there when Jim returns.

Charlie Chaplin has shown on many occasions that is the master in creating very comedic situations in almost everything that is happening around him. Non the less movie uses gold fever to make you experience all the troubles and funny moments that strike upon everybody that found themselves there. Then it kicks into a love story that is on top with rejection, sadness and reuniting at the end. Masterful piece of Charlie film making career that created very much memorable, sensible and at the time funny movies with amazing plots about everyday things that's been happening. It brilliantly shifts between scenes and creates this feeling of empathy for the Prospector and his survival in that world. Music is absolutely magnificent and with it's perfectly timing they amplify every scene. 3.5/4