Both films are a representative of a historical period and developments that took place in the 20th century. However, a biopic movie, Chaplin, represents historical period and transformation better compared to the Searcher. This is because; Chaplin has a larger transition of duties and livelihood from the young age to old age and prosperity (Burr 2). This allows the viewers to follow the development process and hence, the historical period is vividly presented. In the film Chaplin, we see Chaplin taking over his mother's duty in stage and growing to become a director in Hollywood. Chaplin involves himself so much in sex life through the movie by hanging out with young girls after losing his love. Here the author focuses on sex life and involvement, thus disconnecting the movie's theme. However, the historical background is still evident throughout the movie. The searcher only depicts a onetime rivalry, and we do not see all the actors' at their young ages. Here we only see the uncle to Debbie in the search for the raided cousin (Nugent et al. 3). The director puts the song lorren when Ethan arrives home. The song is a representation of the song sung by soldiers during civil war reminding them of the love they left in their homes. This representation is sufficient to show how the current situation at that moment was, but it does not show how the history unfolded to the present situation.
Both films exhibit controversial government actions. Chaplin represents a period of rivalry between the ruling parties and opposition. Chaplin is framed of being a communist, and this affects his career severely. Chaplin depicts how democracy was not considered in the ruling at the moment. In the searcher, the film represents an era of the survival for the fittest, which is proven by the raids in Texas by the Indians (Burr 4).The Government during this period were controlled by anarchy, and the strongest groups were the ones conquering the region. Through attacks on other communities and actions such as cattle rustling, was a common way of depicting the strength of particular kingdoms. Edward at one point declares that he intends to rare pigs to avoid the rustlers from taking his rightly acquire processions.
Chaplin's film represented his real life substantially to an acceptable level. We see his mother was struck by psychosis while on stage where after he joined the most famous director in Hollywood (Nugent et al. 4). We also see him directing different movies in America. The journey is well represented in every step of the film, and every viewer can relate well. The representation of childhood and his migration to America carries with it a long historical line from Britain to the conclusive of the film in America.
The searchers expressed a very negative attitude presented by the West and the Americans towards Native Americans. This is evident throughout the progression of the movie as we see the in the rescue mission (Nugent et al. 5). Ethan Edwards, while embarking on the journey to save his cousin, whilst accompanied by Martin, actually admits how much he hates the Indians (Burr 3). At one point Martin does not quite comprehend whether the intention of Ethan is to rescue Debbie or to kill her. By being set during the civil war period; the movie presents a very vivid image of how there was disagreement between the Native Americans and the Americans. When the reverend visits Sister Edwards, Martin is concerned how the Indians have been uprising in terms of power and puts forward how the Indians have been involved in cattle rustling from Lars Jorgen, which is near their place of residence.
In conclusion, the two films are a representative of the period in history where only the strongest members of the society survived. The search represents a period within civil crime and war between Indians and the Americans whereas Chaplin depicts a biopic representation of social fight between the societies between times. In essence, the two films give a vivid representation of historical growth of societies and they well represent personal issues facing members of the society such as hatred, lack of self-control and love. The films are both a success and the unprecedented message is not in question nevertheless.
Works Cited
Nugent Frank S., Ford, John, C V. Whitney, John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, and May A. Le. The Searchers review. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2009. Film.
Burr, Ty. The Best Old Movies for Families: A Guide to Watching Together. New York: Anchor Books, 2007. Print.
