Unlocked: Charlie Chaplin and the Road to Freedom (Patreon)

"More than machinery, we need humanity." 

In 1940, Charlie Chaplin put aside the Tramp character to write, direct, and star in "The Great Dictator." Rather than his usual slapstick comedy, "The Great Dictator" was a thoughtful political comedy, that not only satirized but also denounced fascism. But Chaplin was denouncing two different aspects of fascism. Not only bigotry, but also the fascism of hyperefficiency and valuing life only on productive utility. Chaplin knew Hitler would be defeated but feared his calculus for life would live on and become the norm... which it has. 

Side note: For making movies that criticized factory life, the Gold Rush, and the Nazis, Chaplin was accused of being a communist sympathizer and exiled from both the US and the UK. 

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