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On today’s episode, I am joined by Logan and Brayden from the Absolutely Gobsmacked Podcast who picked Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 satiric triumph, The Great Dictator. Charlie Chaplin is one of the most recognizable, and most important comedians of all time. By the late 1930s however, he had still not made the transition to sound causing critics to doubt the comedian’s future. As Nationalism and Fascism were out for all to see with the rise of Italy’s Benito Mussolini and with the similarly mustachioed Adolf Hitler and his Nazi thugs Chaplin chose to be a voice for the voiceless by wielding his comedy and humanist ideals against the world’s evil and intolerant. From his depiction of Hitler’s ridiculous mannerisms and hypocrisy to the now-viral sensation that is often called The Greatest Speech Ever, The Great Dictator was the first and is now the last laugh in face of Adolf Hitler and his current wannabees. The Great Dictator follows the story of a Jewish barber who develops amnesia after a plane crash during the last days of WWI. Over the next twenty years, while the barber is sheltered in a mental hospital, his countrymen turn their eye to evil as they give their beloved country of Tomainia over to the anti-Semitic fascist dictator Adenoid Hynkel who looks exactly like the Jewish barber. After being persecuted by Hynkel and his cronies, our barber soon has his memory restored, begins to rebel, and maybe the only one in the world that can stop Hynkel’s agenda of hate. So sit back, relax, and become a little more absent-minded. You can purchase The Great Dictator here Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today. Website: dlewmoviereview.com/ Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/ Twitter: twitter.com/dlewmoviereview Instagram: @cinemallennials