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Originally Posted by Failed
That Charlie Chaplin speech was amazing. There are few videos/speeches/people out there who make me want to get off my ass at the very moment I'm watching and go make something happen, but that did it.
Do you know anything about it? Was it from a movie?
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Originally Posted by Caligari
It's from The Great Dictator, which is an excellent film.
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The Great Dictator was an incredible movie for it's time - 1940, and Chaplain's speech is timeless.
Dalton Trumbo's novel, "Johnny Got His Gun", had a profound affect on my world view as well. Interestingly, I discovered both while I was enlisted in the Navy. For years now, I have given away paperback copies of "Johnny Got His Gun", as a gift to people. I highly recommend it, and consider it among the most important and life-changing books which I have read.
Metallica's song "One", is based upon "Johnny Got His Gun", and the video for "One" features excerpts from the movie:
An Iraq vet shares his story...
Love and Peace,
ADG