Talk:Modern Times (film)

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Contents 1 Synopsis 2 grammar 3 Languages 3.1 Spanish 3.2 The song 3.3 Grammar

[edit] Synopsis

Why is the synopsis missing?

Synopsis missing? I see a synopsis. But maybe that's just me. However, I did notice the synopsis seems to list most of the jobs Chaplin has throughout the movie, but it does not list the part in which he does something relating to a boat/ship. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.68.74.43 (talk) 03:31, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] grammar

the paragraph that starts "This scene..." should be edited. It's not clear what "This" is referring to. Amirman 05:57, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

• I went ahead and fixed it myself Amirman 17:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Languages

[edit] Spanish

I noticed that the banners at the demosntration are in English and in Spanish. Were there many Hispanic workers in California by that time or was it a wink to the Spanish-language moviegoers?

"By that time"? Check the history of California.

[edit] The song

The song that Chaplin sings, is in pure gibberish? Is there any meaning? It seems to me that there are hints of French and Italian. Is the music original? I think I have heard it before watching the film.

It is gibberish, of course! :-) --SeeFood

       It's called "the nonsense song"!

It's a total nonsense, only a few words mean something, like "voulez-vouz" and "taximeter" --213.91.184.25 (talk) 21:42, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Grammar

Man, I spent a good deal of time fixing the grammar in this article. I notice that my repairs have been undone by some very poor and confusing sentences. Oh well, that is wikipedia. Advice, if you don't have a good grasp of English grammar, please don't make grammatical repairs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.108.64.240 (talk) 06:31, 18 December 2007 (UTC)