In 'The Pilgrim' Charles Chaplin plays an escaped convict who steals the clothes of the priest for disguise. He goes into the small town where he will get mixed up with the real priest who was supposed to arrive that day. Chaplin offers us a lot of fun with a person confusion. 'The Pilgrim' is not the most sophisticated works of Charles Chaplin. There is a fairly good story, but it occasionally gets overshadowed by the single scenes or gags. Still, the movie asks the viewer's full attention, or it is easy to overlook some of the subtle (and the best) jokes in the movie.
The high point of the movie is when Chaplin's fake priest is lead to the church. Many subtle and fantastic jokes build-up to Chaplin giving a sermon about David and Goliath - that might be one of the best single scenes of physical storytelling ever captured on the celluloid.
Not as even and complex like some other Chaplin's best-known work 'The Pilgrim' still warms your heart. This movie is undeservedly overlooked in the shadow of 'The Kid' and 'The Gold Rush'.
The high point of the movie is when Chaplin's fake priest is lead to the church. Many subtle and fantastic jokes build-up to Chaplin giving a sermon about David and Goliath - that might be one of the best single scenes of physical storytelling ever captured on the celluloid.
Not as even and complex like some other Chaplin's best-known work 'The Pilgrim' still warms your heart. This movie is undeservedly overlooked in the shadow of 'The Kid' and 'The Gold Rush'.