There must be something special when we come to buy the autobiographies of film figures. The price is definitely not cheap. Even though watching the original film doesn't always mean we pay a fee. Charlie Chaplin is different.
First, it's iconic. It's no exaggeration to call him one of the greatest entertainers of all time, especially on the silver screen.
Second, he is politically aware. Behind the comedy label, Chaplin's films faithfully accommodate goals and thoughts that defend humanity.
Chaplin openly articulated taking sides in the tumultuous political situation, from between social classes to between nations. He was diligently filming the stories of the little people as if he didn't care if the audience were rich people who were lazy to witness poverty. And it does it entertaining, without making it difficult for the audience. In his era, he was responsible for why someone could cry and laugh at the same time.
Third, his life is indeed drama. "My Autobiography" does not talk much about the ins and outs of his artistic work, but the ups and downs of his life: how he was born in a poor family, amidst a mother who has a psychic disorder and a father who is a drunk. Often Chaplin had to be thrown between the two.
His life is as dramatic as the films. That is, reading this autobiography feels like reading fiction. We are increasingly certain that the films never lie.
