City Lights story
City Lights is a 1931 American pre-Code silent romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. The story follows the misadventures of Chaplin's Tramp as he falls in love with a blind girl (Virginia Cherrill) and develops a turbulent friendship with an alcoholic millionaire (Harry Myers).
20 total · 1 choice · 10 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| infatuation | choice | The tramp became besotted with the blind flower girl and she with who she thought was a wealthy man. |
| alcohol abuse | major | The millionaire was a raging alcoholic. |
| blindness | major | The flower girl was blind. |
| desire vs. conscience | major | Should the tramp help the blind flower girl to regain sight knowing she will likely find him repulsive? |
| friendship | major | The tramp and millionaire were fast friends when drunk. |
| rich character vs. poor character | major | A penniless but cheerful tramp was contraposed with a suicidal millionaire. |
| sacrifice for a loved one | major | The tramp entered a boxing contest in order get the money the flower girl needed to pay her rent. |
| social inequality | major | A penniless tramp and a blind flower girl struggled mightily, while a hard partying millionaire wanted for nothing except happiness. |
| the sport of boxing | major | There was an extended episode of pantomime boxing. |
| theft | major | There were two robbers in the millionaire's home and then the tramp was accused of the crime and ended up serving a prison sentence as a result. |