Released in 1917, The Cure features Charlie Chaplin as a drinker who goes to a health spa. The health spa is set in a hotel that features a well filled with spa water in the front. Chaplin’s character arrives at the spa with a suitcase full of alcoholic beverages, and pretty soon the employees get a hold of the beverages. After a failed attempt to get rid of the drinks, the beverages land in the well. They are then consumed by those attending the spa. In short, it gets pretty chaotic really quickly.
The Cure is the tenth film released as part of the Chaplin Mutuals, a series of Chaplin’s shorts released from 1916-1917. It is important to note that this film was created before the prohibition era in the United States, and this is when people were beginning to have more conversations about the effects of alcohol. Keeping this in mind while watching the film made it a little more interesting.
This film is a classic form of slapstick comedy and features exaggerated actions and scenes created with the sole purpose of creating a reaction of laughter. In a way, it’s almost cartoonish, but it provides a great escape from the real world. While watching, I wasn’t sure what to expect as I watched the chaos unravel in front of me. I could not predict what would happen next as the plot continued, and by throwing me off guard, it gave me a good laugh.
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