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While films of today and films from the first half of the 20th century both prove to be equally entertaining there are many striking differences between the two, from cinematography, to the lighting, to the screenplays themselves. With the overwhelming special effects and fast moving multi angled action sequences and the energetic romantic comedies of today, films from the early part of the century may be looked upon as passé. However, auteurs like Charlie Chaplin and John Huston, two great filmmakers of their time, helped pave the way for modern day writer/directors like Martin Scorsese and George Lucas. “Gold Rush” a film starring, written, and directed by Charlie Chaplin, made in 1925, is an example of a film made at the dawn of the motion picture and can be easily contrasted with films of today. For example the use of the camera and camera angles are extremely different in that Chaplin used only one stationary camera that actors walked in front of. Much unlike films of today such as, “Gladiator”, where it seems li