the circus be probably chaplin most underrated film . it be ( easily ) one of the funny movie ever and and the inventiveness of such shot a the mirror maze scene and the closing sequence be nothing less than brilliant . what separate chaplin from other comedian filmmaker be his ability to evoke a sense of pity and or or sympathy for his character . how can you watch the closing scene of this film and and even after all of the laughter and not sense a bit of melancholia well up in your heart . truly one of the great .