{"id":9574,"date":"2010-10-28T21:45:17","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T20:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=9574"},"modified":"2010-10-29T02:02:42","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T01:02:42","slug":"charlie-chaplin-viral-video-time-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/10\/28\/charlie-chaplin-viral-video-time-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Chaplin Viral Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A video showing something unusual in Charlie Chaplin’s 1928 film ‘The Circus<\/a>‘ has gone viral on the web.<\/p>\n

Earlier today I noticed that ‘Charlie Chaplin’ was\u00a0trending on Twitter<\/a> – not exactly the first online destination I would associate with the great silent comedian.<\/p>\n

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It turns out all the fuss was about a YouTube video which has amassed over 1.5 million views.<\/p>\n

Posted by George Clarke from Belfast, it shows a woman\u00a0in the Chaplin film holding something to her head.<\/p>\n

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On his YouTube page<\/a> he says:<\/p>\n

“My only theory – as well as many others – is simple… a time\u00a0traveller\u00a0on a mobile phone”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amazingly his theory that this could be evidence of time travel (!) has been picked up by the likes of BBC News<\/a>, who have the story under the ludicrous headline ‘Has Belfast film-maker found time travel evidence<\/a>?’<\/p>\n

I know that Deloreans<\/a> were built in Northern Ireland but is he really suggesting that this woman actually<\/em> went back in time?<\/p>\n

And why are people quoting him like there might be a shred of truth to this?<\/p>\n

The AP offer a more sensible explanation<\/a>:<\/p>\n

It’s likely the actor is holding a hearing aid, but that hasn’t stopped the video from amassing more than two million views on YouTube.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m sure the fact that some Charlie Chaplin DVDs are released in a couple of weeks<\/a> is a total and utter coincidence (notice he mentions the name of the DVD label).<\/p>\n

> Charlie Chaplin<\/a> at Wikipedia
\n> The Circus<\/a> at the IMDb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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