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The Kid is a silent film by Charlie Chaplin who wrote, produced, and directed it. It entails Chaplin playing the role of and adoptive father to a boy who was abandoned by his mother. The film is an excellent means where Chaplin demonstrates both physical and vocal choices, his commitment to the creation of his character offering a believable performance. Speaking about a vocal choice, it should be mentioned that Chaplin chose to have the film in a silent style. He simply uses his movements and occasionally appears to speak but there is no sound.

The Kid demonstrates the story where the main character decided to take the child in spite of his poor living state. Chaplin takes the small baby boy whose name is John. Chaplin gets the doctor to treat John when he is sick. He does his best to retain custody of the child even after the boy was taken by the two men from the orphanage after the doctor had submitted a report about a child needing care and attention. Additionally, Chaplin even gives away his few coins so that they can get a place to lay their heads for the night while they were on the run. He even agonizes about John when he is returned to his mother without his knowledge.

In The Kid Chaplin shows an exceptional level of commitment to creating a character by playing most stupidly. He does this on several occasions in the film. Charlie Chaplin is apparently aimed at portraying a character that appears caring but at the same time cunning in his own way. This is seen from the film’s start as he ardently attempts to return the baby back to its supposed mother. It is also evident from the way he treats John, especially during the scene where John breaks a windowpane which Chaplin repairs for a coin only to get busted by a police officer and asks him to return the payment to the woman. Just after the scene, Chaplin is seen pushing John away using his legs so they would not appear to be together.

Chaplin also demonstrates his commitment to the creation of the character of John’s father. He does this by always making sure John is around even during their chases. He can even be seen preparing a meal and serving it for them to eat as a family. He even teaches the boy how to fight when he finds him fighting with another boy.. He strives to be a good father to the boy. He is willing to cover great lengths at any time just to have his way.

Finally, from the way he dresses, one can easily tell that he has a poor background, but still he is a quite cunning individual. His appearance, together with the mustache, simply portrays him so.

Charlie Chaplin’s performance is relatively believable. This can be inferred from his reaction when he sees the baby and even chooses to return him to a woman whom he had mistakenly taken as the baby’s mother. He then leaves him in the hands of a stranger and runs away. From the movie’s beginning, Chaplin plays a distinctively functional role with a series of reactions that any person at the time would have had. He just looks poor and irresponsible enough even to take care of a baby.

Additionally, he does not even know how to take care of a child. For instance, when the baby starts crying, he offers him different objects trying to calm him down but fails. He starts to make napkins for the baby out of his own bed sheets. He even has the baby hanging in a self-improvised rocker.

In conclusion, in the film Chaplin uses various physical and vocal choices. Primarily, the film is silent all through in spite of Chaplin appearing to speak in some scenes. Physically, Chaplin chooses to raise the baby in spite of his poverty and ensures that he gets every possible attention such as through the provision of food, shelter, and good health. Chaplin also demonstrates a high level of commitment to the creation of his character as he is often seen to play stupid. He finds the baby and cunningly tries to return him. He also incites John to break people’s windowpanes so that he may earn a living repairing them. Additionally, he slyly tries to disassociate with the child by pushing him away using his legs when they are caught by a police officer breaking and repairing the windowpanes. He takes John as his son, fights for him when he is taken away, provides for him, and even teaches him to fight. His performance is believable as he acts just as any person would in his shoes. For instance, he tries to avoid responsibility for the baby as he is not his own. Despite this, he tries his best to care for the child.