Random Thursday Question

[crimsonandclover]

I was going to post this as the QOTD in the Good Morning thread, but someone beat me to it. Last night I had a weird dream in which I was able to bring a big screen to a bunch of villages in Africa where the people had never before seen a movie. I got into an argument with the person who was doing it with me about which movie to show, though. Unfortunately, I don't remember what my choice was in the dream.

So... if you had to choose a fictional movie (not a documentary on health issues or something, but the movie can be based on a true story) to show to people who had never even seen a movie before, which one would you choose and why?

[Deleted]

It would be Chaplin and I couldn't pick just one of his movies to show. Definitely Modern Times and The Great Dictator but how can one not show The Immigrant or The Pawnshop... or even the blooper reel!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_xERLt-2U&list=FLJ1IqQHstzCZK0ZIiR_fSvA&index=58&feature=plpp_video

eta - I adore Chaplin and the depth of his artistry together with being virtually boundary-less, idiom-less and universal make him the best example of the film art form, I think.

Edited to correct a word

[crimsonandclover]

The problem with The Great Dictator is that it's a satire and would assume a knowledge of history that wouldn't necessarily be present. But Chaplin does sound like a good choice :-)

(and note how I have not even answered my own question - I've got nothing better)

[travelingturtle]

I was originally thinking something with a lot of special effects, but after reading the above, I think something more subtle with humor would be a better choice.