Assignment 1 350 words

After reading Chapter 1 of the textbook and watching Scorsese's lecture Persistence of vision (Blackboard>Course Materials>Unit 1) answer the following question: 

How is it that films like The Kid, directed by Charles Chaplin (USA 1921) help us to understand real life?How is this film "a conversation with life" as Scorsese states in his lecture?

Please: In your answer mention your sources (short quotes, page numbers), keep your paragraphs short, and edit your answer before posting it.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ3YGZ8Xs_E 

Chapter one of this textbook ---->Looking at Movies, An Introduction to Film by Richard Barsam and Dave Monahan. 6th Edition pdf