Humor In Hot Fuzz

The first criteria for this review is humor which is defined as, “The quality that makes something laughable, amusing or funniness” (“Humor,” 2017, para. 1). The second criteria is acting, which is defined as “the practice of representing a character before cameras” (“Acting n.d., para. 1.). Lastly, the third piece of criteria for this review is the profound message and profound is defined as, “extending under the surface” (“Profound” n.d., para. 1). The audience for this review is somebody who has not seen the movie Napoleon Dynamite, someone who has a different opinion on the movie or

On one hand, Hot Rod is “cool beans”,on the other, Napoleon Dynamite is “flippin’ sweet!” Both these weird-humored comedies have various “on the surface” aspects that generate similarity, yet different components of each film set the two apart.

Webster's online dictionary defines humor as "a quality that appeals to a sense of the ludicrous (laughable and/or ridiculous) or incongruous." Incongruity is the very essence of irony. More specifically, irony is "incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result." Flannery O'Connor's works are masterpieces in the art of literary irony, the laughable and ridiculous. The incongruous situations, ridiculous characters, and feelings of superiority that O'Connor creates make up her shocking and extremely effective, if not disturbing, humor. I say "disturbing" because O'Connor's humor, along with humor in general, most often contains the tragic. O'Connor has been quoted as saying, "The comic and the terrible

Kubrick employs all techniques of humor but most notably black humor, parody, and irony. Each character is employed to be the amplified version of their real-world counterparts. Americans are military cowboys, Russians are haughty drunks, scientists are insane, and the only woman in the film happens to be a sexy secretary. Regarding the culture of nuclear threat that was present during the time of this film, the characters were necessarily exaggerated to satirize the political dynamics permissible by the

“If the police showed up she would have to drop me and pretend I wasn’t hers, like I was a bag of weed”(28). Humor like this in Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime, produces easier to absorb content since his memoir is full with hard to swallow concepts. The story he shares follows him, a half black and half white child, growing up in South Africa during apartheid. For this reason Trevor was quite literally born a crime. He writes about the struggles he had to face growing up with his mother side of the family, the black side. Although the odds were against him the day he was born, he is able to accomplish many things thanks to the help from his mother who would literally take a bullet for her children. Although many writers use dark humor to tell

The film Smoke Signals uses both humor and music to help give Thomas more importance as supposed to the book, where Thomas was a rather stagnant character. This is shown in the way the music is played in the background while Thomas is telling his stories, which helps us to view them in a different light breathing a new life into Thomas's character. Similarly humor is used in the same manner, in which it helps to make Thomas’ character more relatable to the viewers. Also in the movie, aside from the subtle change in his storytelling, we also get to see more of a development in Thomas’ character, and how his actions help to change and influence those around him; most noticeably Victor. This type of deep personal development is not seen with Thomas’

The world of film has changed dramatically over the last fifty years, both in technology and perceptions on how the industry should work and how it is viewed by the public. The ending of the production code in Hollywood started the cultural change in the industry. With this restrictive institution gone, many directors chose to take advantage of this in many different ways. My favorite of these is Mel Brooks; he chose to break and push boundaries both socially and comedically. Brooks’ style often includes crude humor inlaid with deeper jokes and meaning, many fourth wall breaking moments such as the “We’re in now now” scene of Spaceballs, to stand out in the world of comedy. His masterpiece, Blazing Saddles, is one such film that did just that. Through its new found sense of humor in the post production code era and its twists on common genre tropes of the time, Blazing Saddles was able to find its place into the New Hollywood Cinema.

Belton discusses the contrast between the words and actions, specifically the manner in which men will speak of highly sexualized topics but be very innocent themselves. This again goes towards capturing the attention of female counterparts. Belton also states that a large factor of geek comedy is that it entails highly sexualized beginnings which turn into love interests and lasting relationships. It is movies like “Knocked Up”, “Easy A”, “Juno” and “40 Year Old Virgin” that prove this theme to be apparent within this subgenre. Ben and Allison initially start out as a one night stand and by the end of the film have found a greater connection and relationship. In “Easy A”, the initial sexual acts may be fictitious, but still follows the theme

In chapter 7 of Andrew Stott’s, Comedy 2nd Edition, Stott mentions the term “satire”. A satire is a “parodic tone that should not be confused with a straightforward correspondence with an author’s views”, (Stott 156). A satire is often compared to the sarcasm that shows itself in a situation that occurs. Saturday Night Live (SNL) could be an example of expressing the initial meaning of a satire. A specific example of an occurrence of satire comedy in SNL is the three presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Some Like It Hot, Billy Wilder's 1959 musical comedy is filled with double meanings and sexual overtones that also includes certain aspects such as cross-dressing and homosexuality. In 1959, the topic of homosexuality was taboo. If homosexuality was at all brought up, it was in a comical manner. Viewing Some Like It Hot fifty-five years later, one can not help but wonder if the films' last line spoken by Osgood, "Well, nobody's perfect", is meant to be satirical or solely for the purpose of a laugh. In the gender bending comedy, Some Like It Hot, directed by Billy Wilder, the affirmation of heteronormativity is established through narrative, thematic, and iconographic conventions.

Comedy”. 2 It was called the sleeper hit of the decade, and gained extreme notoriety for its breakage of traditional cinematic taboos, in that it showed rather explicitly both sex and especially, raw and brutal violence. It greatly surprised both the

Comedy offers varieties of ways to deliver its message to the audience. Thus, audience impact can vary from person to person. Since they’re different, opinions and criticism can simply hard to evaluate. Thankfully, a surveyed points system or stars rating has been norm to rate this films. Evaluating these various films, such as “Hot Fuzz,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” and “Some Like it Hot,” will provide a glimpse of how majority of the viewers pick their films.

What is a stereotype? The Free Dictionary defines a stereotype as “a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group” (Stereotype). Although many people may not realize it, stereotypes influence how they interact with others each day. People judge others because of their race, ethnicity, religion, and heritage before they even know the person. These judgements come from stereotypes they encounter in their lives. There are plenty of news stories, movies, and television shows that portray these stereotypes. However, Seth McFarland’s television show “Family Guy” uses satire to highlight stereotypes in today’s society. The show’s use of ethnic humor includes a lot of

The film is a crafty combination of many components including a spoof of period gangster films, romance in screwball comedies, and gender reversal and cross-dressing. Evidently, one of the major themes in the film is disguise and masquerade. In its time, Some Like It Hot was the highest-grossing comedy, one of the most successful films in 1959, and undoubtedly Wilder’s funniest comedy. The film was based on a German movie, Fanfares of Love, directed by Kurt Hoffmann with similar plot elements borrowed by Wilder. The events in the movie were inspired by the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago. At the time of its release, the United States was at the end of the repressive 1950’s and the studio system was weakened as a result of censorship restrictions. The film received much criticism for its risqué subjects of double-entendre dialogue and gender bending theme. Wilder purposely challenged the system with Some Like It Hot, filling it with sexual innuendos and stereotypes and a

The author creates comedy in many ways. The first way he does this is by showing the random collection of events all hapening at once. For example, the Dad is trying to inform the mother of a call he received. The Mother however, is trying to make 2 of their kids behave. One of their kids even eats spaghetti from on his head and on the floor. It's complete chaos! Another amusing thing is how the mother finally acknowledges what the father said about 10 minutes later, after she calms the kids down. All while the normal son just spectates in the background. No wonder they call it, "Absolutely Normal