Qualities Of A Comedy Movie

There are many types of elements when it comes to the genre comedy. For example, superiority is a

Picture being in a movie theater. The room is dark and elbow to elbow with moviegoers lounging in plush seats. It is chilly, and the air is filled with the delightful aroma of buttery popcorn. All at once the lights turn dim and the previews for upcoming films begin to play on the screen. The first teaser is so funny the entire theater simultaneously erupts into volcanic laughter! What an amazing feeling. I love a good laugh; therefore, I am a huge fan of all types of comedies. It is a must that I watch the newest release! I laugh at each comedy movie for a variety of reasons. The actors may be funny, or it may be the subject matter that I find amusing. I can find the hilarity in any situation. The funniest movies include various kinds of comedy to attract a diverse audience. Comedic categories are all funny but use different tactics to provoke laughter. My all-time favorite movie is a comedy called Harlem Nights. Harlem Nights is my favorite comedy because it includes satire, standup, and slapstick comedy.

There is actually a couple of decent jokes throughout the movie that could make you laugh.

I find simple and accessible comedies funny. Also I prefer comedies with a punch line.

My genre choice was SlapStick Comedy. I think this is where it all started. People wanted to laugh, and back then needed a good laugh. Today people like a variety of movies they still need a good laugh. It all started in 486 BC, with men dressing up in obscene costumes and absurd mask. Actors would run around in padded outfits and would hit, slap and punch people on stage. They would also mock the audience to get laughs. In the mid-1890s slapstick became the staple of America and European cinemas. This was a great transitional era for the movie industry. There has been no other genre that had seen such a change during this time. Comedy was here to stay!

Comedy should not be restrained to rules that constrain what can be and what can’t

Comedy originates from drama focusing on the humour of a story to entertain the audience. This genre has existed since theatre if not sooner in common storytelling as people have always loved to share humour. As time passes comedy has taken on many sub-divisions as more fragments of society and other means have been combined into comedy. Its long standing survival is present in film as well, seen as early as 1895 in “Tables Turned on the Gardener” by Louis Lumière who not only directed the film but was also cinematographer. A recent example of where comedy has come is The Darjeeling limited which has a grade which has saturated colours, slightly higher contrast and an intricate colour palette.

Comedy is a very vital aspect in terms of the storyline. Not only does it make the

One of the concerns about the presentation is story type. It’s not a true comedy and it’s not a serious drama. The setup or premise is fitting for a comedy. To make this type of

Comedy is a way of using jokes, dialogue, or actions to make an audience laugh. The movie Stranger Than Fiction uses comedy constantly during the course of the movie. The movie is about a man named Harold Crick that is living an ordinary life as an IRS Auditor. He begins to hear a narrator narrate his entire life and his future. He then goes crazy and gets assigned to audit a baker. The baker, Ana Pascal, starts to hate Harold because of his job but soon falls in love with him throughout this funny and sort of romantic movie. Harold finds out he is going to die by the narrator in the second half of the movie and starts to panic. He wants answers on how he’s going to die and when he is going to die. This movie may sound like a serious romantic movie by reading the summary but, it’s actually mainly known as a Comedy. There are many types of comedy used throughout this movie but, the types that were used the most in Stranger Than Fiction was Observational Comedy, Situational Comedy, and Tragicomedy.

Martin Esslin’s definition of drama says that it incorporates a well-structured, economical and unpredictable plot with no boundaries that entertains the audience and allows room for their own interpretation. This is a basic definition. A vast variety of genres fall under the term drama. Two forms that are most frequently talked about and compared are comedy and tragedy. Comedy and tragedy shed light on differences in theatrical storytelling through their contrasting styles and methods of presenting pieces of theatre. If genres of theatre were put on a spectrum, comedy would fall on one end while tragedy would on the opposite. Comedy and tragedy are widely different. They follow various contrasting dramatic constructs invoking the thoughts and emotions pertaining to their genre.

Who does not love a great comedy film. I know that comedy is my favorite genre. When thinking about comedies or comedians one person comes to mind, Will Ferrell. In some people’s opinion he is the best comedian actor. Will Ferrell just so happen to be in a comedy partnership with director Adam McKay. McKay is responsible for over 20 films. There are three films that I am particularly fond of The Other Guys, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and Step Brothers.

In a world with celebrities marrying multiple spouses and committing extramarital affairs, it is refreshing to know there are still human beings in acting that can be role models personally. Ferrell and his three sons are often seen with his wife Viveca Paulin. In this picture from Heightlin.com, we see the whole family looking like an ordinary suburban family (Heightline). In some way, that is all Will Ferrell ever wanted. Especially now, in the twilight of his own career he has transitioned to a more intrinsic life. By doing roles he finds more appealing and meaningful he has increased his happiness professionally. He has also begun to merge his professional and personal lives more by being in the public eye with his family. This inevitably leads to more family time, and thus a happier personal life.

According to Christine Gledhill in The Cinema Book, genre was introduced to film as a response to the need for “standardisation and product differentiation” . The comedy genre in particular adheres to being historically, culturally and temporally contingent as it uses devices like satire to mirror society and thus acts to entertain its audience and subversively bring attention to cultural matters. This essay aims to explore all these different devices as well as the comedy genre itself. It will do this by comparing and outlining the characteristic traits demonstrated in Arrested Development, Father Ted and Friends.

What is a comedy film? The Wikipedia says that “it is a genre of movie which designed to entertain the audience with exaggerating performance or plot.” However, the amount of laugh cannot defines the successful of a comedy film. In my opinion, every comedy contain a tragedy inside, and to form a great comedy, you must form a great tragedy first. The movie, Lost in Hong Kong, which is defined as a comedy, is a successful commercial movie due to its high box office, but remove the apparent normal jokes, the rest of the comedy is flat and empty.