... brutal violence and nihilist attitudes of the main characters, audiences nonetheless find themselves laughing during the film. Fight Club is a fine example of comedy, despite the violence and apocalyptic messages. The best comedies incite an audience to laugh despite themselves. Intelligent, rational minded people are caught laughing ... does not know why, perhaps audiences find themselves wondering why they are laughing. They are, nonetheless laughing, and this is the purpose of comedy. Violence also incites such a response in audiences. While the narrator beats himself to a pulp in fro...

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... the Year Review on Barbershop Tim Story's film on Chicago's South Side barbershop is a very interesting comedy with a unique plot to it. This movie has a very strong opinion on many events in the history of black people and there rights. This movie was ... that came out of this movie. Several critics have not been so generous with reviews on the plot of this comedy. For one example, Marshall Fine says that the plot is a "less-successful plot involving hip-hop comedy." He goes on stating how the sub-plot is less then he expected and hoped for also. The plot ... and is better then several ...

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... still retaining a central theme, without becoming a bunch of well written jokes about nothing. The movie Bruce Almighty is a perfect example of a well done comedy because of the acting of Jim Carrey, the funny situations and well thought out theme. The movie takes place in present day where Bruce Nolan (Jim ... the camera, signing off with "Back to you fuckers!" Jim Carrey is perhaps the most respected comedic actor of our time, his smooth sense of comedy where the joke is not told directly, but brought out with goofy facial expressions, smirk tones of voice and wild body language make h...

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... is irony and it seems ironic that beautiful green trees would be bare and leafless and not as beautiful in the winter. In the spring is a comedy and I can relate that to happiness and new comings. The new blossoms are waiting to come out and it is a time of joy. Here ... a rite of passage story, "A River Runs Through It" as a romance story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" as an ironic story, and "Educating Rita" as an ironic comedy. For my own choices I have placed "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" and "How High" as comedies, "Crazy/Beautiful" as a romance, "Blow" as a tragedy, "Americ...

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... good movie you have to have a genre. Ever since the beginning of films, movies have always come in different genres. They expand from romance, action and comedy, to just name a few. However, some movie writers have crossed over and created movies using more than one genre. When films were first introduced, they were ... laughing, crying, or terrified, writers had to change their style, or methods of writing. Many films today are using the genres 'action- comedy', such as Rush Hour and 'romance- comedy', such as How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. One genre that you will never see cross over wit...

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... by outside forces; the Garden of Eden had the Devil to urge Adam and Eve into corruption & Seahaven had Truman's lost love that he yearned for. Each utopia had one divine ruler, which was an apparent similarity from the start. God was the ruler of the Garden of Eden; Christof was the ruler of Seahaven that in many ways resembled a godlike ... represented world of Seahaven and the corruptivity that lay behind its exterior. Weir, a native of Sydney Australia, can be credited with his Academy Award Nomination for his screenplay, the romantic comedy Green Card. Assisted by production design...

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... through her life experiences, and the characterists that she possessed as a comedic hero. "This brazenm unabashed comedienne, who moves effortlessly between stand-up comedy, telivision and feature films, first made her mark with the movie going public in the Color Purple" (ACME WHOOPIE1). Caryn Elaine Johnson "Whoopi" ... or something" (Sister Act). "She finds a way to reach these women with the use of musical numbers, humorous teaching tactics, and herione methods of comedy (Epinions 1). Specifically, a few scenes in Sister Act where Goldburg is comedic, include when she enters the conv...

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... managed the near-impossible: improve upon the extraordinary. Pulp Fiction shows what can happen when a talented and ingenious filmmaker reaches his best. He combined elements of film noir and dark comedy with a rough edge then made both styles work so well. The profanity and unpredictability in conversations bring humor to even the most intense of situations. Foot massages, hamburgers, comfortable silence ... , a gold watch, divine intervention, and filthy animals - all these things that seem insignificant are made out to be of great importance through the excellently scripted dialogue. ...

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Steven Spielberg A "hero" has been defined as many things, for example, in mythology and legend, a man, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his bold exploits, and is favored by the gods. Another is a person noted for feats of courage or nobility ... to the world that he was one of the best directors of the time. However, he followed Close Encounters with the disastrous Movie, 1941, which was his first attempt at comedy and his first true failure. He didn't take long to regain his form, both commercially and artistically. Teaming up with hi...

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... by outside forces; the Garden of Eden had the Devil to urge Adam and Eve into corruption & Seahaven had Truman's lost love that he yearned for. Each utopia had one divine ruler, which was an apparent similarity from the start. God was the ruler of the Garden of Eden; Christof was the ruler of Seahaven that in many ways resembled a godlike ... represented world of Seahaven and the corruptivity that lay behind its exterior. Weir, a native of Sydney Australia, can be credited with his Academy Award Nomination for his screenplay, the romantic comedy Green Card. Assisted by production design...

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About A Boy: A Good Comedy Many movies come and go, striving to be a big hit, entertaining us as they go along. Some movies fail miserably, some remain in the middle, and then some make it. ... kid finally fits in, but this generic "chick-flick" plot line is intertwined with clever humor allowing the movie to be more entertaining. About A Boy fulfills the requirements of a good comedy: abnormal characters, as shown through style and fashion, character development, humorous language, as well as the all-important entertaining plot. The heart of the movie is Will, a never employed 38 ... event...

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... the world, each movie took on a different approach; Schindler's List portrayed the Holocaust through realism, whereas Life is Beautiful portrayed it through comedy. Even though Spielberg and Benigni differed in their intentions of making these two movies, both films caught the attention of adults and children, and ... an attempted genocide occurring in Bosnia. Besides using realism, there was another way to teach the world about the Holocaust. Roberto Benigni used comedy and love to portray the Holocaust through the eyes of a little boy. Benigni directed and starred in Life is Beautiful, ...

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... the movie, Much Ado About Nothing was very good. It had all the elements of the time period drama, romance, action, and comedy. The drama in this movie was very thick and plentiful. Especially when the Prince's brother, Don John, was trying to stop Claudio from ... for Hero is not only on account for her wealth but for her outward beauty that is also very much reflected into today's society. To be a comedy a story must contain comedic characteristics. Characteristics in the movie Much Ado About Nothing contains a course of mistaken identities, two or more sets of lovers, bickering ... c...

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Slavery. Satire. Comedy. Do these things go together? Should they ever? In Quentin Tarantino's film, "Django Unchained", these three elements were combined for entertainment purposes. What's entertaining about slavery? Slavery is a sensitive ... our time. The use of satire baffles me when it comes to the movie's concept. This movie is about slavery and you choose to make fun of it by having comedy? Last time I checked, slavery wasn't a laughable matter. A famous director, writer, actor and producer, Spike Lee said, "All I'm going to say is that it's disrespectful to my ancestors. " I agree w...

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... movie, excluding one, was incredibly hilarious. The sound quality and goofy music behind the lyrics were really goofy as well. Trey Parker and Matt Stone know comedy, and it shows in the lyrics of the songs. The editing/lighting/camera work were all very basic, but what else can you expect from a ... the most memorable parts to any movie i've ever seen. The gore is exremely fake, but it's supposed to be that way. This movie is a straight up comedy, but the blood flows quite a bit in a couple scenes. When the blood is flowing the entertainment value rises 100%. Off the top of my head I re...

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... murdered by a dead child killer, Freddy Krueger, who comes after them in their dreams. This film "creates moments of real dread by examining the line between nightmares and reality" (Firsching 1). Comedy is a genre that is designed to have the audience laugh out of their seats. The situations are usually serious but are shown in a hysterical fashion. The language is filled with ... usually foolish and wacky. The action usually features harmless, physical violence and funny gags. Comedies are designed to enlighten the viewers and normally have happy endings (Dirks, "Comedy Films" 1). Dum...

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... and dramatic role. The character traits he tapped into were unknown to him prior to this. He still retains his well-known anger fits, but not with the intention of comedy but for passion and depression. At the same time Adam Sandler's goofy character is present, but in the context of a loving shyness. Sandler's intensity and the oddness of the movie ... into unknown territory. Adam Sandler, as I mentioned before is a musician, screenwriter and film producer among many other professions in entertainment business. He had the idea to create an animated musical comedy about the holiday seas...

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... Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. These groups continue to protest the film and speak out against its creator Kevin Smith. The movie's defendants say that the picture was a comedy and was never meant to be taken too seriously. The film was met with various different types of reviews. In order to take position on the subject of the film ... of the movie and its cast in the first place. However, nowhere in his critique of the movie did he say that he didn't like it because of its religious comedy. He even goes on to say that the movie "manages to ask relevant spiritual quest...

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... music is what I enjoy best. Movies can be funny, serious, action-packed, or even romantic. There is a wide variety of them, but comedy is my favorite. Comedies go from Chris Rock is "Head of State" to Jim Carey in "Liar Liar" My favorite comedy of all times is "That Thing You Do". It bring the mental enjoyment of music in with the ... comedy, and the actors in with the whole plot. Actors such as Tom Hanks make this movie a sensation, in my book the best movie ... ...

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... about a filmmaker determined to make a movie that represented the hardships of the time he was living in. Sturge's himself was in the midst of the Great Depression. He feels that comedy is the most valuable genre of film to our society, especially during times of trouble. As the plot unfolds this is exposed but it is apparent even at the beginning ... when the film opens with the film's dedication saying, "To those who made laughter and lightened the burdens of their times". Here it is clear that he personally feels that comedy is an escape from the worries if the world. The movie begin...

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... when Harry tries to lick frost off a metal post and gets his tongue stuck to it. This action creates laughter because of the ridiculousness of this act. Much of the comedy comes from their facial reactions and there inane appearance. Lloyd has a chipped front tooth with a bowl like hair style, while Harry has long shaggy hair. The characters of Harry and ... came off as a funny point. Many of the jokes and great lines from the movie will always be remembered because of the creativity of the jokes. Dumb and Dumber is a comedy classic that does not make the viewer think a lot, but it will...

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... the same director, but not with this one. Not everyone shared in the most excellent ness of this movie. Washington Post review, Hal Hinson: "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" is a dilapidated comedy about two of history's preeminent nonentities. To say that Bill and Ted (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves) are underachievers is unfair to all those who actually possess untapped potential. Together ... is mounted entirely on the notion of having these two wholly oblivious geeks mix with the great minds of the world - not in and of itself a bankrupt premise for a teen comedy. But Chris Matheson ...

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... to the point of being psychotic, moving into Ben's apartment, cramming it with teddy bears and tampons, and throwing a tantrum in front of his poker buddies. Even though it's a romantic comedy, director Donald Petrie needed to keep one foot in reality; he makes the mistake of letting Andie's behavior spiral too violently out of control to be believable. Bubbly actress Kate ... Matthew McConaughey, have an easy, undeniable chemistry. They're great-looking and they look great together. They're perfectly matched and stylishly dressed at all times. Surprisingly, for a simple romantic comedy...

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The Freedom Behind The Screen Romance, drama, action, comedy, fairytale or historical, movies were made for our entertainment. Every person has contrasting viewpoints on different subject matters, so the films that we watch will either go along with what ... director did so. The issue of the Holocaust was still appropriate because it is how the movie was meant to be. If Night and Fog, was created to be a soft comedy, I am certain that viewers would be offended at this. Since this film shows real pictures and documentation of the people, dead bodies, labor, unsanitary environment, starvation ...

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... and the role that it plays in people's lives, it uses a unique approach to the classic "Love Story". The movie came out in 1990 and was considered to be a romantic comedy. It was written by J.F. Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall. This film starts out with Julia Roberts playing the role of a girl named Vivian, who lives with her best friend ... meets girl, and everything is perfect. I really enjoy this movie everytime that I watch it. It inspires e that my prince charming is out there too. I think that it is a wonderful romantic comedy, and that it was very nicely done. I think that ...

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