It's a drama about a couple of individuals going through some serious issues. Not funny. Decent movie but not really funny. Just because it has a comedian in a major role does not make it automatically funny.
"It doesn't mean that much to me to mean that much to you." -Neil Young
I felt the same thing. I didn't laugh or smirk or anything along those lines. It was interesting but not funny. I kind of wish it was, just cause that's what I expected.
"Ich lüge" is German for "I'm lying".
It was funny to me. I was cracking up at Mavis.
shareIt's not in your face comedy, it's more subdued
The way she reacts to things are hilarious
The whole, "is there a dog in your bag'
'No'
And then you hear it inside with the bag moving made me laugh mainly because Mavis is so stuck-in about not having one
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I agree. I saw that clip on online before I saw the movie & knew I had to see the entire movie because I like Charlize & I like that dry, not so in your face, interesting comedy/drama. The awkward hug between Jan & Mavis was kinda funny. How insensitive/blunt she is with Matt about his high school beating at the bar in beginning is rather comical. A lot of their interactions are pretty funny because she's so out there & he tells her like it is. She still doesn't get it until the very end. I like that the geek didn't kiss the prom queen's butt at all. It was refreshing & I really like this movie. I know a "Mavis" & her priorities are screwed up too.
shareIt's funny. I love Mavis's nonchalant attitude. We laughed alot when we watched this movie the first and the second time.
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I agree that it was more a drama than anything. There were scenes with light comedy in there, but as a whole it was a drama.
That's my opinion and I'm sticking with it.
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I agree. It is not a comedy. It was so difficult to watch because i saw myself in there a few times. I didn't laugh one time. Good movie.
Erik Lehnsherr: You want society to accept you, but you can't even accept yourself.
It fits the classic definition of a comedy: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back, and so on.
A tragedy would have a tragic hero who dies and then there's some kind of rebirth. In a way, Matt's story was sort of a tragedy, because even though he was severely injured, almost killed, he survived and made a life for himself.
Comedies can be sad.
Roland, that's a lilac bush!
It fits the classic definition of a comedy: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back, and so on.
It's what I learned in grad school in a drama class.
From: Literary Definitions: The Classic Definition of Tragedy and Comedy
The classic definition of tragedy and comedy is simply about the way the story ends: tragedy has a sad ending and comedy has a happy one. In that case, the Euripedes play, Oedipus, about a king who accidentally kills his father and marries his own mother, and who blinds himself after learning the truth, is a tragedy.
The latest rom-com at the cineplex with Jennifer Aniston? That's still a comedy by the ancient definition. In fact, most Hollywood films and popular (read: non-literary) novels would be considered comedy, because the main characters win and ride off happily into the sunset. Even most high brow literature published today ends on a happy note - only Shakespeare, another playwright, gets away with killing 95% of his characters at the end of his stories.
Roland, that's a lilac bush!
Nice, I love that reply! I got schooled :D
Thank you for the lesson, much appreciated. Though I think I will stick with applying the modern definition:
Comedy Virtually all scenes should contain characters participating in humorous or comedic experiences. The comedy can be exclusively for the viewer, at the expense of the characters in the title, or be shared with them.Source: http://www.imdb.com/help/search?domain=helpdesk_faq&index=2&fi le=genres&ref_=hlp_sr_1#comedy
You're welcome! It took me a while to "get it," even in grad school. When the prof asked me if "Glass Menagerie" was a comedy or a tragedy, I told him tragedy.
Well, I was wrong. Despite the fact that it's a sad play, it's still considered a comedy by ancient definition. Nobody dies and is reborn, and the "boy meets girl, etc.," is about a man and his sad, shy sister, though there's nothing untoward about their relationship.
Roland, that's a lilac bush!
Just looked up "Glass Menagerie"(the Paul Newman Directed 1987 version) and found it interesting. Will watch it soon and see if I get the comedy there :)
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