Professor Dan Rebellato states that: “we laugh at something because we feel superior to it”. This is valid as the audience laugh at Frank not understanding the joke. However, we may also laugh at Rita not understanding Frank’s references. People in the audience may understand Frank’s references if read well which would be typical of people who attend the theatre. Andrew Edwards, a set designer for a production of ‘Educating Rita’ claimed that: ‘a lot of
Trevor Edwards Funny People Funny People, directed by Judd Apatow, was, to me, not as funny as I expected based on the title of the movie. There were definitely some funny parts, but overall, I thought the movie was more on the serious/drama side of genres rather than comedy. I think maybe Judd Apatow named the movie Funny People, and then made it more as a serious movie, on purpose. I believe this could be showing the difference of the film genre and genre film. When I saw previews of Funny People on TV, the advertising made me believe that it was going to be a comedy.
Much of life’s problems can be blamed on the excessive consumption of alcohol, but the bigger picture is gluttony in general. Too much money, or food, or power, or alcohol can leave one with an empty happiness. If a person is ignorant, they might try to remedy their problems with more false fulfillment. This quote is also comedic because it shows Homer’s stupidity. Though the writers are attempting to prove a point, the character of Homer is totally sincere.
While it is not that obvious to the characters at first, the audience can plainly see it (unpredictability isn’t really a strong point of the romantic comedy). One thing that shows the attraction between Smith and Saunders is the verbal quip that they have going on in the film. This is clear in the scene where Saunders refuses to tell Smith her first name and yet Smith is tenacious in wanting to know it. You can just tell from Saunders amusement and to her giving in that she’s attracted to Smith. There are a number of differences between Saunders and Smith.
Willy Russell uses superiority theory to engage the audience by creating comedy through the misfortune of others. The character of Frank is very cynical as he fails to see the good in anybody for a majority of the play and he believes that other people are motivated purely by self-interest. However, some people may argue that cruelty and cynicism are not at the heart of the comedy in the play and that the play could still be successful without these themes. One theme that could be seen as superior to cruelty and cynicism is culture and class because this theme causes confusion and misunderstanding between the two characters which as a result produces comedy. In the play ‘Educating Rita’ cruelty and cynicism feature a great deal.
The 1919 treaty of Versailles required Germany to pay war reperation to France. These reperations made the people of Germany angry at the treaty and Hitler was able to manipulate and use this by promising not to pay them thereby gaining popularity. Another factor of the treaty of Versailles is the war guilt cause. This required Germany to take full responsibility for world war 1. Hitler instead blamed many others, mainly the Wemiar and the Jews, this also gained popularity with the people of Germany.
It is believed that Adolf Hitler had put a tremendous amount of blame on the Jewish population for the losses of World War I and embarrassment that wouled ensue Germany afterwards. Becoming the juggernaut nation in it’s way up, the United States had the ability to protect the Jewish population of America in 1938, but Franklin D. Roosevelt felt that World War I was still too close in history that he felt it was best to not be involved quite yet. Policy in The United States prohibited many Jewish citizens from becoming a U.S citizen. Franklin D. Rooseevelt’s regulations also affected the U.S citizens and the immigration dilemma that was about toi happen before Hitler’s actions came into play. The United States was not at a stable point in time having just started to come out of the Great Depression of
In complete violation of the treaty, Hitler invaded the Rhineland in 1936, claiming it was Germany's ancient homeland. Similarly in 1990, despite the Kimbrough2 warnings from countries like England, America, and other United Nations members, Saddam Hussein ordered the invaded Kuwait because he believed it was ancient land owned by Iraq. It had natural resources, and they had to escape a financial debt of 30 million dollars owed to Kuwait. Both men lied to the world community to satisfy them while they
It also uses humour occasionally to make viewers laugh and to relieve some of the tension built up by the suspense. Finally, it presents believable characters like Gordie LeChance, played by Will Wheaton, and Chris Chambers, played by River Phoenix, as real people. Therefore, suspense, humour, and the ability to present characters as real people make Stand By Me a highly entertaining film. First, the plot of the movie is captivating because of the suspense. This is what compels the audience to keep watching, as the viewers never know what is around the next corner.
Some critics even saw the film as a perversion of the novella and that the relationship between Aschenbach and Tadziu was ruined through the visual aspects film. Although many aspects of the film were interpreted negatively, the artistic nuance that is celebrated today was greatly driven by the audiovisuals and score that give a unique value to the film. Many aspects of the film are intended for a certain interpretation but instead are interpreted in a way that belittles the piece as a whole, luckily the audiovisuals and score used do not typically fall under this category. In fact the audiovisuals do a great job in connecting Visconti with the film and in creating content and context. The music also is a key aspect in the great success of the film because it expresses yearning for a unity of serenity and sensuousness, an important aspect necessary for the delivery of subtextual content.