Introduction to Comedy
Comedy is also known as "crazy comedy" or "romance comedy". "It Happened One Night" (1934), shot by Frank Capra, was the original example of this type of film during this period. The two main characters described in the film are the daughter of an industrial tycoon (played by Claudius Colbert) and the other a cynical journalist (played by Clark Gable). The two men went on a long trip across the continent together during the economic depression. Due to their different economic status and social attitudes, when they had no choice but to sleep in a farmhouse together, they placed a symbolic blanket between the two beds. However, when their differences gradually collapsed in the ongoing conflicts, the blanket finally collapsed. Two representatives of different economic and cultural environments reunite in the final climax of the film. This kind of comedy often has an uncertain fictional space that functions as a narrative space. What stands out is the unique American way of courtship. The plot and characters begin to appear in a confrontational narrative layout, combining comedy and social satire to ultimately achieve thematic effect.
This type of work is more concerned with the integrity of the character. Sadur once noted that "It Happened One Night" established a new style, and its theme has become a model for hundreds of romantic comedies in the 1930s. "Indeed, after "It Happened One Night", a large number of these films appeared Films of this genre, such as: George C. Cook's "Holiday" (1938), "Philadelphia" (1940); Howard Hawks's "Bringing Up Baby" (1938), "His Girl Friday" ( 1940) and so on.
Thomas Schatz once pointed out in "Old Hollywood/New Hollywood: Ritual, Art and Industry": Although their comedies are different, "Capra's is crazy." Dian Dian's comedy, Cooke's is a romantic comedy, and Hawks's is a crazy comedy-but all these films are formulaic descriptions of characters, social attitudes and narrative structures, which has become an obvious "Type". Although this type lacks similar image symbols - scenes, costumes and definite spaces, they still have their "most basic stereotype elements: a pair of comic characters in any social situation." "
Comedy is a type of film that is full of wisdom and vitality and is always loved by the audience. Comedy performance requires the actor's temperament and sensitivity the most, and is the most difficult performance skill to master. As we all know, It is much harder to make people laugh than to make people cry; it is even harder to make people feel witty and deep in laughter.
It is even more difficult to open up the history of film. Table of Contents: After comedy geniuses such as Charlie, Chaplin, Mike, Senat, Buster, and Keaton, there are too few outstanding comedy films. A major flaw in Chinese films is the lack of humor and high-grade comedy films. .
Comedies can be further divided into: comedies, light comedies, tragicomedies, and humorous elements in dramas. Our research on comedy is not enough, and we can only briefly summarize the discussion about comedy. Here is an introduction: The essence of comedy
The art of comedy works through laughter. Laughter mainly expresses the emotions of joy and satisfaction. However, the nature of laughter is also the most diverse. Laughter can be pleasant. Laughter can be kind or angry, smart or stupid, forced or sincere, proud or flattering, contemptuous or alarming, insulting or approving. Sexual, overbearing or timid, friendly or hostile, sarcastic or simple, bitter or innocent, gentle or rough, meaningful or inexplicable, shameless or shy.
This list can be expanded again and again: happy laughter, tragic laughter, neurotic laughter, hysterical laughter, erotic laughter, animalistic laughter; and sad laughter, lonely laughter... There are countless tones of laughter, from the faint smile passing by the lips or the sudden flash in the corner of the eye, to the deafening, tearful, belly-laughing, and convulsive laughter that occurs simultaneously, both expressed in laughter and caused by laughter. There are various kinds of interactions between people: ridicule, ridicule, joking, laughing at each other, and laughing at each other.
The most common and interesting one is between people. Laugh together. Laughter is contagious. Laughter is intensified by the number of people laughing. So, what causes laughter and makes people laugh? Aristotle said in "Poetics": "It's funny." It is something ugly that does not cause pain or harm. "Cicero's "On Orators" said: "What is ridiculous always contains something ugly and deformed. " Chernyshevsky: "Ugliness is the starting point and essence of comedy. "
Another saying is: Laughter is mostly caused by incongruity. "Only incongruity that is not dangerous, that is, does not cause pain, can make people laugh." Podskar from the Czech Republic Ski said: "Comedy uses stupidity to express reason." Germany's Stilden Dudof said: "Discovering shortcomings is the root of laughter and the root of comedy." " "If the shortcomings of the characters being described are also the shortcomings of the society at that time, the ridicule of the two will be unified, and then the comedy will reach the level of beauty.
This kind of laughter is the deepest and most lasting. Whether you are willing or not, you will laugh."
"Writing a comedy means holding a trial, whether it is a person or a social situation , and laughter is the final and supreme judgment. " West Germany's Sester Illos said: "The basis of comedy is a contrasting effect caused by the ending being exactly the opposite of the hypothesis. The prerequisite for this effect is a deep detached attitude towards events. "Aristotle also said: "The ridiculous arise from harmless paradoxes." It seems that it is very difficult to use a simple definition to cover the extremely diverse and specific comedic phenomena.
In addition, another outstanding feature of comedy and humor is that they are always urgently realistic and modern, because humor is a social category that contains the opinions of activists from this section of society and that era. Hints, sarcasm, and poignant revelations of inherent vices, vices, and anomalies which the modern satirist needs only to mention are obscure to another generation, and they often require annotation. Humor that cannot arouse a reaction in an instant is lifeless (for example: a "life joke" in "Digest Weekly" on March 25, 1992: "Sir, to tell you the truth, I am a businessman from the Singles Gang. How can I read foreign documents? I carry a lot of money with me, and the social security situation on the road is not good, so I pretend to be an intellectual. Now, everyone knows that intellectuals are poor and have no money to make money. I brought a lot of money with me. This foreign book is just for a safe journey. "Techniques of Comedy
"People themselves are the main body of comedy. Therefore, in movies, people's performance is the most important factor in creating comedy effects. , the most commonly used method. "The originality factor is very important. The same joke (joke) rarely makes people laugh twice." "Keaton's uniqueness is that his performance art combines seriousness with comedy. Among them, he firmly believed that humor is a very serious matter. "I knew at an early age that as long as I smiled, the audience would stop laughing." --Ton Dadis. Chaplin: " Nothing kills laughter more instantly than overacting. "It's a wise saying that one thing can make a room laugh better than two."
"Representatives
China: Stephen Chow, Xu Guanwen, Jackie Chan, Zhao Benshan, Feng Xiaogang, Ge You, Wu Mengda Comedian
United States: Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold ·Lloyd, Mike Senat, Jim Carrey
Germany: Ernst Lubitsch
UK: Charlie Chaplin, Rowan Atkinson, Benny Hill
France: Louis Lumière, Louis de Finès, Max Lindet Rankings
1 Yangtze River 7 China
< p> 2 Crazy Stone China Yangtze River No. 73 Nine Perfections in China
4 Terrorist Attacks on Pretty Boys in South Korea
5 Kid on the Road 2 United States< /p>
6 That boy is so handsome in Korea
7 Kung Fu in Hong Kong, China
8 Bean’s Golden Week in the UK
9 Springfield Flowers Alumni Association in China
10 Fallen Leaves Return to Root Chinese Comedy
11 Shaolin Football in Hong Kong, China
12 Color is Empty Korean Comedy
13 Journey to the West, Hong Kong Comedy
14 The King of Comedy, Chinese Hong Kong Comedy
15 Nine Girls and One Ghost Chinese Comedy
16 Home Alone American Comedy
17 Mine Captain Jin Dae comes out with a Korean comedy
18 Tang Bohu clicks on Qiuxiang’s Hong Kong comedy "Big Man Has Great Wisdom" poster
19 Everyone has a secret Korean comedy
20 Top Movie 2.0 Chinese Comedy
21 Mulan American Comedy
22 Finding Nemo American Comedy
23 Big Guy with Great Wisdom Chinese Comedy
24 Sex and the City American Comedy
25 Love Story Chinese Comedy
26 Unparalleled Chinese Comedy
27 Lucky Star American Comedy
28 Crazy Winter Fan King Hong Kong Comedy
29 Que Sheng 3 Self-touched Three Hundred Times Hong Kong Comedy
30 Jordan's Descendants American Comedy
31 The Insect Doesn't Know Chinese Comedy
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32 Stick Tiger Chicken Chinese Comedy
33 Mermaid American Comedy
34 Life Remote Control American Comedy
35 Little Miss Sunshine American Comedy
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36 God of Cookery Chinese Comedy Representative Works
37 Toy Story American Comedy
38 Zhong Wuyan Chinese Comedy
39 Superhero Movie American Comedy< /p>
40 Bing Gu Bing Gu New Year’s Fortune Chinese Comedy
41 One Night Belly American Comedy
42 Manhattan Romance American Comedy
43 Waves Lat American Comedy
44 Variety Star Hong Kong Chinese comedy "The Big Bang of Lies"
45 Waiting Alone for Chinese Comedy
46 S Diary Korean Comedy< /p>
47 The Courtesan Du Shiniang Chinese Comedy
4897 Happy Family Chinese Comedy
49 Yilu Cane Chinese Comedy
50 Crazy Racing Chinese Comedy
51 Love Apartment Chinese Comedy
52 Lies Explosion Chinese Comedy Korea Ranking
1. The Trouble of Beautiful Women (The Ugly Girl Makes a Big Makeover)
Director: Kim Young-hwa
Starring: Joo Jin-mo
Region: South Korea Duration: 120 Language: Korean Year: 2006 Type: Comedy
Introduction: At 169cm and 95kg, her figure can definitely compete in the wrestling ring. But she is actually just an ordinary woman who wants love. Her name is Han Na, played by Kim Ah-joong. The only gift God gave her was a heavenly voice, but because of...
2. It doesn’t matter if she is a cyborg
Director: Park Chan-wook
Starring: Im Soo-jung, Rain
Region: South Korea Film length: 105 Language: Korean Year: 2006 Type: Comedy
Introduction: The New World Mental Hospital is full of fantasy and fantasy, and here comes a new person who thinks Lin Xiujing, a girl who is a cyborg herself.
And Rishun Rain (played by Rain), who always thought that he could steal other people's characteristics, began to pay special attention to the new Yingjun...
3. Don't Tell Dad
Director: Lee, Sang -hun (III)
Starring: Jung Joon-ho, Yoo Seung-ho, Liu Wu-sung
Region: South Korea Duration: 98 Language: Korean Year: 2004 Type: Comedy/Drama
Introduction: Although Chulsoo is a father, he does not make much money. However, he always spent most of the money he earned from working in the bar on the girls in the bar, and he became an unmarried father because of his promiscuity. As for Chulwoo’s son Chowon, he has been...
4. Unexpected big-name creativity!
Laws of Love
Director: Han Jae-lin
Starring: Kang Hye Jung, Lee Tae Yeon, Park Hae Il
Region: South Korea Film length: 121 Language: Korean Year: 2005 Type: Comedy/Romance
Introduction: Shameless men and reckless women The love story of Youlin, an English teacher in a high school, who is an intern art teacher who is one year older than herself, is full of love and eyes. You Lin boldly asked her for a relationship, and Yifang...
5. Celebrate! Our Love
Director: Wu Zhanjun
Starring: Kim Hae-sook, Kim Young-min , Kim Hye Na, Ji Ju Bong
Region: South Korea Film length: 100 Language: Mandarin Year: 2008 Type: Comedy
Introduction: 50-year-old Feng Shun falls in love with her daughter’s boyfriend and husband Busy drinking with the men in the community every night, Feng Shun manages the karaoke room and boarding house on her husband's behalf, taking on the responsibility of supporting the family. One day, my daughter Jing, who has been idle all day long...
6. My Drunkard Girlfriend
Director: Kim Jung-min
Starring: Ye Ji-won, Tak Jae-hun, Kim , Hyeonseok, Shin, Yi
Region: South Korea Film length: 90 Language: Mandarin Year: 2008 Type: Comedy/Romance
Introduction: Yujin, a 32-year-old spinster who regularly attends bachelor parties (played by Ye Ji-won) After one night of drunkenness, she had a one-night stand with a mysterious man in a high-end hotel that cost more than 2 million won a night. Except for the hotel expenses left behind, Yu-jin could no longer find this...
7. Genius Baby
Director: Kim Jin Young
Starring: Jang Geun Suk, Moon Mason, Oh Kwang Rok
Region: South Korea Film length: 99 Language: Mandarin Year :2008 Genre: Comedy
Introduction: 19-year-old Junxiu (played by Jang Geun-seok), a troubled adolescent boy, is a guy who falls asleep as soon as he starts class, and is so energetic when fighting that one can fight seventeen. , suddenly one day, he met only 6 parents who left home with 100,000 won...
8. She is very beautiful
Director: Choe, Ik-hwan
p>Starring: Kim Soo-ro, Park Ye-jin, Kang Sung-jin, Kim, Jinsu
Region: South Korea Duration: 90 Language: Mandarin Year: 2008 Type: Animation/Comedy/Romance
Summary: Kim Soo-ro, who has been dramatized by fairy tale love since she was a child but has never been in love once, and Kim Sang-chen, who is a playboy but is always dumped by women. Seeing that they have become more and more separated, the two team up and vow to use money to seduce the most beautiful girl in 30 days. A woman with perfect conditions...
9. Sorry, I love you
Director: Lee Hyung-min
Starring: So Ji-sub, Lim Soo-jung, Jung Kyung-ho, Seo Ji-young
Region: South Korea Film length: 60 Language: Korean Year: 2006 Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance/TV Series
Introduction: 2004 is the 50th International Year of Adoption. A TV series about adoption filmed in 2008. It is a heartbreaking story about the tragic life of an abandoned child.
Different from the relaxed pace of most Korean dramas, the slow pace throughout the drama...
10. Girl Scout
Director: Kim Sang-man
Starring: Kim Sun-ah, Na Moon-hee, Lee Kyung-sil, Kim Eun-joo, Park Won-sang, Kim Sun-ah
Region: South Korea Film length: 100 Language: Mandarin Year: 2008 Type: Action/Comedy
Introduction: The secret activities of the Girl Scouts Target file! Choi Mi-kyung (played by Kim Sun-ah), a 30-year-old housewife who has lost everything due to business losses and lives separately from her husband and daughter; works in a supermarket in the community and is separated from her son...
< p> 11. My Sassy GirlDirector: Kwak Jae-yong
Starring: Cha Tae-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun, Han, Jinhie, Kim, Ilwoo, Kim In-moon, Kwak Jae-yong, Li...
Region: South Korea Film length: 123 Language: Korean Year: 2001 Type: Comedy/Drama/Romance
Introduction: Qian Niu is an honest and good-natured man, but he is still alone. At a friend's party, Qian Niu met his ideal girlfriend, a girl with a beautiful and refined appearance. For the sake of his friend's face, he did not go up to meet him... Related links Yangtze River No. 7
After watching the movie "Yangtze River No. 7", my inner feelings varied at different times. Sometimes I think the plot is very touching - it reflects the true feelings of the world, sometimes I think it's funny - it's enough to see Stephen Chow's humor. It can be said that this film presents another creative route, which is refreshing from the script concept to the specific performances of the actors. What impressed me the most was Xiao Di's acting skills. She didn't look like a girl at all, and she made the little boy in the play come alive.
The most noteworthy thing is that before Zhou Tie fell to his death, he heard migrant workers around him reminding him to take off his seat belt. I thought: Why didn't any of the workers step forward to help hold him back? At that moment, I especially hoped that people could be resurrected after death, because in the fairy tales I read, every person who was revived by the gods would make my heart change. Add a sense of happiness. As for the role of Teacher Yuan, I think the acting is very fake. How can there be any teacher like her in the world who does nothing every day? This role is worse than none.
After watching this movie, my heart couldn't calm down for a long time - I really hope that everything Xiao Di did in the dream can come true: command the "Yangtze River No. 7" on my shoulders to defeat the most ferocious enemy in the world. dog; look at him proudly wearing glasses with special functions and getting a hundred points; wearing super sneakers that can jump into the sky, looking proud in front of teachers and classmates. On second thought, even though it could be done, it shouldn't be done. This will not only enhance a person's vanity, but all of this is a phenomenon caused by not abiding by the rules of the game, and is suspected of disrupting social order. In addition, the happy ending of this movie is unforgettable in my heart: the colorful Yangtze River 7 space dogs swarmed from across the bridge, but my favorite is the green and white Yangtze River 7 running at the front. I really hope they can run to me right away! Postmodernism
We must pay attention to Stephen Chow’s Hong Kong background-the long-term colonial rule has made Hong Kong culture closer to Western cultural traditions, and It is not the Confucian cultural tradition of mainland China. Therefore, it is not surprising that the postmodernist characteristics are reflected in Stephen Chow's works. The rise of postmodernism starts from the loss of modern values.
As Heidegger described: Man pulled God down from his throne. Those value systems, those virtues, those things that were once worthy of people's struggle that were established in modern society have been shattered with the development of modern society. In other words, modernity becomes its own end. And because postmodernity is a rebellion against modernity, through its rebellion against modern values, postmodernity actually destroys its own reason for existence, and will eventually enter "nihilism" in Heidegger's sense.
The comedy world that Stephen Chow has constructed for us is full of subversion and rewriting of traditional values, coupled with the so-called "nonsense" style - dialogues that have no logical relationship and are somewhat out of touch. The plot and shots... create a "sense of fragmentation" with strong postmodern characteristics. Entering this world, we will find that everything is not in its original position. All events, characters and dialogues seem to deviate from our expectations. As expressed by postmodern value pluralism, any kind of value and existence should have its reason and purpose for existence. By denying tradition, we achieve questioning and questioning of reality. Hong Kong comedy
"The Best Partner"
The bald man and the tomboy bickering all day long, the strange robot played by Xu Guanjie, and the crazy director Tsui Hark's cameo... Best Partner represents the prosperity of Hong Kong comedy in the 1980s.
"Once Upon a Time"
Take a look at the cast list of this film, Tony Leung, Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Chung Chun-tao, Jacky Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Joey Wong, Brigitte Lin, Ip Yuk-ching, what do you think? ?Shocking, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" produced during the Lunar New Year was directed by Liu Zhenwei (director of Journey to the West). Jin Yong's masterpiece "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was completely fabricated, but it was popular among movie fans. It seems that comedy is universal and suitable for all ages. It is said that this work is to earn back the box office lost by Wong Kar-wai's "Ashes of Time" released in the same year. Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai are good friends in the industry. Liu Chunwei's movies often spoof Wong Kar-wai's movie dialogues. The famous line "There was once a true love..." was originally written in Wong Kar-wai's "Chungking Express".
"Happy Event in the Flower Field"
A Hong Kong musical with more singing than talking. Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong paired up again after "A Chinese Ghost Story" and they were full of laughter. Mao Shunyun's image was greatly ruined in this film (it must be said that every comedy she starred in was ruined), with red spots on her face and black hair on her legs. But in the end, it got laughter and praise from the audience, and it was worth it!
"The Rich Family"
Hong Kong comedies like to tell the story of a big family. There will always be a happy reunion at the end, and this one is no exception. My grandfather's name is Huang Feihong and he is the head of the family. His father's name is Chang Kuan. He has been strictly controlled by him since he was a child. Naturally, he takes it out on his children who are controlled by him. None of the three sons and one daughter is normal. Although it is a comedy, this film reflects more on the family reunion.
"Eagle Project" Eagle Project
Jackie Chan's action movies all have comedy features, and this one is even more so. Several people chased each other in search of the gold that disappeared in the desert. This film shows rare exotic scenery. What makes Jackie Chan unique is that he combines humor and comedy elements into the simple fighting process (he suffered serious injuries all over his body while filming the action scenes behind the scenes), and there is also a blond foreign girl who plays the role for his elder brother. Coupled with the jealous Zheng Yuling and the two silly thieves who are in pursuit, the story is naturally not as simple as finding a treasure.
"92 Black Rose vs. Black Rose"
Nonsensical Hong Kong film representative, Tony Leung Ka Fai's most comedic performance. Two sisters who are highly skilled in martial arts but mentally abnormal. The screenwriter played by Shao Meiqi was innocently involved in a murder case, so Black Rose returned to the world and unfolded a ridiculous but completely funny story. A film directed by Liu Zhenwei that once again created box office history during the Lunar New Year.
"Happy Events at Home"
Another star-studded Lunar New Year movie, full of jokes. The old couple who watch TV all day long shout "inhumane" when they don't have TV to watch. The yellow-faced sister-in-law played by Sandra Ng is really "material". Stephen Chow and Maggie Cheung performed the highest level of kissing, "Turn the Eiffel Tower over and over"...some and not all come together, it's strange that it doesn't make people happy. !
"Super School Bully"
The school series is also a routine used in Hong Kong movies. This one is simply a funny + nonsensical version of "Terminator". Weijian Cheung plays an unlucky guy who achieves nothing in school and is always bullied. Suddenly one day, four super soldiers come from the future (Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Simon Yam) to protect him from being killed by the devil (it seems to be this one, I forgot the name). . It turns out that he has become the supreme judge in the future world, and the four super soldiers are also sent by him in the future to protect his teenage self (a bit like "Doraemon"). It's rare to see Simon Yam's comedy talent in this drama.
"The Good News"
This is just a farce of "three boys chasing a girl", but because Starring Chow Yun-fat, the audience took all the orders, and the film also won the first place in the Hong Kong box office rankings that year
In the Chinese film industry, Hong Kong movie star and famous director Stephen Chow is undoubtedly the real king of comedy. With his illogical and alternative performances and unique "nonsensical" comedy style, he created the post-modern culture and style of Chinese films. Starring in "Westward Journey", "Nine Levels of Sesame Official", "The King of Comedy", "Tricky Expert", "The Gambler", "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" and so on, he has become the representative of comedy movies. The latest comedy film
"囧囧囧之囧"
"囧囧囧之囧" performed this time by the "Women in Trouble" is a new character, a new drama, the film It mainly tells about embarrassing things that happened in Thailand. The film was inspired by the many interesting things the director witnessed while traveling in Thailand. Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang are still "awful" and are more funny. There is also a super-heavyweight mysterious comedy star joining in to co-star, forming the strongest comedy team lineup in 2012. Doomsday *** went to Thailand for a "threesome", "People" The comedy factor of "囧路之囧" has been fully upgraded.
"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"
"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" tells the story of a world where demons are rampant and the people are miserable.
The young exorcist Xuanzang, with the fearless spirit of "giving up the small self to become the greater self", went through hardships and dangers, and successively conquered the water demon, the pig demon and the king of demons, Sun Wukong, as his disciples, and influenced them with "love". Xuanzang himself finally realized the true meaning of "great love". In order to save the world from the fire and water, and to atone for their own sins, the four masters and apprentices embarked on the "going to hell" journey to the west to learn scriptures without hesitation... Journey to the West to Conquer the Demons
Stephen Chow "Westward Journey" starring 20 years ago has become a classic, and many fans have always hoped that Xingye will film this theme again. "New Westward Journey" is finally scheduled to be launched in February 2012. The film will be invested by Stephen Chow's Bigo Group and China Film Group, with Stephen Chow serving as chief producer, producer, screenwriter, and director.