Nothing makes me feel like a robot more than watching comedy classics.
I just don't get it. I don't get why Blazing Saddles is funny and not just sad. I don't get why violence, discrimination and farts elict laughter in this context.
I feel like I need to sit down with a "normal" human and have them explain every scene and what the comedic elements are and what ppl are laughing at.
Also the gum scene? Do not understand it all. Why is it funny??
@PMscenarios I think the main thing giving you problems here is that the humor in that movie is candy-coating a very heavy discussion about racism. You reacting to it as deeply sad and upsetting is, to some extent, what the writers and director intended.
@Shkshkshk
That could be the issue with this one in particular, but I find I just don't find Mel Brooks movies funny.
There's some I like - The Producers and Young Frankenstein, some I heavily dislike - History of the World, and some of the jokes do land for me - I laughed at the "academy award for best supporting actor" joke in BS, but I would never describe them as "side-splittingly funny" or "laughed until I cried" like reviewers of Mel Brooks often do
I would at best describe them as mildly amusing with generally a strong point to make. While I find Airplane to be much more of a comedy, even tho that also has lots of distasteful jokes and the pedo ones make me want to hide under a rock 🤷🏻♂️
(this reminds me I also did not understand at all how Tootsie is a comedy. I liked it, I found it very sympathetic, but to me it was a drama movie)
@PMscenarios I also think we have collectively moved on from the cultural things that made those movies work.
I think the prime example of this is Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I honestly believe that if that movie had come out last year, it would do well at the box office but have very, very polarizing ratings, mainly because the whole plot is about how pointless and stupid big box movies are.
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