Friday, January 4, 2008
The Russian Comical Form
Russian film comedy seems to be centered around realistic themes and ideas. American film comedy often focuses on non-realistic ideas and therefore greatly relies on creativity. From many aspects, Irony of Fate reflects the true essence of the Russian comical form. This can be reflected in the films many themes such as marriage, fate, and irony. The Russian comical form seems to exploit the realities of life through happiness and sorrow. In such films, life is presented as an inescapable reality. This is perhaps the greatest quality of the Russian comical form.
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Some interesting ideas here. But I have a couple of questions for you. What exactly do you mean by creativity here? In what sense would American creativity differ from Russian creativity? Also, I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean by life being presented in a film such as *Irony of Fate* as an "inescapable reality"?
Good questions. I think creativity is used differently by both Russian and American directors. The use of creativity in American comedy is usually applied to all aspects of the film. Creativity can be applied to the characters, plot, or even the humor itself. This does make the film humorous, but sometimes unrealistic. Good comical films such as Bruce Almighty are creative, but unrealistic. Creativity in Russian comedy is toned down and lighted applied to the characters and plot.
Though humorous, Irony of Fate remains more realistic and emotional. I think Irony of Fate presents life as being an inescapable reality through its themes of fate, love, and sorrow. True reality is filled with these emotions and can hardly be escaped. Irony of Fate reflects this reality of human life.
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