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That one really is a gem, but what gets me about it is why it's funny. It's so darned simple, yet the video has nearly every person from the crew get punched in
by mabbo 5y ago
That one really is a gem, but what gets me about it is why it's funny. It's so darned simple, yet the video has nearly every person from the crew get punched in the face and it's funnier each time (to me at least). And it seems to be funny to a lot of different people too. I could show it to my mother and she'd be horrified, but also laugh.
I feel like Jackass, with that prank and others like it, tapped into something a little bit deeper in the psychology. That's where the genius of it lies.
- Graffur 5y agoAre you giving them a bit too much credit? It's essentially a pie in the face gag or flower that squirts water gag. Those aren't things you would describe at genius.
- lucideer 5y agoI think the difference the commenter is describing though is between any pie-in-the-face gag and this particular pie-in-the-face gag. What is the nuance that gives this particular one such extra broad appeal and replay value. Not that pie-in-the-face gags don't generally have broad appeal, but this one is arguably on a different level.
- Graffur 5y agoCan you argue why this on a different level? It's the same joke but a more violent version. I'm not arguing that it's not funny but that it's not that unique and isn't genius by any definition.
- mycall 5y agoA raunchy teen fan message in some random hotel with a boxing glove going through the wall. That is unique. Hell, my first thought was who was going to patch that hole they just made. Then I thought, oh they have millions of dollars. But the approach, to get them to read closer and closer then pop. Way better than any dumb pie in the face, an crusty old idea that was only funny in the 1920s.
- Graffur 5y agoLike the flower that you smell which then squirts water in your face. I'm not convinced it's genius.