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> To be a real authentic comedian is to be a critic of society I don't think that the comedy masterpiece 'Airplane' (1982) was very critical of society. There

> To be a real authentic comedian is to be a critic of society I don't think that the comedy masterpiece 'Airplane' (1982) was very critical of society. There are certainly political comedies out there (Team America), but it's certainly not a requirement of comedy. I dont even think that most comedies are critical. See Carbot Animation's StarCraft Brood War cartoons and it's more of a celebration of the glitches as opposed to pointed criticism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEZ2hIcUW0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEZ2hIcUW0

SQueeeeeL 4y ago
Ya, that's a really good example of exaggeration comedy. Also Airplane! was directly made as a reaction to the overly serious action/drama films of the time (literally a shot for shot remake of Zero Hour!) And those films definitely were a product of the 70s, but honestly that analytical line is just overwhelming. But still, direct parody movies are a mostly dead genre on mainstream delivery channels, for reasons described in the article.
- iggldiggl 4y ago
  > literally a shot for shot remake of Zero Hour! For illustration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-v2BHNBVCs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-v2BHNBVCs