Black Comedy
Black comedies are films that generally use tabooed subjects such as death, suicide and war. However, this is a type of comedy, and the laughter comes from scepticism and cynicism. The purpose of a black comedy is to make fun of a subject that is perhaps serious and not very nice. This can provoke discomfort but amusement at the same time.
Comedians often use black comedy. Examples of these comedians are Frankie Boyle and Jack Dee. Frankie Boyle can often make fun of some very horrid situations, but deliver them in a way which is comical.
Keeping Mum is a good example of a British Black Comedy as it explores the idea of murder and infidelity, but in a way which is comical. Four lions, the film which my film is based on, explores the idea of terrorism which is a tabooed subject. Other Black Comedy films are Dr.Strangelove and Dead Man’s Bluff, a Russian Black Comedy about some really stupid gangsters.
Black comedies are films that generally use tabooed subjects such as death, suicide and war. However, this is a type of comedy, and the laughter comes from scepticism and cynicism. The purpose of a black comedy is to make fun of a subject that is perhaps serious and not very nice. This can provoke discomfort but amusement at the same time.
Comedians often use black comedy. Examples of these comedians are Frankie Boyle and Jack Dee. Frankie Boyle can often make fun of some very horrid situations, but deliver them in a way which is comical.
Keeping Mum is a good example of a British Black Comedy as it explores the idea of murder and infidelity, but in a way which is comical. Four lions, the film which my film is based on, explores the idea of terrorism which is a tabooed subject. Other Black Comedy films are Dr.Strangelove and Dead Man’s Bluff, a Russian Black Comedy about some really stupid gangsters.
Black Comedies usually don't have happy endings, like In Bruges which results in one of the two main characters dying and the second being badly injured. However, the film leaves on a cliffhanger so we never actually see what happens next.
This is where my film will be slightly different, as my ending includes the failure of the terrorists which of course is bad for them, but good for the innocent victims.
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