How Does Alexander Payne Use Comedy In The Descendants

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The movie ‘The Descendants’, directed by Alexander Payne, uses humour throughout the film to distract the viewer from the seriousness and the misery that Matt and his daughters are going through. The film contains serious and emotional topics such as land ownership, human relationships and euthanasia. However the director uses comedy throughout the film to help the viewer understand the complexity of the situation that Matt and his daughters are going through while still making the movie enjoyable. I think that the director careful use of comedy through the film is extremely effective in setting a consistent tone of real life humour while still developing a sense of stress and sorrow that isn't overwhelming to the viewer.

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