Humor In The Movie 'Cool Runnings'

Many people have different opinions of the movie “Cool Runnings”. Some may say that the movie is amazing, while others may say that it is a terrible movie. “Cool Runnings” is about four Jamaican men who want to become Olympic bobsledders. They find themselves a former Olympic gold medal winner, and find themselves qualifying in the 1988 Winter Olympics. They struggle, but in the end, experience a life changing event. “Cool Runnings” is considered a quality movie because of the use of humor and being inspirational. On the other hand, some people may not like the movie because of the difference between it and the real story.
On the opposing side, some people say that “Cool Runnings” isn’t a good movie because it is inaccurate compared to the

real story. To begin, Business Insider.com states, “The Jamaican bobsled team that competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada was not composed of track sprinters, as the movie might lead you to believe. The team members were actually recruited from the Jamaican army.” This shows that instead of the players being track stars and a push-car driver, they were all from the Jamaican army. That shows one of the differences between the movie and the actual story. Another difference is that the players were welcome at the Olympics, unlike the movie shows. For example, Business Insider says, “The movie also depicts the Jamaican bobsledders as outcasts, but in real life they were welcomed warmly at the 1988 Olympics, as ESPN points out.“ This shows that, instead of being outcasts, the bobsledders were actually welcomed at the Olympics. The last example of the movie being different than the real story is that the famous quote that the men say before bobsledding, was made up. The Business Insider website says, “A popular quote from the movie — "Feel the Rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, it's bobsled time!" — was also made up for the movie, according to Stokes.” This difference shows that instead of having a rhyme to say before they began bobsledding, the team didn’t say anything catchy like the movie had made up. In the end, some people don’t like the movie “Cool Runnings” because of the difference between the actual story and the movie.
To begin, “Cool Runnings” is a good movie because of the use of humor.

Some of the excerpts from the movies may not sound humorous on paper, but if a person is to watch the movie, they will find the sayings funny. An example of the movie being humorous is when Sanka Cofie is talking to Yul Brenner, “What I am saying to you, is that you are the kind of club-toting, raw-meat-eating, Me-Tarzan-You-Jane-ing big bald bubblehead who can only count to ten if he's barefoot or wearing sandals.” This makes the movie humorous because Sanka was making fun of Yul Brenner because he wanted to live in the Windsor Castle. After Sanka was done making fun of Yul Brenner, Junior stood up for him and said to go after his dreams. Another example of the movie being humorous is, “Why don't I draw a line down the center of your head and make it LOOK like a butt!” This was said by Sanka Cofie to Yul Brenner. This is humorous because Yul Brenner was threatening to kick Sanka’s butt, so he told Yul Brenner that he would make his bald head look like a butt. The final reason that the movie is humorous is when Sanka sings a song to try and raise money for the bobsled team. He sings, “Jamaica, we have a bobsled team!” This part in the movie is funny because of the way Sanka is singing and dancing to the song. Another part from this certain section of the movie that is funny is when a man walks past Sanka and pays his to stop singing. In conclusion, “Cool Runnings” is a good movie because of the use of

humor.
Next, another reason some people like the movie “Cool Runnings” is because it is inspirational.

For example, Sanka is talking to his teammates who want to be just like the Swiss team. He states, “All I'm saying, mon, is if we walk Jamaican, talk Jamaican, and is Jamaican, then we sure as hell better bobsled Jamaican.” This is quote shows that even if the team would end up losing in the Olympics, they would be representing the first Jamaican bobsled team, and that they were going to win their own way and not like any other. Another example of the movie being inspirational is when Sanka is talking to Derice. Sanka states, “Hey Darice! Ya dead?”, and Derice replies, “No, I'm not dead mon. But I have to finish the race.” This shows that even when they were down and losing, they didn’t give up, and wanted to finish the race. And finally, the last example of the movie being inspirational is when the team is trying to find a name for their sled, and Derice decides to call it “Cool Runnings”. Derice states, “How about 'Cool Runnings'? Means peace be the journey.” He decides to call it “Cool Runnings” because it means that they have given it their best, even with obstacles in their way. In the end, they finished strong, even though most people didn’t believe in them. In summary, “Cool Runnings” was a popular movie because it was

inspirational.
Overall, the movie “Cool Runnings” was a great movie because of the use of humor and being inspirational. Some people, on the other hand, may not think that it was such a great movie. They may think that because of the difference between the actual story and the movie. In either case, “Cool Runnings” was a great movie because of humor and inspiration, but was not a good movie because of the difference between the real story and the movie.