Identifying a Comedy Film

Identifying a Comedy Film

There are many different ways in which I can identify a comedy film.

For instance, most comedy films would involve some other sort of genre

with it such as Horror or Romance, maybe involving both or more. These

genres also involve a story plot such as falling in love or an

ambition to do something.

Most comedy films usually end with a happy ending. It is unlikely that

a comedy film will end with an unhappy ending as a comedy film is

supposed to make the viewer enjoy themselves and have a laugh. No

matter what film it is, there will always be either physical or verbal

action or maybe both. This can involve using things like fake props

such as limbs with people taking them off in un-expecting places, or

maybe doing something out of the ordinary such as 'checking under the

hood' of an aeroplane where you see someone lift up a flap in front of

the cockpit.. Verbal action may use misunderstandings so this would

make somebody do something funny. Comedy films may also use comic

suspense and/or surprise which would mean then something would happen

without notice for instance, most people would associate girl guides

as being pleasant and polite, whereas they may turn nasty when doing

something. The generation of laughter is also used many times

throughout a film to help make the viewer laugh for no apparent reason

or something maybe be happening in the background or foreground.

Verisimilitude may also be associated with comedy films. This is where

a character speaks in to the camera so that they break the vision of

reality to either explain or do something.

Comedy films can usually be spotted either by the opening credits as

the film makers may decide to use a style of font that would be

irregular to the normal style. Another factor is the opening scenes,