40-Year-Old Virgin: Movie Analysis

Humor comes in many shapes in sizes, appealing to different ages, genders, time periods, and even different intellect levels. In the 2011 blockbuster hit “Bridesmaids”, there are comical devices used that attract a crowd through low comedy. This implements comedy through vulgar language and jokes, indecency, and exaggeration. Although, this sort of humor may appeal to millions according to the outstanding ratings and exceptional critiques, this does not excite the same reaction to myself as it may to others.

Shane Black has casually become a genre unto himself. Before trying his hand at directing - which is also a genre unto itself, he dreamt-up (meaning he wrote them) some of the most beloved movies of all-time, such as Letha Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and Last Action Hero. Okay, maybe the “most beloved movies of all-time” designation is a stretch, but that doesn’t change the fact that Black certainly has a distinct style - and as such, a legion of followers.

Gender roles and stereotypes are commonly known throughout society and continuously demonstrated as film as well. Through the work of director Judd Apatow, we can compare these stereotypes to the portrayal of gender in Knocked Up and identify how this film pokes fun at gender stereotypes. As we watch this film and follow the story line of Allison and Ben, we can see how Apatow reversed the gender roles of the two lead characters, Ben and Allison and how this effected the films meaning.

“The Truman Show” is definitely an example of an indirect satire. The film has multiple elements and key themes that make it an indirect satire. It pokes fun at many of the world’s ideas that are considered standard. The film also leaves many subliminal messages directed at life, such as, “How’s it going to end?”.

Napoleon Dynamite is dumb and is a waste of time movie, that stereotypes high school nerds.

It is important to make films that not only entertain the audience but also educates, opens their mind and show a way of improvement in the social life context. The loving film shows the life of an interracial couple, whose challenge on anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage faces a legal battle that ends up in a Supreme Court. Moreover, the movie introduces the life of Richard and Mildred, an interracial couple, as a landmark fight for their right in a marriage union. Richard Loving (Joel Edgerton) and his childhood friend Mildred (Ruth Negga) navigate a new chapter in their lives: marriage and pregnancy. The film tells a story of loving versus Virginia, the landmark 1967 Supreme Court case that overturned state bans on interracial marriages. It is beyond comprehension that marriage between a black woman and a white man and vice versa violates the law. The film focuses on the couple, Richard, and Mildred loving, at the center of the case depicting the long-term impact of their prolonged legal battle celebrating their love story and unwavering resolve.

If you haven't heard already, Michael Gracey's The Greatest Showman is very loosely based on the life of P.T. Barnum, the legendary circus ringleader. Looking at the film's inspirational themes, and the vast liberties taken with the facts, it's clear making another biopic wasn't the intent. Instead, screenwriters Bill Condon and Jenny Bicks use the symbolism of Barnum to remind us to dream, show benevolence and focus on what matters.

Boyhood embodies coming of age where the director Richard Linklater with Mason Junior, Olivia (Mason’s mother), Mason senior (Mason’s father and Olivia’s ex-husband), Samantha (Mason’s sister) builds an emotional saga which enumerates individual emotions and relationships. Linklater made film history by shooting the motion picture for 4-5 days (consistently) for the traverse of 12 years just to draw out the progression of time. Boyhood is an intimate movie which covers relationships between children and parents, adolescence, and child psychology, and further exemplifies the development of a six year old boy to an eighteen year old man, where the characters go through a series of emotional and physical changes, Mason’s voice drops, he grows taller, his parents grow older, you can feel the adolescence oozing out of the two

    Buddy the Elf, as he is known to many, was a normal baby who accidentally crawled into Santa’s sack on Christmas one year. Buddy was raised at the North Pole along with all of the other elves. Life was completely normal for Buddy up until he noticed that he was way larger than the rest of the elves and did not fit in with them. Santa soon realized this too, and sent Buddy to New York City in search of his real family. While there he finds his father, who he tries to restore the Christmas spirit in, and a few other people along the way, all while encountering many twists and turns and adventures. The wonderful film was released on November 7th, 2003, by director Jon Favreau. The wildly successful comedy, in its opening weekend alone it made approximately 31 million, and a gross box office value of around 173 million. IMDb gave Elf  an overall rating of 6.9 out of 10, and Rotten Tomatoes rated the film 84%.

The film Friday was released on April 26 1995 the screen director was Gary Gray the budget for the movie was 3.50 million and ended with the profit of 27.50 million some of the star actors in this movie were Ice Cube screen name Craig Jones Chris tucker / Smokey Deebo and Big worm and many more.

Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have it” series is a modern-day adaptation of his older work “She’s Gotta Have it” film in 1986. As Lee takes the audience around the beautiful and aesthetic scenery of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, the audience is introduced into the life of Nola Darling (DeWanda Wise). Aside from her work, Darling also juggles between three lovers: Mars Blackmon, Greer Childs and Jamie Overstreet. In a way to maintain control of her body, Darling creates rules between her and her lovers, some of which include: not interacting outside the bedroom and calling her multiple times before visiting. When first presented in 1986, Nola Darling’s polymorphism was alien and rebellious. A woman having multiple relationships on film is considered revolutionary.

For many high school students, the movie The Breakfast Club imbues the major juxtapositions that highlight secondary education environments. These associations mark key comparisons in the social hierarchies of youth. In The Breakfast Club, the method of displaying these observations fall under its main characters. Conveniently enough, each of its main characters assume the role of a typical high school stereotype. The film defines such archetypes as the Jock, the Brain, the Basket Case, the Princess, and the Criminal. Two of these roles that stand out the most, are the Brain and the Criminal. These characters are acted out through the persons of John Bender and Brian Johnson. The similarities and opposing traits of these two

I chose to watch the movie His Girl Friday. I found the concept of the movie to be quite entertaining and felt that it would be interesting to watch. I found the characters to be intriguing. The storyline also seemed very interesting; I wanted to learn more about it. I find an old classic movie to be very entertaining. The film work was very old fashioned and fascinating to watch.

A beautiful young woman starts a new life in Los Angeles and quickly discovers the pleasures of total submission to her Master. Soon, Master has her pleasing a gang of his best-hung friends in every possible way.

By this time, in the article states director Malcolm D. Lee knows how to routine a cast full of brilliant talent as proven by “The Best Man” films and the recent Barbershop film. (The New York Times). He gathers both films of an insanely genial and talented group of four of actresses and