Professor Hammond
Genre paper- Romantic comedy
Romantic comedies are part of a larger category called comedies. Comedies are light-hearted dramas, crafted to amuse, entertain, and provoke enjoyment. The comedy genre humorously exaggerates the situation, the language, action, and characters. Comedies observe the deficiencies, foibles, and frustrations of life, providing merriment and a momentary escape from day-to-day life. They usually have happy endings, although the humor may have a serious or pessimistic side.
Comedy is one of the original four genres of literature as defined by the philosopher Aristotle in his work called Poetics. According to Aristotle ancient comedy originated with the komos, a curious and improbable spectacle in which a company of festive males apparently sang, danced, and cavorted rollickingly around the image of a large phallus. All comedies begin with a low, typically with an "ugly" guy who can't do anything right. By the end of the story or play, the "ugly" guy has won the "pretty" girl, or whatever it was he was aiming for at the beginning. Comedies also have elements of the supernatural, typically magic and for the ancient Greeks the gods. Comedy includes the unrealistic in order to portray the realistic.
The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two protagonists, usually a man and a woman, meet, part ways due to an argument or other obstacle, then ultimately reunite. Some comedy films, such as Knocked Up, combine themes of romantic comedies and stoner comedies, creating a subgenre that appeals to both men and women. These types of films usually use sexual content and this brings the two characters together.
An example of a convention in romantic comedy would be the movie “knocked up”. This movie makes fun of a serious subject by putting a funny twist to it. The main character is having a baby but at the same time continues as nothing has happened. Today romantic comedies are extremely hot. They are being made left right and center and I don’t see that changing any time soon as the demand for them is so high.
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