Huzzah! PROJECT TERRIBLE is back again!! Round 15, and the 12th round for me - and once again, the good old PT-Wolfpack is back together: me, PT-boss Alec, Robert & Michele. It doesn't get more awesome than that =D However, this time, I have to give this silly little blogfest a new title: PROJECT NON-TERRIBLE. You may ask why? Well, because this time, my dear wolves completely failed to give me anything really terrible - much to my chagrin :-) You guys, is it really so hard to give me anything bad? Look at all my negative reviews of the last months. There are truckloads of crappy movies out there, yet as of late, you prefer to choose not-so-crappy movies - but no worries, I'm okay with that xDD
Alec gave me the first one simply because he hates Tim & Eric. Dude WTF? You know that I like Tim & Eric!
USA, 2012
Director: Rick Alverson
8/10
Now this was weird. And bizarre. And fascinating. Maybe not mindblowing, but good enough to give me a damn great time. What looks like some mumblecore comedy flick, is actually a rather unique arthouse-like mix of
anti-humour over-the-topness and semi-tragic drama, both hilarious and awkward at the same time. It feels like Michael Haneke and Todd Rohal made a remake of Lars von Trier's "Idiots".
"The Comedy" follows Swanson, a mid-30s hipster, son of a rich father, who basically has everything but has absolutely no idea what to do with his life. He spends his time hanging around with his hipster semi-friends who all enjoy making sarcastic and vulgar humor of everything and everyone. It seems like they all have a great time, but soon you realize that none of them is really enjoying themselves, especially not Swanson who is actually deeply lonely, slightly depressed and almost dead inside.
a monster that already caused polarization and agitation, especially among Tim & Eric fans. "The Comedy" gives you the feeling as if director Rick Alverson didn't just wanted to portray hipsterdom as something rather needless and expendable, but also tried to completely deconstruct Tim & Eric's very own humor. In either way, he fully succeeded.
["A prolapsed anus is when the anus, which is a muscle, gives up... after years of abuse. It comes out of the rear and hangs like a... like a slack bag of tissue (...). Imagine what it would take to make your anus do that. A lot of butt-fucking... Old man's probably got a prolapsed amos... anus. Anus and Andy... nothing? Famous anus cookies... anything there?"] This scene sets the tone for the rest of the film. Swanson tells all this stuff, which is funny and unfunny at the same time, to a male nurse, but doesn't get any reaction because the nurse ignores him, like everyone else in the rest of the film. Eventually, the nurse leaves, but Swanson's still sitting there, eating, drinking and looking bored like hell.
Don't get me wrong. There are scenes that made laugh like crazy, like the one in the church ("You are in the demon's house.") , the one in the taxi ("You're gonna get no-no tip!") or the one in the Afro-American bar ("I wanna fuck some fuckin' black ass.") , but all these scenes end in a way that makes your laughter get stuck in your throat. It makes you feel uncomfortable how these hipster assholes treat other people.
There are also a few scenes where Swanson gets into situations he's not prepared for, situations where we get to see his true face. These scenes are surprisingly shocking because we're not prepared to suddenly see him acting like a human being. The scenes on the dingy or in the hospital clearly show what a miserable creature he really is.
"The Comedy" is a miracle of a movie, a fascinating insight into the lifes of people who are basically so bland, bored and boring, it's a wonder they haven't killed themselves yet. Highly recommended!
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