[So, um...hi. I intended to write an LJ entry of moderate size, but 4,000 words later, I appear to have an essay. I feel like this might be a metaphor for my life
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Wow. That was...quite something. What an interesting, well-argued read. I'm genuinely impressed.
What do you think makes one? ..I have no idea, to be honest. It's not a genre I've ever consciously thought about, but I like your theory that on some level they still exist today. (Yay, Castle!)
What is your opinion on all the Doris Day movies then? Things like Pillow Talk or Lover Come Back? Would they qualify? (I do think Down With Love would be a modern example of a screwball comedy but then again, it's set in the 60s and obviously a hommage to Doris Day and Rock Hudson.)
Apparently this is what happens if I go too long without being in school? IDK.
What an interesting, well-argued read. I'm genuinely impressed.
Thank you. :) Though I have to admit, I cribbed almost all of it from Harvey, maybe placing different emphasis on a few things.
What is your opinion on all the Doris Day movies then?
I've only seen one, and it was a few years ago; we watched Pillow Talk in a film comedy class I took in undergrad. As I recall, we watched it right after Bringing Up Baby and Ball of Fire, and the entire class was sort of like, "Buh? What the hell happened?" And the prof just sighed and went, "Welcome to the fifties. You might have noticed that sexism got kind of intense." I don't think I would classify that one as a screwball comedy because the deck is so thoroughly stacked against Doris Day's character, no matter how much window dressing of independence and agency her job provides. IMO, the most important and interesting thing about screwball is how subversive it was
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I don't think I would classify that one as a screwball comedy because the deck is so thoroughly stacked against Doris Day's character, no matter how much window dressing of independence and agency her job provides.
Ah, I see. I admit it's been a while since I've seen the films but I could see that happen.
Hm. I honestly can't think of a screwball comedy then, classic or recent (other than Down With Love, I guess). It's a little sad, actually.
Ah, I see. I admit it's been a while since I've seen the films but I could see that happen.
It's been about six years since I saw it as well, so I may have a different opinion if I saw it again...but definitely my strongest memory of it is astonishment that it came after the films of the 30s rather than before
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What do you think makes one?
..I have no idea, to be honest. It's not a genre I've ever consciously thought about, but I like your theory that on some level they still exist today. (Yay, Castle!)
What is your opinion on all the Doris Day movies then? Things like Pillow Talk or Lover Come Back? Would they qualify? (I do think Down With Love would be a modern example of a screwball comedy but then again, it's set in the 60s and obviously a hommage to Doris Day and Rock Hudson.)
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Apparently this is what happens if I go too long without being in school? IDK.
What an interesting, well-argued read. I'm genuinely impressed.
Thank you. :) Though I have to admit, I cribbed almost all of it from Harvey, maybe placing different emphasis on a few things.
What is your opinion on all the Doris Day movies then?
I've only seen one, and it was a few years ago; we watched Pillow Talk in a film comedy class I took in undergrad. As I recall, we watched it right after Bringing Up Baby and Ball of Fire, and the entire class was sort of like, "Buh? What the hell happened?" And the prof just sighed and went, "Welcome to the fifties. You might have noticed that sexism got kind of intense." I don't think I would classify that one as a screwball comedy because the deck is so thoroughly stacked against Doris Day's character, no matter how much window dressing of independence and agency her job provides. IMO, the most important and interesting thing about screwball is how subversive it was ( ... )
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Ah, I see. I admit it's been a while since I've seen the films but I could see that happen.
Hm. I honestly can't think of a screwball comedy then, classic or recent (other than Down With Love, I guess). It's a little sad, actually.
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It's been about six years since I saw it as well, so I may have a different opinion if I saw it again...but definitely my strongest memory of it is astonishment that it came after the films of the 30s rather than before ( ... )
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