Alyssa Thomas FYW

The 2017 remake of the film Baywatch was an absolute hit with audience members for its raunchy humor, hyper-sexualization of the main characters, and tribute to the original tv show. The scene where the character Ronnie get his penis and balls stuck in a lawn/beach chair has always made me laugh. The scene demonstrates incongruity theory, superiority theory, and benign violation. Ronnie begins choking while walking along the beach with his friend and at this point the audience has become aware of Ronnie's crush on one of the Baywatch members, CJ. CJ notices Ronnie's condition and runs over to perform the Heimlich maneuver on him. These shots are then depicted in slow motion, demonstrating that Ronnie is turned on by CJ saving him from choking. This is humorous and demonstrates incongruity because usually we would not associate the heimlich with arousal.  Seconds later he coughs up whatever was preventing him from breathing, and is left with a massive boner. In order to hide thi...

The first Hangover is the only one from the series that I have seen and I absolutely loved it. The movie utilizes all three theories, incongruity, superiority, and relief, as well as benign violation, which made it such a success among audience members. So many elements about the plot and characters enable to the movie to be a hit comedy. Alan's character, who roofies the bachelor party in order to be liked and welcomed into their group, usually is the source of much of the comedy. Alan's character often makes inappropriate jokes for the situation the characters are in, doesn't truly grasp the gravity of some situations, presents incongruity and superiority theory, and often displays benign violation. In the first video clip, Alan, the least responsible character, is placed with the duty of taking care of the baby the trio found in their hotel room. As the other two characters are attempting to recall their memories from last night in order to find Doug, the missing groom, ...

We're the Millers is a movie I have been meaning to watch for so long. It's been on my list of "movies to watch" for a damn minute and I forgot about it, until now. After watching the clip of some of the greatest moments from the film, I have every intention to watch it. The first clip with the two body guards bringing in Brad, whose head is covered in a black bag, to a receptionist made me laugh because of the incongruous situation. Despite being held hostage with hostile guards, Brad continues an upbeat and light conversation with the receptionist, who does not seem the slightest bit alarmed by Brad's condition, and even asks if the two men escorting him would like an refreshing beverage - Fresca. Although I was unaware of the context, I was still able to find the humor within the scene and the usage of incongruity. The second clip of Kenny getting down to the song Chasing Waterfalls made me laugh because of the reactions of his "family" and the fact ...

Although I do not keep up with sports that often, I was able to enjoy the skit because of the multiple forms of humor and use of the three theories. I agree with Trace that incongruity theory is most prominently displayed in D.C.'s responses to the questions asked by the interviewer and his comments to the other sports players. The part that I found to be most entertaining was when D.C., portrayed by Kenan Thompson, began to refer to every other character as "Greg" despite the fact that no one in the room goes by Greg. This utilizes incongruity theory as the audience is not expecting D.C. to, in addition to getting phrases wrong, address everyone by this name. While it does become apparent that D.C. has suffered sever brain damage from his football career, this addition of having him call the other men by the name Greg is so random and incongruous that the audience laughs. D.C. then beings to discuss all his injuries from previous games and discusses the mentality that su...

Every Chritsmas, I eagerly record the marathon of Christmas films on the ABC Family network, now knows as Freeform. Home Alone is always one of my favorites because of the family's dynamic, Kevin's deviousness, and the touching ending, which contrasts greatly to the two previous aspects. Although I always found Kevin's actions to be quite drastic, considering his age and the situation he has been placed, I never really thought about the fact that his actions do clearly reflect that of a psychopath. I always found it so interesting and funny how calm Kevin remains throughout the movie and how well prepared he is for the robbery; the first time I watched the film (as a child, mind you), I was extremely impressed that Kevin even realized/prepared for the robbery when he did. If I had been left home alone at such a young age, my top priority would be to get to my parents and family as soon as possible. Although my family dynamic was completely different from Kevin's, it is ...

The amount of memes that I saw during the time of Hurricane Florence was wild. What shocked me even more and added to the humor of many of the posts, tweets, or memes was the fact that those who were being directly affected by Florence were the people making light of the situation. Like the individual who was forced to close their store that Madelyn refers to, many individuals, though suffering great losses, made these jokes and memes about the great destruction that was caused. These example of the people who were suffering the most but making the most jokes about the destruction, are perfect examples of relief theory. While most the country was terrified and worried about the effects of Hurricane Florence, some individuals were able to relieve this tension and worry through their nonchalant posts that found humor within the situation. While many of the posts I witnessed usually depicted once instance of the hurricane's devastation, the account that an individual made from the per...