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, Alan takes the child's hand and makes the baby perform obscene gestures. This presents incongruity and benign violation as Alan uses raunchy humor at a completely inappropriate time and we usually do not associate babies with masturbation. As Ed and Phil continue to stress in their situation and attempt to unfold the events of the previous night, Alan suddenly pulls a human tooth out of his pocket mid conversation, only to find out the tooth belongs Ed, who is ironically a dentist. This presents incongruity because the fact that Alan has Ed's tooth in his pocket is so random and Ed's profession presents irony. Ed then notices that Phil has a hospital tag around his wrist, indicating that at some point during the night Phil was hospitalized though he does not recall. Alan, with great concern, immediately asks is Phil if is alright. This made me laugh because clearly Bradley Cooper's character appears to be completely fine and retorts very quickly that he is. This brings into play superiority theory as Phil is clearly okay and does not even remember why he was hospitalized yet Alan asks if he okay as if the hospitalization or issue just occurred. From this short scene alone, almost all the theories are utilized and presented through the banter of the friends and Alan's character.
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...
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