I am a long time fan of slapstick, took one movie class in college (way back in the late 1970s, UW-Madison) and find the first two parts of this course to be very fascinating.
It made me ponder - why do I like slapstick?
I believe it stems from slapstick cartoons such as the Road Runner and Tom & Jerry. These were very funny to a young, rather feisty, boy. Only later would I see my first cinema slapstick - probably The Three Stooges - and it was all the more funny in human form.
Then when I watched my favorite of all-time: Harold Lloyd, I began to appreciate the skills, nuances and athleticism.
I'm as pumped about this course as Inspector Clouseau is when he's sure he's caught Cato in their apartment.
Discussion of the First Slapstick Film: "L'Arroseur Arrosé" (1896)
in OUCH! A Salute to Slapstick
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I am a long time fan of slapstick, took one movie class in college (way back in the late 1970s, UW-Madison) and find the first two parts of this course to be very fascinating.
It made me ponder - why do I like slapstick?
I believe it stems from slapstick cartoons such as the Road Runner and Tom & Jerry. These were very funny to a young, rather feisty, boy. Only later would I see my first cinema slapstick - probably The Three Stooges - and it was all the more funny in human form.
Then when I watched my favorite of all-time: Harold Lloyd, I began to appreciate the skills, nuances and athleticism.
I'm as pumped about this course as Inspector Clouseau is when he's sure he's caught Cato in their apartment.