Thursday, February 11, 2016

Nothing Adam Sandler Makes is Comedy

Okay, technically almost every movie Adam Sandler is in is a comedy, in the barest sense of the meaning of the word. He always plays the comic hero- a below average, ordinary guy (who's only "charming" because he interacts with a child once in a while, or maybe because he's been cheated out of something he deserved) who gradually, through various trials (defeating aliens in Pixels, acting heroic during dream sequences in Bedtime Stories) is seen rising in fortune. He also always ends up married or in a relationship by the end of the movie (also, the relationship/marriage is often with a woman who initially dissed him or wrote him off as a lame deadbeat, which she was correct in doing because that's what he actually is). His movies generally tend to fall into the farce and romantic comedy categories of comedy (if we're actually calling his movies comedy, which we aren't). Some movies, like Ridiculous 6 or I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry might be making attempts at being satirical, but they fall short due to stupidity combined with genuine offensiveness.

Adam Sandler's movies are simply too stupid and bizarrely identical (seriously, he's the same character in every single one of his movies) to be considered real comedy. They rely too much on sexist jokes, immature humor, and making fun of others' misfortune (basically, general stupidity). Calling them comedies is an insult to the entire genre.

Here's a fun article that basically encompasses how I feel about Adam Sandler.


3 comments:

  1. I totally agree! All Adam Sandler movies are "comedies", but the only mean to be humorous. They are really stupid and leave the viewer with no real meaning to the story.

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  2. I love this post, it´s extremely accurate. Just like you said, his movies are all so similar and none of them enhance the viewers understanding of the world or teach any meaningful lessons.

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  3. I agree completely. Adam Sandler's "random" humor fails to be even that. If you take a character from one of his movies and put him in another, the plot would barely change at all. If you're looking for meaningful comedy, Adam Sandler is not your guy.

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