"Murder Green Toe": How do you make people laugh by mouth-heavy?

Makayla 2022-03-19 09:01:02

One sentence evaluation:

If Quentin is violence + talk about tuberculosis, Woody Allen is about philosophy + talk about tuberculosis, and Gallic is a multi-line narrative + talk about tuberculosis, then the Coen brothers' Murder Green Toe is the ultimate form of talk about tuberculosis. It is an invincible existence in the world of tuberculosis...


"Huh? What the hell is the murder of Green Toe?" At first glance, many people may have never heard of this film.

But you must be familiar with the image of the male protagonist in the movie. The image of Thor after the Fall in "Reunion 4" comes from the male protagonist of this film, "Master Governor".

"Murder Green Toe" not only dominates IMDB's TOP250 list all year round, but also created a unique subculture "The Dudeism" in the United States after its release.

The reason why it can be loved by American audiences is because its content reflects the pain points of American society at that time.

However, I only found out after the fact. In fact, I didn't care about these metaphors either. Because even if these connotations are discarded, it is still very good in my heart.

Because he cracked my laugh all the way up hahaha... In my opinion, it is the most thorough film that implements the "speech humor". Just watching them babble and slap me can make me laugh for a long time.

It’s amazing, how can you make people laugh with just mouth-heavy? So I repeatedly studied and learned the art of this language. The following is my study report.

First of all, your character should be extreme and full of swearing

There is no normal person in the movie: the superintendent who is muddled and indifferent; the extremely conceited and rich man who lives in his own fantasy; the Vietnam War veteran who is always angry and only solves problems with force...the only thing they have in common is Swearing. So the two most heard sentences in the whole film are: "What the fuck are you talking about?"

"Shut thefuck up, Tony"

Everyone came and went together and had a good time.

Secondly, their focus is very tricky

· Walter only focuses on the Vietnam War, the ball game and the Sabbath

·The rich live only in their own fantasies, and they are narcissism.

· As for the governor, he only pays attention to the carpet that “fits well with the room”. For example, the scene where the rich man asks the governor to confess the ransom task: the rich man talks about his "great deeds", a lot of lyrical, magnificent momentum . As a result, Lord Du replied: "The name is wrong, please call me Lord Du."

Two people have different concerns, which creates a sense of error. It's as if the character went on the wrong set, speaking in a different context.

And the more subtle the angle everyone pays attention to, the more outdated the topic will be, and the final result will be more absurd and ridiculous.

Finally, throw them in a scene

Movies often use three people to open a conversation, and each conversation has at least two unrelated topics going on at the same time. While chatting, there is often a third insertion, interrupting the conversation with more ridiculous topics.

1 conversation, 2 topics, 3 concerns

Everyone just thought about each other, interrupted each other, and a conversation became a real melee.

Finally, what can this movie leave us? I don't think it is important anymore. Just as the Coen brothers said in an interview: "The plot is placed second when the script is conceived."

When I encounter this kind of incomprehensible but fun movie, I might as well say: "Take it easy."

So far, good night

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Extended Reading
  • Clovis 2022-04-24 07:01:01

    From reality to dream, it's too magical haha, every piece of music is just right... The characters' behaviors and dialogues are very nonsensical, in fact, they exaggerate all aspects of human nature, and impress the audience through dramatic effects. . The core of black humor is not comedy at all, and the ending is very sad; in addition, it is really sinful for thugs to kill people around them in order to cheat money.

  • Wyatt 2021-10-20 18:59:04

    Some people are stiff but can always say a word. The little head clip of Lord Governor is really coquettish~ The Coen brothers' film is so absurd, so speechless as always... But this one is quite interesting, Jeff's personal charm Well... I am not afraid of opponents like gods, I am afraid of teammates like pigs. The big fat man really makes people angry, but who makes friends? The last hug is still heartwarming~ It turns out that this is a movie about friendship. what…

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