"I've always felt that comedy is the hardest thing to do, because it's all the experience and the best part of life expressed in a very intelligent and optimistic way, which is simply impossible to do by playing tricks."
I can't remember who said it. Many people think that comedy is not nutritious, and it is over with just a laugh, and many comedies currently stay here. But expressing deep themes in a comedic way has always been what I wanted to see the most. The movie "Don't mess with Zohan" made me laugh and see something different.
Zohan is an Israeli anti-terrorist expert with extraordinary skills. He usually fights terrorists. In his spare time, he is happy with beautiful women, but he has a small dream of becoming a hairdresser. During an anti-terrorist operation, he pretended to die and went to New York to find his dream. He made a lot of jokes when he first arrived, but after getting familiar with it, he entered a Palestinian salon to work. With his superb skills and special skills, he quickly became popular. Later, he also found that he gradually fell in love with the proprietress of the salon, but slowly, with the exposure of his identity, the real estate developer's renovation plan for the residential area put him in a lot of trouble again...
The creativity of laughter construction is the biggest selling point
As for the reason why I am writing this review, first of all, it is very creative in the construction of jokes. The film portrays a "Superman" image at the beginning of the story. Being invulnerable, using his nostrils to catch bullets, flying to avoid missiles, and playing a grenade like a ping-pong ball, all these things are impossible in reality, and the protagonist Zohan has done it. And Zohan's agility as a hair stylist for customers is also amazing. In addition, Zohan's Israeli accent throughout the film adds to the spoof fun of the film.
The most impressive scene is when Zohan uses his special skills to serve the old ladies. Some people say that these are vulgar expressions. True, but we have to admit that this aspect of sex is something that most people will be interested in and laugh at. When you see the satisfied expressions of a group of American old ladies who are served by Zohan, their clothes are disheveled and the usual stereotypes are swept away, you will feel that occasionally this contrast is more prominent in laughter. The director uses these original whimsy to make the whole film very creative.
Talking about serious topics in a nonsensical way
"I believe that comedy is the only appropriate way to deal with that untouchable and sensitive topic - it is because of laughter that all kinds of people have something in common. Zohan has a very, very ridiculous character set. Our original intention is very simple, that is, we hope that every audience who walks into the cinema can let their emotions be in a vacuum state, and dilute fear, anxiety and hostility with laughter.” ——Palestine Taxi in the film driver's schneider
"Don't mess with Zohan" is a three-vulgar film, with a strong market flavor and a spoof style, and is full of sexual connotations. There is no doubt that this kind of film is difficult to be elegant in the United States. What's more, it even touches on a series of intractable contradictions such as the Middle East issue and racial issue. It presents this serious theme in a playful way. It is hard to imagine that it will not be criticized. In fact, this is exactly the case. In fact, the script of the film was completed as early as 2000. However, because it involved terrorists and coincided with the "9.11" terrorist attack in the United States, the film was postponed until 2007. shoot . But there are some issues that no one dares to mention. Why can't we discuss them in a different way? And the director's courage lies in this. He dares to talk about topics that others dare not to talk about in a way that others dare not. Although his attempt may not be so successful, not all viewers buy it.
Tangled clues make empty stories more interesting
The film "Don't Mess with Zohan" is a spoof under a simple story framework. It adopts a narrative mode of one main line and two sub-lines. The main line is of course Zohan's process of realizing his haircut dream. One of the sub-lines is the relationship between Palestinian and Israeli residents in the United States, and the other is the renovation plan of residential areas. These three clues are intertwined and are actually connected to each other. What stands in the way of Zohan's love is the grievances between Palestine and Israel, and the renovation plan of the residential area makes the relationship between the two parties worse. However, after Zohan thwarted the provocation plan, it also promoted the improvement of the relationship between the two parties, allowing him to achieve his love and dreams.
A lot of people don't understand why this tough guy has a "comrade" dream (sorry I didn't say it, it's a movie line) - to be a hairdresser. But this small dream is a big step that Zohan has been unable to take. I think it doesn't matter how big or small a dream is, the key is to dare to give up everything you already have for the dream.
Finally, Zuohan's parents came to the barber shop opened by their husband and wife. Zuohan's father said the sentence: congratulation. Not only expressed his approval of his son's choice, but also expressed the director's expectation for the peaceful coexistence of people in the Middle East . Probably the meaning of watching comedy lies in this, it can achieve a happy ending that is rarely seen in life.
While the film has plenty of holes from start to finish, it's still a light-hearted entertainment that allows you to ignore the flaws and actually have a good laugh.
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