Director Judd Apatow is a Vanity Fair lover who often sings the praises of Hollywood's snobbish culture, but he also loves showing real people. Every step of the film does not shy away from yellow jokes, the actors' lines are relatively close to the dialogue in real life, and the theme of the film is also very kind, very positive and full of California's unique hope.
Do comedians have a real sense of humor? Star Lord is serious, and Seinfield is serious too. Among the comedians, there are indeed big-name stars like the protagonist George who are quick-witted and charismatic, and there are those who are sincere and don't play tricks like Ira.
This story is not about which of the two is more likely to succeed, sleep more women, make more money, and have more things. Apatow never seems to have much affection for success. What he cares more about is who has a richer and happier life.
Of course he was a good guy.
The biggest challenge of a good person is to be sincere to himself - when performing comedy, in order to gain the audience's attention, you can't just tell jokes about how your testicles and penis talk to each other, but express your true self in a humorous way. When a good person treats the woman they like, they go on a date first, and then go to bed, instead of pretending to go to the wrong room after drinking too much, and streaking to the edge of someone else's bed to walk the bird. No matter what kind of treatment a good person receives, he can be flattered and bluntly persuade him to do the right thing.
This is what Ira does.
The bad guy here is just a selfish kid - he gets what he wants when he wants, hurts people when he doesn't get it, destroys relationships, and does things recklessly. Even if you get it, you don't cherish it, and let these very precious emotional relationships gradually die out.
This is that George is the same whether he is sick or not.
The subject matter of the story is very broad, especially since it is told from the perspective of a protagonist with so many flaws, it is difficult to get the audience's approval - but Apatow is still such a brave "act", and it is commendable.
He just made a "bad guy" realize that his life was coming to an end, so he began to reflect on his life, and forced him to discover what the meaning of short decades should have been. This kind of discussion is very sincere, and the spontaneous repentance of many characters is very touching. It is against this grand backdrop that the stories that follow tell the story of a living person—how from a young age, learning to live like a good person—recognizing who his friends are, and learning to forgive and care for others.
Of course, in addition to this, the comedy profession is also discussed more deeply in this film. The truth about George's critically ill "I hate you" is understood by the audience as a humorous irony. From George's banter with Eastern European doctors, we see that comedy can easily be understood as a personal attack, or as a way of showing the superiority of one culture over another. But the "good guys" would rather treat this with a tolerant, humorous attitude.
In short, both knock-up and 40 year old virgin have led a group of true romantic comedies that are not pretentious and not hypocritical, and the themes of these non-stop stories are all positive, kind, and unavoidable. To say that an author or director has made these contributions to American contemporary culture can be regarded as a century-old legend.
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