COMEDY FILMS

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour.The most common thing in a comedy film is a happy ending. One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies. Comedy, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former are "make 'em laugh" films designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are light-hearted dramas, crafted to amuse, entertain, and provoke enjoyment.

The comedy genre humorously exaggerates the situation, the language, action, and characters. Comedies talks the deficiencies, foibles, and frustrations of life, providing merriment and a momentary escape from day-to-day life.

• Action comedy films blend comic antics and action where the film stars combine wit and one-liners with a thrilling plot and daring stunts. These type of films are often buddy films, with mismatched partners such as in Midnight Run, Rush Hour, Bad Boys, and Hot Fuzz. Slapstick martial arts films became a mainstay of Hong Kong action cinema through the work Jackie Chan among others. It may also focus on superheroes such as The Incredibles & Hancock.

• Comedy horror is a type of horror film in which the usual dark themes are treated with a humorous approach. These films are either use goofy horror clichés such as in The Old Dark House, Young Frankenstein, Little Shop of Horrors, Haunted Mansion and Scary Movie.

• Fantasy comedy films are types of films that uses magic, supernatural and or mythological figures for comic purposes. Examples of these films include Being John Malkovich, The Princess Bride, Night at the Museum, Groundhog Day, Click and Shrek.

• Sci-fi comedy films, like most hybrid genre of comedy use the elements of science fiction films to over the top extremes and exaggerated science fiction stereotypical characters. Popular examples of these types of films include Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Evolution, Innerspace, Galaxy Quest, Mars Attacks!, and Men in Black.

• Military comedy films, involve comic situations in a military setting. Examples of military comedy are The Secret War of Harry Frigg, What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, Stripes, Up the Academy, MASH, Private Benjamin, Full Metal Jacket, Tropic Thunder, The Private War of Major Benson, and the boisterous Flagg and Quirt movies.