Slapstick Comedy Analysis

The inclusion of Kousuke Atari was another addition to the pop music portion, aiding in the film’s popularity amongst viewers; he is an established Japanese pop singer and likely attracted a greater number of viewers who also are consumers of pop music (Wang 137 & 138). The slapstick comedy portion of the film added diversity to the emotions portrayed in the story. The majority of the comedy, slapstick theme is portrayed by characters including: Malasun, Old Mao, Mr. Representative, and Frog (Wang 146). We find Malasun typically expressing comical behavior through his actions and the way he responds or reacts to certain scenarios. He is the provider of rice wine and in one particular scene, is aiding in the intoxication of Rauma, the Rukai …show more content…
7 failed to provide a greater sense of Pan Asianism in the film then it led to believe. I found there to be more cause for cultural division and ethnic alienation amongst the peoples in Taiwan during the movie purely based on number of events where conflict arose more than assimilation. Even though pop culture influences such as mainstream pop and slapstick comedy had a significant role in the success of Cape No. 7, it was also attributed to it’s viewers ill-conceived perception of the Pan Asian element. The use of mainstream pop music, and slapstick humor, was a way to draw a larger moviegoer populace for the film and by adding in a Pan Asian element to the film it created a more hybridized consumer group. However ultimately Cape No. 7 fell short from my perspective on providing viewers with examples of what Pan Asianism truly is defined as. The creators of the film would have been better suited spending more time on the culture unification of groups in Taiwan and less time on the struggle between groups. This focus would give less of a culturally constricting experience and could shed light on what Pan Asianism’s appears true form is with a greater amount of examples of group coexistence and productive social