National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a comedy film produced by Jeremiah Chechik in 1989, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, and Randy Quaid. This film is a slapstick comedy with some elements of clown comedy. This film uses comedic elements to create a comedic mood. Also, the director uses a family to create a more relatable experience so the comedy elements appear more comedic. The comedy elements used involve more physical comedy. In this film Clark Griswold, played by Chevy Chase, is determined to throw a good old fashioned family Christmas, for the Griswold family. However his idea of a good old fashioned family Christmas is very over the top and falls short of expectations.
The film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Chechik effectively utilizes comedic elements to create a comedic mood throughout the Griswold family’s rather interesting Christmas. In the film Chechik created a seemingly normal family with the archetypal nutty family members, and the members of the Griswold family that are a bit …show more content…
In the scene where Griswold accidentally electrocutes the cat, sound effects such as the silence except for noise of the lights being fiddled with are employed. This places emphasis on the Christmas lights, creating anticipation for what is to come. Then a loud buzzing sound is used to signify that the lights have been turned on, right before the loud meow sounding from the cat. This sound effect placed emphasis on the cat and reveals the cat was to blame. In the next scene, lighting effects are the main focus of the scene. The contrast of bright lights to pitch darkness, create a comedic effect showing the neighbors being blinded by the light and darkness. In the next scene, emphasis is placed on the use of a musical soundtrack. The music creates anticipation on what is about to happen to Griswold as he rigs up the
The film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Chechik effectively utilizes comedic elements to create a comedic mood throughout the Griswold family’s rather interesting Christmas. In the film Chechik created a seemingly normal family with the archetypal nutty family members, and the members of the Griswold family that are a bit …show more content…
In the scene where Griswold accidentally electrocutes the cat, sound effects such as the silence except for noise of the lights being fiddled with are employed. This places emphasis on the Christmas lights, creating anticipation for what is to come. Then a loud buzzing sound is used to signify that the lights have been turned on, right before the loud meow sounding from the cat. This sound effect placed emphasis on the cat and reveals the cat was to blame. In the next scene, lighting effects are the main focus of the scene. The contrast of bright lights to pitch darkness, create a comedic effect showing the neighbors being blinded by the light and darkness. In the next scene, emphasis is placed on the use of a musical soundtrack. The music creates anticipation on what is about to happen to Griswold as he rigs up the