Rubber: The Horror Comedy Genre

If you’re looking for some mindless entertainment the film Rubber is perfect for you. Rubber was created in 2010 and falls into the horror comedy genre. Rubber was written, directed and edited by Quentin Dupieux. It was produced by Gregory Bernard, Julien Berlan, and Kevos Van Der Meiren. The main characters in the film are a car tire, Lieutenant Chad (Stephen Spinella), Sheila (Roxane Mesquida), and an accountant (Jack Plotnick). The film starts out discussing things with no reasons and how Rubber was created for no reason. At that point I probably should have stopped watching but the idea of a killer tire was intriguing. The plot moves at a decent speed for the first sixty minutes but after that it drags on. Many critics viewed the movie as ridiculous and pointless, which it was supposed to be. Other critics were more optimistic and were very amused. Overall, I thought the film was weird but intriguing, also that many aspects of the cinematography were very good. Rubber …show more content…
There is no major love story or couple in the film, but the tire does have an obsession with Sheila. After attempting and failing to blow off Sheila’s head, the tire became obsessed with her. The tire follows her to her motel and books the room right next to her. After the tire kills more civilians, the film shows him watching Sheila as she showers. While watching Sheila the tire is caught by the maid, who kicks him out. After that there is no mention of the tires obsession, which leaves you with many unanswered questions. The film Rubber is part of the horror comedy genre. I did not think the film was at all scary but I did find many of the scenes funny. Compared to other films in that genre I think Rubber stands out. Other films in that genre such as Zombieland and the Scary Movie series fit in much better then Rubber. I think that Dupieux could have incorporated more of the horror aspect into the