The Screwball Comedy
The man Godfrey is a comedy film made in 1936, directed by La Cava, starring William Powell and Carole Lombard. The movie won Six Academy Awards nominations including Gregory La Ca as the best director. As a memorable and valuable film, it was selected by the united state's library of Congress for preservation in the US national registry. The film utilizes the genre -screwball- to build on its plot.
Keywords; screwball, the man Godfrey
Screwball comedy
Screwball appeared in 1930 concerning an eccentric character (Screw loose). The description depicted in the genre describes a crazy and easily duped/ screwy a colloquial expression for the drug. Helpless men are caught up in mix-ups of aggressive women. Various events involving …show more content…
The feminists (Irene and Cornelia) use various means to get into romantic relations. In the film, Cornelia is presented as a socialite. Remarriage is also evident in the case when Irene is brought back from her broken marriage but will want to get married to Godfrey.
The genre screwball manifests itself in the film in a satirical way. Godfrey is the center of all events builds on satire in the entire film. As expected, the daughters from the wealthy bullock family had to embarrass and dupe Godfrey in various ways. All their plots and plans fail. The expected manipulation of every aspect of Godfrey's life does not take place efficiently as per the genre. In totality all the missions backfire, and in turn, the wealthy feminists find themselves troubled.
For instance, Cornelius plan to have Godfrey jailed for stealing her pearl necklace fails when the police fail to retrieve the necklace under Godfrey’s ownership. Mr. Bullock also realizes that Cornell is planning to compel and outdo Godfrey. In response, Mr. Bullock disowns the claims and reprimands Cornelia to find the Necklace by herself since it is not …show more content…
The breaking of Irene s marriage may have been as a result of enacting the wealthy feminist screw ball genre in the marriage setting. Therefore, females from wealthy families should learn from the film and refrain from the behavior it can lead to catastrophic problems.
The main aim of romance is focused on marriage as the result of each incident. This is of significance to the current society despite it being portrayed by the screwball genre as a source of feminism dominance. Every individual should be involved in a relationship with not only expectations of marriage but also break up and associated problems.
Conclusion
Screw ball as a genre only echoes romance and feminist dominance. Other events are not expressed. For instance, the transition from one state to other is not given an outline as well as a timeline. Events just happen randomly in an instant. Considering the film- The Man Godfrey- incidents involving love and romance happen quickly and randomly with a focus on marriage as a
The man Godfrey is a comedy film made in 1936, directed by La Cava, starring William Powell and Carole Lombard. The movie won Six Academy Awards nominations including Gregory La Ca as the best director. As a memorable and valuable film, it was selected by the united state's library of Congress for preservation in the US national registry. The film utilizes the genre -screwball- to build on its plot.
Keywords; screwball, the man Godfrey
Screwball comedy
Screwball appeared in 1930 concerning an eccentric character (Screw loose). The description depicted in the genre describes a crazy and easily duped/ screwy a colloquial expression for the drug. Helpless men are caught up in mix-ups of aggressive women. Various events involving …show more content…
The feminists (Irene and Cornelia) use various means to get into romantic relations. In the film, Cornelia is presented as a socialite. Remarriage is also evident in the case when Irene is brought back from her broken marriage but will want to get married to Godfrey.
The genre screwball manifests itself in the film in a satirical way. Godfrey is the center of all events builds on satire in the entire film. As expected, the daughters from the wealthy bullock family had to embarrass and dupe Godfrey in various ways. All their plots and plans fail. The expected manipulation of every aspect of Godfrey's life does not take place efficiently as per the genre. In totality all the missions backfire, and in turn, the wealthy feminists find themselves troubled.
For instance, Cornelius plan to have Godfrey jailed for stealing her pearl necklace fails when the police fail to retrieve the necklace under Godfrey’s ownership. Mr. Bullock also realizes that Cornell is planning to compel and outdo Godfrey. In response, Mr. Bullock disowns the claims and reprimands Cornelia to find the Necklace by herself since it is not …show more content…
The breaking of Irene s marriage may have been as a result of enacting the wealthy feminist screw ball genre in the marriage setting. Therefore, females from wealthy families should learn from the film and refrain from the behavior it can lead to catastrophic problems.
The main aim of romance is focused on marriage as the result of each incident. This is of significance to the current society despite it being portrayed by the screwball genre as a source of feminism dominance. Every individual should be involved in a relationship with not only expectations of marriage but also break up and associated problems.
Conclusion
Screw ball as a genre only echoes romance and feminist dominance. Other events are not expressed. For instance, the transition from one state to other is not given an outline as well as a timeline. Events just happen randomly in an instant. Considering the film- The Man Godfrey- incidents involving love and romance happen quickly and randomly with a focus on marriage as a