Screwball is a comedy film that became exclusive during the Great Depression. This film brought laughs and joy to those who watched it, at the time of the Great Depression. Screwball originated in the 1930s and became very popular in the early 1940s. During the time of the Great Depression the demand for social films skyrocketed. Screwball was a form of comedy that allow for victims of the Great Depression to escape from that troubling time. This form of comedy made it safe to discuss things that were never really talked about. Screwball uses methods of romance, battle of the sexes, irrelevant drama, social satire and etc. These methods were what made Screwball popular, also television with color made screwball even more popular. Screwball
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As a new form of comedy this offered a source of relief in the Depression-era to the audiences throughout the 1930s and 40s; especially relieved them after the Hays Code was put into effect. The screwball comedy was a mixture of sarcasm, comedic relief, and a social satire all in one, making it wacky but highly sophisticated. Rather than focusing on the romantic relations of people, screwball comedies focused on the upper-class. The focus was a hero’s life being somehow disrupted by a heroine. The hero and the heroine were usually in some sort of romantic situation, but were separated by their social class, sexuality, and economic status; they were mostly put into uncommon adventures. Ultimately, their conflicting characters and social statuses were resolved once they fell in love …show more content…
Although the leading characters were usually reconciled to the basic values of polite society by the story 's end, most screwball comedies, up until that final reel, were irreverent toward the rich, big business, small town life, government, and assorted other sacred cows, not the least of which was the institution of marriage. Among the unorthodox notions that these movies advocated were the ones that marriage could be fun, that women and men were created equal, and that being bright and articulate was not necessarily a handicap for a woman”
As a new form of comedy this offered a source of relief in the Depression-era to the audiences throughout the 1930s and 40s; especially relieved them after the Hays Code was put into effect. The screwball comedy was a mixture of sarcasm, comedic relief, and a social satire all in one, making it wacky but highly sophisticated. Rather than focusing on the romantic relations of people, screwball comedies focused on the upper-class. The focus was a hero’s life being somehow disrupted by a heroine. The hero and the heroine were usually in some sort of romantic situation, but were separated by their social class, sexuality, and economic status; they were mostly put into uncommon adventures. Ultimately, their conflicting characters and social statuses were resolved once they fell in love …show more content…
Although the leading characters were usually reconciled to the basic values of polite society by the story 's end, most screwball comedies, up until that final reel, were irreverent toward the rich, big business, small town life, government, and assorted other sacred cows, not the least of which was the institution of marriage. Among the unorthodox notions that these movies advocated were the ones that marriage could be fun, that women and men were created equal, and that being bright and articulate was not necessarily a handicap for a woman”