America in the 1959 was about partying, live music, illegal alcohol and the mob. In the movie Some Like it Hot all of those elements were expose. Starting with the first scene when the Chicago cops are chasing the Italian mob for having illegal alcohol and still got away. The next scene Joe and Jerry were in a live band playing at a funeral party. That was Chicago at its best, having illegal alcohol at the underground parties that were owned by people like Al Pacino and the mob. Another scene was towards the end when the Italians charters all got together in Florida to talk about the finance situation and mention that they did not pay any taxes. That was also the American life back the, the mob was known for not paying taxes and getting away with it. (Side note: the Florida resort is actually called Coronado and it is located in San Diego California).
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I believe people did not have use much of the common sense when creating comedy films. It was made to make people laugh even though some scenes did not make sense. Like the last scene at the end when the mob members are chasing Joe and Jerry in high heels through the hotel and cannot catch them. In reality that would not happened, but it was comedy and people wanted to laugh. During some scenes, it reminded me of the three stooges especially, when there was a chase involve. I believe comedy changes with time. What was found funny at one point of time might not be seen as funny during different times. Comedy had to adapt with the new era and continue to evolve in order to be successful. I also thing that different class of society prefers different genres of comedy. For instance upper class society might enjoy the late night satire comedy shows and the lower class society might enjoy a comedy movie instead of a
I believe people did not have use much of the common sense when creating comedy films. It was made to make people laugh even though some scenes did not make sense. Like the last scene at the end when the mob members are chasing Joe and Jerry in high heels through the hotel and cannot catch them. In reality that would not happened, but it was comedy and people wanted to laugh. During some scenes, it reminded me of the three stooges especially, when there was a chase involve. I believe comedy changes with time. What was found funny at one point of time might not be seen as funny during different times. Comedy had to adapt with the new era and continue to evolve in order to be successful. I also thing that different class of society prefers different genres of comedy. For instance upper class society might enjoy the late night satire comedy shows and the lower class society might enjoy a comedy movie instead of a