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of_kilter OP t1_iugsyik wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Why is Happiness (1998) considered a comedy by of_kilter

Yeah, i love dark comedy. I didn’t go into this expecting to feel good. It just wasn’t funny

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[deleted] t1_iugtssg wrote

I enjoyed it. Its the movie when the father talks to his crying kid right how he likes to fuck his friends in the ass? LOL.

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Dysfunction_Al t1_iugx6h3 wrote

Then the kid asks him if he'll ever "fuck him", and he says no. And then it's just subverted as he says he'll jerk off instead after a long pause.

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of_kilter OP t1_iugty5w wrote

Yeah, that was a deeply tragic scene that made me weep. It absolutely wasn’t funny

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[deleted] t1_iugu219 wrote

Yeah the movie is definition of dark comedy, use it as example if you wver wanna point out a dark comedy

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of_kilter OP t1_iugu4qv wrote

But comedies should be funny

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[deleted] t1_iugucaf wrote

Hence its dark, you clearly dont like dark comedies

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of_kilter OP t1_iugv0tq wrote

I love dark comedies.

You do get that something being dark doesn’t inherently make it funny right?

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[deleted] t1_iuh6dz7 wrote

Sure I can agree its kinda rough and sorta emotional watch

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notatallboydeuueaugh t1_iugx2nz wrote

That scene is hilarious. It can be tragic and hilarious at the same time. I think the film was going for that balance. I don’t see how you can’t see why that’s funny.

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