Wilder Uses Comedy to Make the
Wilder Uses Comedy to Make the Unacceptable AcceptableIn his film, Some Like It Hot, director Billy Wilder brilliantly uses the exceptional comedic talents of this remarkable cast to present subjects that for the times were controversial to say the least.In the opening scene the police are chasing a hearse. When the cops start shooting at the hearse, bullets hit the coffin, and liquor spills out of the coffin. It is revealed that this is not a hearse going to a funeral, but a bunch of bootleggers going to a speakeasy. The way in which Wilder directs this scene reminds the audience of the old keystone cop movies. This non-verbal scene depends on the actor's abilities and facial expressions to communicate all the action, and comedy as well as, easing the violence of the car chases and gun fights. When the hearse arrives at the funeral home, it is discovered that the funeral home is just a cover for a speakeasy. Inside there is a party going on drinking to excess, dancing, a live band playing hot jazz. The speakeasy is where the audience is first introduced to many of the main characters. The two male lead characters Joe, played by Tony Curtis, a sexy sax player, who plays the ladies for everything he can get,
George Raft acted in the role of gangster. In the garage, Wilder uses the brilliance of Curtis and Lemon to defer the audience's attention from the mass murder to the danger our heroes face now. In this scene, Monroe's character brings a softness and vulnerability to the movie, and gives the audience an understanding of Sugar. Why the feminine gain? Do men make wiser women than younger girls?All rhetoric aside, Some Like It Hot's concept is a lot simpler: the men join an all girls band heading to Florida, evading the possibilities of being found as the witnesses to a gangland rubout (a. In one of the funnier scenes, a relentless drunkard in the midst of a `funeral parlor' seize-up demands more scotch-filled decaf: `How 'bout another cup of coffee!' Classic, indeed. There are just so many memorable lines like "nobody's perfect", "Shell Oil" and "absolutely nothing" which taken in context of the film and depending on your mood can really make you laugh. The movie provides you with a bit of everything from madcap action, screwball comedy, mob drama, and campy romance, along with a little sugar on top in sweet sensation, Marilyn Monroe. " Daphne critically looking in the mirror states "Look at that I'm not even pretty. Perhaps that's what makes the film work so well, the casting. The pair end up making love in the back of the boat. Series: (MGM/UA vintage classics) General note: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. Daphne (Jerry) gets pinched on the elevator, and Josephine (Joe) gets propositioned by the bellhop.
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