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Funny People - Directed by Judd Apatow I loved this movie. I know that a lot of people have had a hard time with this film and are unsure what to make of it, but I am not one of those people. From the opening home video montage of a young Adam Sandler to the closing moments, this film struck a raw nerve with me. Watching these individuals trying their damndest to connect with someone, anyone, through humour, is something that I can heavily relate to. Part of me has always wanted to attempt to be a stand up comic, because very few things have ever made me feel better than making a crowd of people laugh. There’s just something about being up on stage and reading a crowd. Knowing what makes them laugh and what doesn’t make them, it’s just one of the greatest sensations in the world. After watching this film, I came home and wrote pages of stand up comedy jokes. What I eventually do with them remains to be seen… But back to the movie. Anyone going into this film looking for a conventional comedy is going to be disappointed. Hell, anyone coming into this movie looking for a conventional film is going to be disappointed. There’s a story to Funny People, but it doesn’t have a clear beginning, middle, or end. It’s like life, just one constant, vicious, and funny loop. Everything comes full circle in this film and that’s the best way to look at it. (Unlike the linear structure of most films.) The acting is fantastic, the writing powerful, and the direction, non-existent enough to make everything seem real. I have almost never wavered in knowing what I want to do with the rest of my life, but this film made me question that. And that is, quite possibly, the best compliment that I can give Apatow and Co. When a film speaks directly to you, something was done right. Greatest Moment: The home video of Adam Sandler freaking out because someone actually recognized him on the streets of NYC as having been on MTV. You can actually feel his excitement. It’s equally charming and heart breaking.

Funny People - Directed by Judd Apatow

I loved this movie. I know that a lot of people have had a hard time with this film and are unsure what to make of it, but I am not one of those people. From the opening home video montage of a young Adam Sandler to the closing moments, this film struck a raw nerve with me. Watching these individuals trying their damndest to connect with someone, anyone, through humour, is something that I can heavily relate to. Part of me has always wanted to attempt to be a stand up comic, because very few things have ever made me feel better than making a crowd of people laugh. There’s just something about being up on stage and reading a crowd. Knowing what makes them laugh and what doesn’t make them, it’s just one of the greatest sensations in the world. After watching this film, I came home and wrote pages of stand up comedy jokes. What I eventually do with them remains to be seen…

But back to the movie. Anyone going into this film looking for a conventional comedy is going to be disappointed. Hell, anyone coming into this movie looking for a conventional film is going to be disappointed. There’s a story to Funny People, but it doesn’t have a clear beginning, middle, or end. It’s like life, just one constant, vicious, and funny loop. Everything comes full circle in this film and that’s the best way to look at it. (Unlike the linear structure of most films.) The acting is fantastic, the writing powerful, and the direction, non-existent enough to make everything seem real. I have almost never wavered in knowing what I want to do with the rest of my life, but this film made me question that. And that is, quite possibly, the best compliment that I can give Apatow and Co. When a film speaks directly to you, something was done right.

Greatest Moment: The home video of Adam Sandler freaking out because someone actually recognized him on the streets of NYC as having been on MTV. You can actually feel his excitement. It’s equally charming and heart breaking.

Sunday, August 16th 2009 3:32pm
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