I also went to see this film in D.C. when it was shown by the Center for American Policy and I have to say I found it very funny.
While the first poster made some valid points about Brooks not considering that the reason that the audience in the stand up scene was not because they didn't understand the language but because they didn't get the cultural reference. However, I think they missed that such ignorance by Americans is the point of the movie. Brooks wants the audience to consider just how little we understand about the Muslim world. The biggest laughs for me came when Brooks showed just how little he knew his audience.
In the end the larger context of "Comedy", and one Brooks made in his comments after the film, the time we spend attempting to understand the culture, ideals, and humor, of another society will do more for peace than 1 stealth bomber.
I enjoyed "Comedy" for it's off kilter sense of humor as well as its larger message. I think when people see it they should concentrate less on Brook's search for comedy and more on what it means to look for comedy in another civilization.
While the first poster made some valid points about Brooks not considering that the reason that the audience in the stand up scene was not because they didn't understand the language but because they didn't get the cultural reference. However, I think they missed that such ignorance by Americans is the point of the movie. Brooks wants the audience to consider just how little we understand about the Muslim world. The biggest laughs for me came when Brooks showed just how little he knew his audience.
In the end the larger context of "Comedy", and one Brooks made in his comments after the film, the time we spend attempting to understand the culture, ideals, and humor, of another society will do more for peace than 1 stealth bomber.
I enjoyed "Comedy" for it's off kilter sense of humor as well as its larger message. I think when people see it they should concentrate less on Brook's search for comedy and more on what it means to look for comedy in another civilization.