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Gibi (2021)
Absurdity becoming reality...
A quote attributed to Mark Twain is "Tragedy plus time equals comedy." In "As If" though, we see the absurdity becomes reality in such a setting and well written script that tragedy does not even require a time component to make you laugh your tits off. Elements of dark humor professionally woven into the absurdity greets the audience with brilliant scenes, much different from what you might ordinarily encounter in daily life.
Don't take this the wrong way... the characters are not absurd but the situation they find themselves in are. They are common characters with ordinary reactions. These ordinary reactions and analysis of absurd situations makes the show great. For instance, in an episode a grandma was eaten by an international student who was apparently a cannibal. One of the guys ask the question: "How much did he eat her?" on the funeral. The grandson of the deceased swearing oath "I am gonna eat him too!" Just absurd!
Imo, Feyyaz Yigit is now the king of comedy in Turkey.
Tosun Pasa (1976)
You gotta know Turkish...
One of the funniest Turkish movies Tosun Pasa requires that it must be seen in its original language Turkish... Unfortunately, if a non-Turkish speaker tries to enjoy the movie via subtitles, s/he will probably fail so. Besides, the movie will appear to be absurd. However, for Turkish people, it is a golden classic as can be seen from the ratings. Kemal Sunal and Sener Sen who were the most famous comedians of that time resembles Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau or maybe Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. They have many other movies acting together where Kemal Sunal plays the dumb but the lucky one and Sener Sen plays the person frustrated by the acts of the other and unlucky one. "Hababam Sinifi" is another wonderful movie of this couple...