Guffman: simple is funny

There have been a lot of films over the years that take the mockumentary form. A lot of them usually take the norm of poking fun at bigger events, and the odd people surround the events they are emulating. On edge in 2001 poked fun at the figure. Even Cristopher guests very own Best in Show took a stab at the world of dog competitions. Guffman's approach to poking fun at smaller events and more obscure people tends to make the comedy even more ridiculous and humorous. Guffman was able to take something as simple, small and obscure as a bunch of yokel's attempt to put on a play and turn it into a hilarious social commentary on middle america. There was not a big budget in making this film, but there was not a need for a big budget. To keep the scale of the film small, but direct the actors to make it a big thing in their own minds is what made it so compelling to watch. The peole portrayed in the film were characitures of people from the mid-west, but even with the exaggeration it still comes off as very real, and something that people can relate too, versus all mockumentaries that take huge characters from huge events, and let the audience be in awe of how ridiculous the character is the whole time, instead of allowing the audience to get emotionally involved in the characters