May 7, 2007

Waiting For Guffman

Waiting for Guffman is interesting because Guest created a sense of reality while smudging the truth enough to cause soe giggles. It wasn't a doc. fiction in the classic sense since it's aim was to capture real desires versus actual events---or events that could even bbe actual. Behind all the laughs, were effective devices like one-on-one interviews, interestig use of sound, and dead plot time to signify real life. there was no neat story round-up, or even a clearly good/bad guy. each person acted out their role to show one particular side of a psyche.

1 comment:

Shaun Bonnett said...

Lizzy makes a good point in her entry on Waiting For Guffman. Its true the hilarity ensues not only from the ridiculous content presented but more so from Guest’s comedic shaping of cinematic language.