and " Annual Comedy Competition 2". In the latest issue of
, two works have caused considerable controversy.
One is "Boyfriend is Coming".
uses women to "paper man boyfriend" in love games as a joke, and has been criticized by many players.
is considered to contain both the stereotype and is suspected of infringement.
Finally, the program team apologized and removed the work.
Another is "The Taste of Mom".
originally wanted to use the mother's excessive care for her children as a joke, but the result was not only not funny, but also made many people feel uncomfortable. The controversy between the two works of
has attracted a lot of negative reviews.
In less than a day, the Douban score of the program dropped from to 8.1. Fortunately, the overall reputation has been preserved.
But the turn of overturn also reflects a significant problem -
good comedy seems to be getting less and less;
comedy creation seems to be getting more and more difficult.
Taking this opportunity, Uncle Yu wants to use an old film of Douban 8.5 to talk to you about this topic.
Because what it talks about is the real dilemma in comedy creation.
" Laughing University "
Laughing University
3 In 1940, Japan during the war strengthened cultural supervision.
has set up a drama inspection section in the police station.
The official responsible for comedy inspection is Xiangsaka ( 未分大发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未分发未
He never smiled in his life and always had a stern face.
But it was just a serious person like him who held the power of life and death in the script.
Tsukachi ( Inagaki Goro ) is a comedy screenwriter of Xiaozhi University Theater Troupe.
That day, he brought his new script to the examination department.
Here, he will face Saka directly, waiting for that red "permit" seal.
However, his script hit a wall in Xiang Ban.
Other people's scripts have posted a lot of red notes to mark the places to be modified.
But in Tsuka Ichi's script, there is nothing red at all.
is very good?
is not.
is too bad, so bad that it needs to be rewritten all.
You must stamp it when you see the "not allowed" seal.
Tung tried hard to get the opportunity to modify the script.
However, it is not easy to change the script.
On the one hand, time is tight.
It is less than a month since the performance.
and the modification period given to Saka, only has one night .
The other side is demanding.
Change the story location to Japan, and change the characters to Japanese .
Tungichi's original script changed "Romeo and Juliet" to "Juliet and Romeo".
is similar to a spoof of classics.
So, Xiang Saka's request is equivalent to changing the background of the entire story.
The next day, Tsubaki changed the "Japanese local version" as he wished.
I didn’t expect that Xiaoguo was better.
However, Xiang Saka also put forward higher requirements. Why didn’t I say it together yesterday?
silly child, I didn't say yesterday that I was considerate of you and was afraid that you would work too hard.
This time, the line "For the Country" is required to be added to the script.
uses this to ignite the patriotic enthusiasm in the hearts of the audience.
And there are more than one sentence, but three sentences.
On the third day, Chunyi did add three sentences "For the Country" to the new script.
However, it calls a geisha the name " Aguo ".
not only needs to continue to change "for the country", but this time, also needs to delete all the indecent plots .
Specifically, all kisses must be removed.
also doesn’t work on your forehead.
And this script is exactly a love story.
On the fourth day, Tsuka finally changed to Xiangsaka's satisfaction.
But unexpectedly, after passing his level, there was a supervisor and boss.
The boss is the director, and requires to add a police character , and it must be a positive character that can affect the plot.
The names are all ready, just call the director's own name.
Another night, and the new role was recognized by the director.
However, it was Xiang Saka's turn to be dissatisfied.
He thinks this is a role of playing a supporting role, has no necessity .
After the sixth day, the whole script finally became perfect.
Xiang Saka finally nodded and said, "No problem."
Taking advantage of the excitement, Tsukachi vomited bitterness to Kosaka from his temperament.
Unexpectedly, it caused a big disaster.
Tsuka I forgot about Xiang Saka's identity, and Xiang Saka was very annoyed when he heard this.
So he gave another one more, and the most unreasonable modification requirement -
all the funny words and sentences were deleted. This drama must be a comedy, and it is not even possible to make people laugh in their hearts.
To put it bluntly, he asked Tsuka to write "a comedy that can't laugh" .
This is obviously a difficult task.
But Chun Yi didn't complain.
He did not plead as he did before, but accepted it calmly.
because he believes he can change it.
The whole story lasted for 7 days, which also corresponds to the time when God created the world.
But invisibly, Xiang Saka's request also pushed Tsukaichi's creative power to the limit, continuously improving the script level.
indirectly contributed to the birth of a top comedy.
At the same time, the mentality of the two and their relationship gradually undergo subtle changes.
In this movie, we not only see the censors' tricks, but also understand the sadness of the screenwriter.
From the mouth of the screenwriter Tsukazumi, we can also see the skills and means of creating good comedy.
There are many common comedy creation concepts.
For example parody .
is to use other people's works to make jokes and satirize. The works borrowed by
must be classics that everyone knows.
We are familiar with "A Chinese Odyssey" and "Domestic Lingling Paint" are similar to this.
. In the film, Chunyi initially borrowed the Shakespeare masterpiece.
Then from the inside out, disrupting, spoofing, and subverting this classic.
comedy effect will naturally come out.
such as Doubao .
This is the most common method in comedy, that is, to uncover the set suspense.
Tung Yi wrote this scene:
The priest who was supposed to appear in the next scene actually appeared early.
This way, it artificially disrupts the narrative logic.
The inappropriate priest has to look at the living Romeo and say he is dead.
twitches, and the laughter comes out.
For example, homophone .
In order to put the three sentences "For the Country" into the script, Tsuka Yi added the plot of the protagonist's mother cooking the meat again.
"pot" means "country" .
Frontly faced the love of the country, but later became a love for the pot.
In addition to these common ones, the movie also shows many advanced methods.
especially for those tricky modification requirements, a brilliant stroke is blooming, and the willows are bright.
For example, it was asked to change the entire Western story to a Japanese background.
Tung first thought this was impossible.
Later I thought about it, this original script was "Play in the Drama".
If Western stories are forcibly transplanted to Japan, it will add non-existent or even outrageous plots in Japanese folk stories.
This change directly makes the play in the drama more flavor and the laughter is more .
And for example, I was asked to delete all kissing plots.
makes a love story completely without intimate scenes. No matter how you look at it, you will think it is a difficult problem.
However, Chun does the opposite.
gave up using intimate scenes to show love, but instead used them not to kiss to highlight their laugh points.
In the new script, whenever two lovers want to kiss, there will always be external interference, making them unable to kiss.
The strange reasons have become obstacles between the two mouths.
At the same time, it also adds a lot of jokes to the script.
is like this, you can't kiss, and you'll get from the biggest problem to the best in the whole game.
At the same time, the added jokes do not appear completely bluntly, but rather takes into account logical rationality.
is like following the police chief, asking for an additional police role.
was a tool at first, but suddenly passing by, interfering with the male and female protagonists, which was both stiff and embarrassing.
In the view of Xiang Saka, who has had police duty experience, the behavior of this police character can be completely reasonable and credible.
Therefore, it is suggested that Tsuki change to a policeman who chases thieves.
At the same time, it also changed the simple "stop" when the police chased the thief.
because in reality, I won’t shout this at all.
In this way, the final effect is better.
The police chasing the thief kept going back and forth, interrupting the moment when the male and female protagonists were about to kiss.
On one hand, there is a policeman who cannot catch the thief, and on the other hand, there is a lover who cannot kiss his mouth.
two funny points naturally came across a piece, becoming one of the funniest plots in the script.
And Tsuka's sincerity and hard work have gradually gained the understanding and respect of Kosaka.
And the two began to appreciate each other.
together to make suggestions and contribute reasonable and interesting jokes to the script.
Excellent creative wisdom is certainly the key to writing a good work.
But more importantly, 's enthusiasm and efforts to create good comedy.
can continuously hone the script to create a true masterpiece . The screenwriter Tsuki Ichi in the movie "
is dedicated enough.
But more amazing, I have to count the screenwriter of this movie, Mitani Yukihi .
Yuki Mitani is a famous Japanese screenwriter, a three-star celebrity in film, television and stage plays.
Over the past thirty years, I have created countless classic works, both good at comedy and reasoning.
The famous mystery drama "Gentleman Detective" comes from his writing.
comedy masterpieces are even more.
And many of them have become classics in the comedy world, and have been repeatedly paid tribute and adapted.
For example, in 2008, " Magic Moment ".
was remade into " The Killer Not So Calm " in China and was released this year's Spring Festival.
on it is "This Killer Is Not So Calm", and the lower one is "Magic Moment"
. This "Laughter University" was first created by Yuki Mitani in the 1990s.
was made into a movie until 2004.
was later adapted into the stage play "Hello of the Comedy of ", starring Chen Daoming and He Bing .
"The University of Laughter" can be regarded as a drama in the play.
Yuki Mitani wrote a script to modify the script and created a comedy that is being created.
not only allows the audience to see the clever and ingenious thinking of comedy, but also shows the difficult process of comedy creation.
and most importantly.
He used this story of repeatedly polishing comedy to point out the most essential source of comedy, pain. Among the
3 films, the one who makes screenwriter Tsuka the most painful is Kosaka.
or, in other words, a series of obstacles represented by Xiang Saka.
Of course, comedy is not used to sell pain, nor is it to rationalize pain.
is a way to resolve our real dilemma and negative emotions.
In "The University of Laughter", I believe that all screenwriters will encounter the pain of the screenwriter.
Even Yuki Mitani of Japan can't escape this difficulty.
But he did not give up the career of screenwriter because of this pain.
instead write it into a comedy script to resolve this pain.
Since ancient times, almost all comedy has been built on pain.
is a little farther away, such as the comedy master Chaplin 's many classics.
The background of "City Light" is the Great Depression, the background of "Modern Times" is the sweatshop, and the background of " Dictators " is the rise of the Nazis.
is closer, such as Stephen Chow 's " King of Comedy ".
also used the pain of playing supporting roles back then as material for comedy.
This is also why we often say that the kernel of comedy is tragedy .
Home is a big part of the difficulty in creating a good comedy:
Home has to swallow the bitterness of life and then spit out laughing.
On the other hand, we cannot simply regard Xiang Saka's identity as a reviewer who makes suggestions for modification.
It actually represents a group of ordinary audiences who are "hard to please".
First of all, He is slow to comedy and has no feeling.
No simple funny or nonsensical funny can be amused.
Next, His knowledge structure is old-fashioned, it is difficult to get the slut .
don't like to watch comedy, and don't even like to watch dramas.
Tung wrote a deconstructed version of "Romeo and Juliet".
But he wanted to specifically check the information and confirm that a British writer named Shakespeare wrote a book called "Romeo and Juliet".
So he changed the story background to Japan, the characters to folk characters familiar to the audience, and stuffed them into many Japanese special elements. The localized adaptation of
is actually aimed at ordinary audiences like him.
However, many comedy programs in the mainland have gradually entered a small circle.
is like the fifth season of "Talk Show Contest", which has been criticized by many people and has become rampant internal memes.
Moreover, it incorporates a large number of urbanization elements such as stock trading and Starbucks . The topic of
is getting narrower and narrower, and it is gradually getting farther and farther away from ordinary audiences.
Last and most important point.
He is too serious and serious.
is easy to take jokes seriously.
is easier to exaggerate.
So, like Xiang Saka is the group of people who are most likely to be offended by comedy.
But the problem is. Do audiences like
need to be ignored?
Not long ago, an issue of " Roundtable " also invited two talk show actors to discuss this topic.
In the current Internet era, public opinion is becoming more and more complicated.
All online performances will encounter this problem:
There are always some people who will be offended.
However, we know that:
Most comedy uses an exaggerated way to tease and satirize a character or phenomenon.
ugliness + stereotypes are inevitable.
Some kind of "prejudice" is also inevitable.
But the key is to make this offensive and uglinessful and not disgusting.
This is the most challenging point in comedy creation.
Because the boundaries are difficult to grasp.
On the one hand, it may be that the creator himself is not sure about the standard.
No matter how good the original intention of creation is, the final effect may make people feel uncomfortable.
, for example, this time, "The Taste of Mom".
From lines to actions to expressions, they all show the mother's "over-care" for her children in an extremely exaggerated way.
originally wanted to create jokes, but it created anxiety.
makes people laugh and feel a little disgusted.
On the other hand, it may also be that some viewers are too glassy.
cannot listen to outputs that are different from one's own values.
especially for online comedy programs. The audience of
has expanded, but the audience full of hostility and opposition has also expanded.
Therefore, for the current comedy, requires the creators to have imagination, but also pay attention to a sense of proportion.
Or, we must not only take care of the sense of proportion and also capture the public's laughter.
However, in this era where people are difficult to match and likes and dislikes are divided, it is difficult for anyone to take into account everyone's tastes.
From the external environment to the internal itself, the limitations faced by comedy creation are increasing visible to the naked eye.
There is another mountain after climbing, everything is full of unknowns.
All obstacles are difficult for creators.
But there is no shortcut to doing a good comedy, there is only one way:
Believe in yourself and stick to it.
Work hard, struggle, and do every comedy seriously.
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