humor
...is to challenge and accept ideas, this helps make big problems easier to handle, if you can see the humorous side of the problem and not to take things to seriously. Lastly humour is used to create a social bond, between friends and families. Without humour life would be too serious and boring. LAUNGUAGE The so called “language” of humour is what makes us laugh. Funny things include: reoccurring gags, sight gags, clichés (expressions every body knows), contradiction, allusion, dead pan delivery and satires. For example in The Simpsons there a various recurring gags such as “DOH” used a lot by Homer when something goes wrong. People in modern day life that find this expression funny, mimic Homer by saying it in similar situations. TYPES OF HUMOUR The type of humour can vary depending on the targeted audience. Types of humour include irony, slapstick, play on words and humour dealing with untouched subjects such as sex and puberty. The film Shrek targets a large audience, with ages varying from 3-103. Shrek can be enjoyed by a larger audience, than the Simpsons because it demonstrates many different humour techniques which is what makes the film funny and entertaining. Such techniques include Irony, when an event or result turns out to be completely opposite of the expected outcome from the audience. A good example of irony in Shrek is when Princess Fiona is kissed by “ones first true love”, it isI expected by the audience that she will turn into a beautiful princess and will live h...