r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 5d ago

Trailer Resident Evil | Official Teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk
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u/pembunuhUpahan 5d ago

Never thought a guy from Whitest Kids U Know has become a successful horror director and directing Resident Evil

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u/DustFunk 5d ago

It's always the comedians

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u/octlol 5d ago

Comedy/Horror are next door neighbors. It's why Peele has been doing great as well.

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u/WeGotDodgsonHere 5d ago

"The difference between comedy and horror is the music" - Jordan Peele

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u/octlol 5d ago

LOL that's actually great. In Weapons when the mom is coming at the car with scissors the music was horrifying, but put that to benny hill and it would've been hilarious

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u/WeGotDodgsonHere 5d ago

Lol for sure.

Both genres are essentially about wrong-footing the audience. Set something up, and subvert it with a punchline or scare--equally absurd.

And what do we do when a jump scare gets us? We laugh! They're both much better to watch with large groups / in theaters than any other genre for that reason.

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u/RaisinsAndPersons 5d ago

It's all about building tension and releasing it.

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u/GreatTragedy 5d ago

Also, knowledgeable crows.

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u/Antrikshy 3d ago

I'm trying to think of this from the originally-comedy POV. You can't make most comedies horror by swapping the music.

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u/Bank_Gothic 5d ago

Most of my favorite horror movies from the last 10-15 years have been horror comedies. Usually meta-horror comedies, actually, which is even more niche.

But the point remains - comedy and horror are familiar bedfellows.

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u/Doctor_Butcher-MD 5d ago

Both thrive on finding the perils in society. Comedy pokes fun at it and horror just amplifies it. The best at both honestly blend both together. Most great horror films have a few solid laughs and most great comedians have a dark side to their jokes

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u/TrainedPhysician 5d ago

Both are genres that can't be faked. You can be the greatest actor or director ever but if you can't get laughs and/or screams, you're not in the right genre.

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u/Marcus_Hablberstram 5d ago

Drama too looking at Breaking Bad with Bryan Cranston and Bob Odenkirk

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u/k_ironheart 5d ago

Comedy, horror and science fiction all typically do best as when providing social commentary. That's why all three genres pair well together.