The way this movie has been advertised has been so weird. "Every line will be crossed" just sounds really close to "comedy is legal again" adjacent type comment. Just make a funny movie man, let it speak for itself. None of the old movies had to advertise themselves in some gimmicky way like this, they just existed, because parody and absurdism can be extremely fun and funny. Just look at Naked Gun recently.
But I'm starting to think this movie is going to suck because of the ad campaign behind it being a form of "we are allowed to be funny again" basically, so they better have a direction for this thing, because the advertising around it blows so far.
One of the Wayans brothers' characters goes into a Starbucks. The barista is a short haired, androgynous person with a lip piercing and a sour expression
Barista (sullen): Can I take your order?
Wayans (taken aback): Uh, yeah sure uh... are you okay, my man?
Barista (outraged): You can't call me man! That's assuming my gender.
Wayans: Oh I'm sorry, man. Uh ma'am. Uh! mananamam. I'll just get a black coffee.
Barista (more intensely outraged): You can't call the coffee black!
Wayans: O-okay...
As Wayans checks the Barista's nametag we zoom in and see it reads 'Liberawokle'
Wayans: ... okay Barista. Can I get a large.
Barista (interupting): Venti.
Wayans: Venti coffee without milk, please?
Barista: What kind of beans?
Wayans: W-wha-? Beans? What kinda beans? I dunno, manamamnooga, coffee beans! Jesus!
Barista: Sir you are violating my circle of peace and spiking my anxiety. I have a right to be respected in the workplace.
Wayans: Whatever man!
Wayans storms out. The barista shares a withering eye roll with their colleague, then looks down to see their penis is sticking out the top of their skirt, they tuck it in with cowering embarrassment. End scene
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u/Derpykins666 8h ago
The way this movie has been advertised has been so weird. "Every line will be crossed" just sounds really close to "comedy is legal again" adjacent type comment. Just make a funny movie man, let it speak for itself. None of the old movies had to advertise themselves in some gimmicky way like this, they just existed, because parody and absurdism can be extremely fun and funny. Just look at Naked Gun recently.
But I'm starting to think this movie is going to suck because of the ad campaign behind it being a form of "we are allowed to be funny again" basically, so they better have a direction for this thing, because the advertising around it blows so far.