Ridley Scott Defends 'The Martian' As a Comedy
Ridley Scott explained how studios didn't realize 'The Martian' was a comedy.
Ridley Scott explained how studios didn't realize 'The Martian' was a comedy.
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The book was a comedy as well. Tons of great dry jokes. The two are not mutually exclusive.
There's a chasm between being funny and being a comedy. Comedy is a genre, and I'd argue doesn't strictly even need to be very funny, if at all.
Yeah the old timey definition of a comedy is a story that starts sad but gets better, while a drama is the opposite
I thought one ended in a marriage and the other a death.
Or the Shakespearian definition:
Comedies end in a wedding.
Tragedies end in a funeral.
Just shove it in sci-fi/fantasy, easy