Monday, December 2, 2019
Grace's Lead Blog Post Response
In this week's lead blog post, Grace used an article talking about millennial humor being weird and a video of a man taste testing liquids in various cups. I didn't find this video funny while watching it. However, I think I would have found this video to be humorous if I was watching it with a group of friends. I think it would be more humorous with a group because we all would be laughing at how awkward the video is making us feeling which can go along with the relief theory. The more odd-looking samples he tried lead to more tension being built up to his reaction to each drink. In a group, I think we would laugh at the guy's reactions to the drink because it's odd that he keeps trying the drinks and his reactions show pure disgust. I also think this video would have been more humorous if someone was trying the liquids with him. This also would have helped with the awkwardness of the video in the first place. The camera angle also makes this video more awkward because it's shaky and we never see whos actually behind the camera. If we saw the face of the person's reactions that could have maybe made the video more humorous. In general, I'm confused about the point of this video. Like Grace said the room is white and appears to be clean but when you look more closely, the table is dirty and has four cups of some types of liquids, there is also money on the floor. He then proceeds to try each substance and takes a wild guess at what they are. Is the point of this video to get people's attention or to be humorous by trying odd liquid samples and speaking in a different voice than normal. If so this can be an example of weird millennial humor.
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I totally did not even think about your point with the group of friends involving the relief theory. I totally agree. I think also that when you are experiencing other people laughing or smiling or feeling uncomfortable, you tend to feel those same emotions, or laugh to release the tension in the room. However, when you are the only one in the room, no tension is released if you laugh alone in a room watching the video.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem like the sort of thing that would normally be done as a stupid prank but in this case that is not happening. In other words, there are many ways this video could become a more familiar type of comedy but that doesn't happen and that is part of what makes it weird.
ReplyDeleteI thought about this too. I think if I had watched this video with friends I would have found it more humorous. I feel like most time when you watch something with someone you laugh more. When I am alone watching a humorous tv show I barely react even if I find something funny. Yet when I am with friends I will laugh more vocally.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how you mentioned not finding the video funny when you watch it by yourself but you think you would if you watched it with others. I can see how this would perhaps apply to me as well. Great post!
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