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.

  • Rob BosEnglish
    51•1 month ago

    The book was a comedy as well. Tons of great dry jokes. The two are not mutually exclusive.

    • Jerkface (any/all)English
      12•1 month ago

      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.

      • Bobby TurkalinoEnglish
        6•1 month ago

        Yeah the old timey definition of a comedy is a story that starts sad but gets better, while a drama is the opposite

        • @BeMoreCarefulEnglish
          2•1 month ago

          I thought one ended in a marriage and the other a death.

        • @jordanlundEnglish
          1•1 month ago

          Or the Shakespearian definition:

          Comedies end in a wedding.
          Tragedies end in a funeral.