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.

  • 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.