That’s Chevy Chase, starring in National Lampoons: Christmas Vacation. It’s older but it’s one of the most famous Christmas movies ever. It’s a great comedy
For anyone curious, Chevy Chase was apparently awful to his coworkers, which caught up with him and squeezed him out of his career. This culminated during a roast to his name that celebrities actively skipped. What made him rethink his behavior was Steven Colbert’s scathing but accurate remarks on the podium that haunted him, although his effort to change was too little too late.
The movie juxtaposes the ideal against the dysfunctional and highlights pressures of playing a social and familial role through comedy.
The main character is inherently flawed and is trying to give his family an ideal Christmas. He’s caught up in petty neighborly disputes, things go awry, and he’s an asshole. He wants to provide and be a good father and husband but his expectations are set too high and naturally he fails. He is morally weak and is easily distracted by lust or rivalry.
He just wants things to go as planned for once and not to be burdened by unwanted and embarrassing family members. He just wants things to be “normal” and for people to recognize his hard work and dedication.
People in this thread have pointed out that it’s difficult to empathize with the character because of his perceived wealth and the plot point of needing the Christmas bonus to cover money he over spent on a down payment for a pool.
However, for all of his toxic behaviors, his disproportionate reactions, his un-relatable lifestyle, his pettiness, his stress, his inability to let things go, he is familiar; he’s us. He wants to be happy but has no idea how to make that happen for himself. His heart is in the right place but that’s not enough.
There’s catharsis in watching him experience exaggerated depictions of what a lot of people experience around the holidays: you can’t choose your family and the world is typically against you. His final stress-fueled blowup and monologue at the end is a summary of the dumb shit the audience has always wanted to say but never been able to.
*watch a recent photo of him* Yeah… I think I recognised him from somewhere. It looks like I have many old-school comedy to watch :) There is worst way to build an education.
Well I wouldn’t want to spoil too much if you wanted to watch. It’s a comedy of errors movie, think like a Mr. Bean movie. Everything that could go wrong goes wrong. The family is all fighting, his Christmas lights outside are not working, his tree is burned, all host of crazy antics.
That’s Chevy Chase, starring in National Lampoons: Christmas Vacation. It’s older but it’s one of the most famous Christmas movies ever. It’s a great comedy
For anyone curious, Chevy Chase was apparently awful to his coworkers, which caught up with him and squeezed him out of his career. This culminated during a roast to his name that celebrities actively skipped. What made him rethink his behavior was Steven Colbert’s scathing but accurate remarks on the podium that haunted him, although his effort to change was too little too late.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ahwx
Okay, but I still don’t understand what this post is about.
The movie juxtaposes the ideal against the dysfunctional and highlights pressures of playing a social and familial role through comedy.
The main character is inherently flawed and is trying to give his family an ideal Christmas. He’s caught up in petty neighborly disputes, things go awry, and he’s an asshole. He wants to provide and be a good father and husband but his expectations are set too high and naturally he fails. He is morally weak and is easily distracted by lust or rivalry.
He just wants things to go as planned for once and not to be burdened by unwanted and embarrassing family members. He just wants things to be “normal” and for people to recognize his hard work and dedication.
People in this thread have pointed out that it’s difficult to empathize with the character because of his perceived wealth and the plot point of needing the Christmas bonus to cover money he over spent on a down payment for a pool.
However, for all of his toxic behaviors, his disproportionate reactions, his un-relatable lifestyle, his pettiness, his stress, his inability to let things go, he is familiar; he’s us. He wants to be happy but has no idea how to make that happen for himself. His heart is in the right place but that’s not enough.
There’s catharsis in watching him experience exaggerated depictions of what a lot of people experience around the holidays: you can’t choose your family and the world is typically against you. His final stress-fueled blowup and monologue at the end is a summary of the dumb shit the audience has always wanted to say but never been able to.
At least, that’s what I think the post is about.
*watch a recent photo of him* Yeah… I think I recognised him from somewhere. It looks like I have many old-school comedy to watch :) There is worst way to build an education.
so what did he do that would make him crazy
Well I wouldn’t want to spoil too much if you wanted to watch. It’s a comedy of errors movie, think like a Mr. Bean movie. Everything that could go wrong goes wrong. The family is all fighting, his Christmas lights outside are not working, his tree is burned, all host of crazy antics.