Every year the history of film is reviewed as the Academy Awards are given out. This is the perfect time of year to think about what your favorite comedy movie of all time is. For some people this comedy is going to be a new release, while for others it is going to be a time honored comedy classic, and yet other people will have a little known film in mind.
So what makes a great comedy? It needs to have memorable characters that are easy to identify with, yet they need to be unique in their own right. The interactions between the characters also need to be special, tense and riotous. The characters needs to be game for getting into trouble so that there is something to talk about in the film.
Another characteristic for a great comedy is funny dialogue. The dialogue needs to contain one or more quotable catch phrases, it needs to be appropriate for the culture of the film and it needs to have its own rhythm and rhyme. Finally the dialogue needs superior timing and delivery. Without these two things in line, the dialogue will fall flat.
When you are trying to come up with your favorite comedy of all time it can be helpful to browse through a catalog of comedy movie posters. The images of comedy posters can remind you of what comedies have been made, and they can help remind you of possible movies you may love but forgot about. The posters can also wet your appetite for watching your favorite comedy.
