An analysis of the character and acting style of Jim Carrey in the film, “Ace Ventura”.
This paper examines how, although the film “Ace Ventura “might seem like a movie with a hyper goon, Jim Carrey, running around with animals while making odd noises, the laughs from audience comes from not only Carre’s physical ability to entertain them, but also from the societal notion of being entertained at someone else?s cost. It shows how the comedy results from laughing at someone’s misery because he is the one who has to suffer from it, not the ones witnessing the incident. It looks at how, although the film belongs to physical comedy category due to Carrey’s ability to express his emotions through physical gestures and performances, it should be recognized that the laughs can be generated by the standard and notions that the society has imposed.
Although this scene can be funny in terms of showing Carrey’s famous exaggerated physical performances.i.e. moving his entire body up and down while throwing up, excessive facial expression of his emotion, the mini story that contributes to a laugh certainly is not so great; not to mention a sense of homophobic is evident in the film. Audience might laugh at Carrey’s physical performance, because he seems to suffer from a great deal of stress and emotional pain while audiences have the luxury to laugh at his misery. However, it should be noted that the use of homophobic concept was not necessary in this scene.