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By Caittlyn Herrmann
Tommy Boy = Sarcasm
Jaws = Understatement
Ratatouille = Pun
The Wizard of Oz = Situational Irony
Titanic = Dramatic Irony
The story of the Titanic is very well known. It was a giant and extravagant new ship that was advertised as "unsinkable". Hundreds of people boarded the beautifully decorated ship, but it unexpectedly hit and iceberg and sank. This movie is a perfect example of dramatic irony because going into it, you know that the ship is going to sink, but the characters in it don't. Since this was a true event, the writer did not create it on purpose. However, in the movie, the writer gets you emotionally attached to the love story of Jack and Rose, which makes the ending even more tear-jerking. It is really effective, because since you are attached to the characters, you are more involved in what happens to them. It makes it harder since you know what the outcome of the movie will be.
The Wizard of Oz is a movie where a girl named Dorothy finds herself in an unknown land and is trying to get home, meeting new friends along the way. The whole plot of this movie basically revolves around situational irony. They are all wanting to meet the powerful Oz only to find out he is a tiny old man. The Tin Man, the Lion, and the Scarecrow all want things that it turns out they already possess. Dorothy just wants to go home, but it turns out she had the ability to the whole time. This use of situational irony is effective because it made for an exciting movie that gave you a "Wow, I can't believe that happened." feeling at the end. It leaves you disappointed at the end, and it was the author's intent to make you feel all the feelings you do by basing the story off of situational irony.
Ratatouille is a movie about a rat that has a passion for food and befriends a newly hired chef that isn't so talented. Remy the rat, who is an amazing cook, then helps the chef do his job. The pun is located right in the title of the movie. The movie is about a rat in France who loves to cook, and Ratatouille is a french food dish. The pun works well because it's a movie about food located in France, and the main character is a rat. It gives you a glimpse of the movie by just reading the title.
In this scene, Brody spots a monstrous shark splashing underneath the boat, ready to attack it. This quote is an example of an understatement because they are going to need to do a lot more than get a bigger boat to protect themselves. (Considering they're in the middle of the ocean unable to get away from the shark.) This part of the movie was not actually written in the script, the actor just came up with it. It does a great job of lightening a dark and scary situation with humor. It was successful in making you laugh as well as making you feel the hopelessness and fright of the scene.
"You're gonna need a bigger boat."
Tommy: Did you hear I finally graduated?
Richard: Yeah, and just a shade under a decade, too. All right.
-From the movie "Tommy Boy"
A dimwitted heir to a brake pad company (Tommy) and a sarcastic and witty company worker (Richard) go on a road trip together trying to sell brake pads. This quote is an example of sarcasm because it doesn't take a decade to finish college, and Richard isn't actually congratulating Tommy but making fun of him instead. This part exposes more of the characters' differing personalities and shows how they tease each other. This display of sarcasm is effective at making me laugh (or at least smile) and people easily relate to the struggle of college.