Response to John
Key and Peele videos are always some of my favorites to watch. In this particular video the incongruity theory is obvious. Key or Gideon keeps misleading the Chef into thinking he has either a good or bad opinion on his dish, yet every time the chef begins to relax or feel tense Gideon changes the mood with a reversal of his statement. Example: When chef is told to pack up his knives and leave. He is sad but then hears Gideon say "Because you should be working in the finest kitchens in the world." These constant reversals of fortune for the chef is very amusing and plays on experiences people may have had in the past. One thing about the video that lowers it in my standards is the repetitiveness of it. After about three of these reversals it becomes very obvious that you cannot trust anything Gideon says initially about the dish. Another thing that really helps this video is the soundtrack. It adds a sense of relief or growing tension that would be hard to pick up from just facial expressions. With the audio track the audience can feel the weight of the situation that the Chef is feeling and relate a little more. All around I love Key and Peele and this video is no exception.
I love your idea of playing on experiences people may have had in the past. I totally did not think about that idea, but I can think of many times when people have said things and I have interpreted them the wrong way before a disappointing clarification.
ReplyDeleteI agree that without the music it would be hard to tell what was happening just based off of facial expressions. The video was very repetitive but i think thats what made it interesting because even though it was repetitive you never knew if it was going to be a bad or good comment made about the food.
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