DodgeBall: Hit or Miss?
Dodge ball is a game that at some time in our lives we all played, whether it was in elementary school at recess or in middle school during a physical education class. Dodge ball was one of those games that no one would ever consider to someday become a Hollywood movie. Some would think it to be a ridiculous idea, but this was an idea for a smash hit comedy. Who knew that one day a game we once played and still play could be so hilarious that as an audience we would want to watch a comedy about it. DodgeBall is a great sports comedy; hence this is a movie that can be watched by the entire family. DodgeBall: A true underdog story is an extremely creative film that deserves to be watched.
Imagine playing a game of dodge ball against the toughest kids in the school. How well do you think that you would do? Would you over come or would you lose and run away, never trying to show how strong you really are? In the movie DodgeBall, you have the tough guys of Globo Gym against the weaker guys of Average Joe?fs gym. The tough guys of Globo gym are led by White Goodman who is played by Ben Stiller (Meet the parents, Along came Polly). On the Average Joe team we have Peter LaFleur played by Vince Vaughn (Anchorman), Justin played by Justin Long (Ed), dodge ball legend Patches O'Houlihan played by Rip Torn, and Catherine Beach played by Christine Taylor. The movie has an amazing group of people that have the ability to make you laugh for hours.
?gIf you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball.?h That is one of the many statements are by Patches O?fHoulihan. This movie is filled to the top with raunchy, hilarious, and subtle jokes throughout the movie. The movie has a lot of what some would call immature humor such as Justin Long not catching any of the balls thrown at him; instead he took them all to the groin or the head. Long alone keeps you laughing almost as if your gut is going to bust. Vaughn?fs character helps to keep the audience laughing by all of his subtle jokes. For example when Peter meets up with White they discuss all of the horribly funny things that Peter did to him.
Dodgeball is a game of many facets. On one hand, it is a game that encourages everyone to stand up for themselves since everyone is on their own team, while on the other hand, it is a game where you aggressively pummel others with balls and pick on the weak. As a result of the varying possible viewpoints of opinion, some schools ban it, and others do not. The logic of some schools is that it labels others as human targets. On the contrary, it can encourage people to figure out who is weak and strong and how they could deal with these personalities. Although a solid case could be made for each side, dodgeball should not be banned in physical education classes due to the benefit of being able to let out aggression and the need to learn the ways of healthy competition.
The phrase, “How’d this get so fucked up so quick,” that is spouted out halfway through Interesting Ball is something that viewers of the short film will be saying almost immediately as the film starts, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. This short film, brought to us by recently acclaimed directing duo otherwise known as DANIELS (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), is worth the watch and the thought afterwards. Both comedic and emotional, Interesting Ball is a short film not afraid to take its audience on a roller coaster of feelings.
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