James Eugene Carrey The exceptional Canadian actor, Jim Carrey, has exploded onto the movie scene in the past five years. His "comedic unpredictability" has become his trademark in Hollywood (Hughes 28). The roles he played in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber have brought back the "dumb roots" back to comedy (Trakin 56). His combination of physical grace and facial contortions can make just about anyone laugh. Even as a child in Newmarket, a suburb of Toronto
Both, Ace Ventura and School of Rock, propose comedy from the outset; even the titles and movie covers are comedic. Setting up pretend worlds creates distance for the audience, allowing them to laugh at the comedies. In Ace Ventura, the main character, Ace Ventura, is a pet detective hired to find a missing dolphin kidnapped before the Super Bowl. This concept suggests absurdity at both the ridiculousness of someone kidnapping a dolphin and a private pet detective being hired to find it. This
crowd. Some very well known classics, still popular today are Ferris Bueller 's Day off, Sixteen Candles, Ghostbusters and The Goonies. The 1990 's ushered in an abundance of senseless cinematic features. Movies such as Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Happy Gilmore kept spectators laughing with simple-minded and foolish characters. Today 's comedies are a mixture of styles that are largely influenced by comedies of the
life and laugh at it. Comedies usually show a hilarious scene for people to enjoy and laugh at. Many scenes which has a outburst of crazy and ridiculous moments will not usually happen in our daily life, but its fun to enjoy. For example, Ace Ventura: pet detective the character is looking for a missing dolphin, he goes into an aquarium to look for some clues and he gets on top of a tank and falls into a shark tank and when he came back out of the tank his clothes is ripped into shreds and people are
which was very advanced for the times. The surrounding gardens are equally extravagant. Combining Renaissance Italian and French influences, t... ... middle of paper ... ..., Vizcaya is also a popular choice for the filmmakers. From Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Any Given Sunday, Bad Boys II, Airport '77, Haunts of the Very Rich, to The Money Pit, Vizcaya has been the backdrop of many a memorable movies. The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is a coveted spot for weddings, quinceañera (15th birthday celebrations
He played alongside Keenen, one of the Wayans brothers. Later on, he was given a supporting role in the film Doing Time on Maple Drive. In 1994, Jim Carrey got a great breakthrough in Hollywood as he landed a leading role in the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The critics did not find the movie interesting, but were impressed by Jim’s character. At the same time, he landed roles in two films, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber. His performance in both films were exceptional, landing him nominations
Jim Carrey is a successful comedian and actor, who has been a part of many award-winning films, and is world renowned for his talents. He did not start out this prosperous; he overcame many obstacles, and encountered many choices from a very young age that affected his path to infamy. He kept trying diligently to reach his goal of making people laugh, and through trial and error, he succeeded. Jim Carrey’s childhood did not begin as challenging as it developed to be. Born January 17, 1962, to parents