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Humor Characterization Analysis in “My Stupid Boss” Indonesian Comedy Movie

Authors
Kheivlen Cunsuela1, *, Baptista Anton1
1School of Design, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jl. M. H. Thamrin Boulevard, 1100, Lippo Village, Tangerang, 15811, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: kheivlen.cunsuela1@gmail.com
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Kheivlen Cunsuela
Available Online 5 April 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-390-0_11How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Comedy Film; Humor; Techniques; Characterization; My Stupid Boss
Abstract

Comedy film is a genre of a film which focused on humor and prioritizes comedic elements and laughter. Film with comedy genre communicates its humor message through the use of various humorous techniques. There are 4 categories of humor techniques; language, logic, action and identity. These character traits lead and develop the storyline of the film. Character refers to the appearance, behavioral traits, and actions of a character that differentiate them from others. However, character portrayal that is too flat or overly exaggerated can diminish the comedic impact. “My Stupid Boss” is one of the Indonesian comedy films and directed by Upi Avianto. My Stupid Boss has a strong and definite characteristic of each character. This article aims to analyze the characterization of the comedy characters in the film “My Stupid Boss” and the selected research method is qualitative. The urgency of this article is to assist aspiring comedy film writers in determining the proper characterization of comedy characters.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Moving Image Cultures Conference (IMOVICCON 2023)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
5 April 2024
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10.2991/978-94-6463-390-0_11
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2667-128X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-390-0_11How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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