I think you made some good points examining the humor behind this video and the possible reasons Millenials find this humor so appealing as opposed to other generations. I personally did not laugh that much at this video. I found it more cringe-worthy than humorous, but I can see the comedic appeal, like when something is so stupid it just makes you laugh.
I think making light of situations like these make it easier for our generation to grasp the harder things that we go through in life, such as school continually getting more competitive and increasing in difficulty as well as the increased pressure put on our generation to create positive change in the world.
I also think that the stupid decisions he makes to drink the different colored drinks relate him back to a child which is incongruous since he obviously is an adult as we can tell from his voice, which adds to the overall comedic effect since it disrupts our normal mental expectations for this set of behaviors. Overall, I think the appeal of this video is the lack of sincerity in the situation that allows a sense of relief among the audience, and especially millennials who tend to shoulder a lot of weight when it comes to current world dilemmas.
What situation do you think it makes light of? I agree that it is the silliness and childishness of this that is part of the humor. It is similar to the Tide Pod phenomenon. What is the appeal of this genre?
ReplyDeleteNow that you point it out, I agree that he was trying to relate back to being a child by drinking the different color drinks is incongruous. I also did not find this video funny but if we watched it as a group I think this video would of been more humorous.
ReplyDeleteI like your analogy to school. Very applicable and easy for us to think about! Great post.
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