Was I the only one who thought Mr. Bean's Holiday was a more brilliant movie than it seems?
The concept of the film is extremely brilliant, as is the comedy. But one thing I've noticed is that people only think about the comedy in the film. I'm not talking about thinking about how the comedy is used but rather simply in the act of making people laugh.
Think about it. We have all sorts of bad situations that can happen in life taken to the extreme. At no point does Bean react in an excessively negative way, and he continues to take everything lightly. They bring absurd criticisms. Carlson Clay is an example of this, of cinema that tries too hard to appear to be profound. In a brief moment, the protagonist's innocent world collides with the weight of the world.
The structure of the beginning, middle, and end is different compared to other films as well. It's just an absurd sequence of disasters, and they throw an impressive ending in your face.
Did anyone else notice this sort of thing? Anyway, this movie is simply brilliant.