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| Hot Fuzz (2007) Universal |
After reading the title you may be skeptical, but if you
have seen the movie there may have been a few things you missed. To be honest,
the first time I saw the film I thought it wasn’t that funny. I thought it was
an average cop comedy that would easily be forgotten, but the more I thought
about it the better it got.
A friend of mine (known as Graham) happens to know even more
about movies then I do, which I have to say is pretty impressive. I feel like I
don’t miss a lot, but whenever we talk about movies this guy drops mind bombs
on me. To say the least he has better taste in movies. When I first saw this I
told him that I didn’t think it was great and he told me to watch it again this
time, but gave me the key to the movie. He said “Watch it this time, but know
that every scene is a different genre.” I thought to myself that there was no
way that I missed that, but after the second watch I realized how wrong I truly
was.
Every scene is a different genre.
You go from buddy cop movie to murder mystery, from mystery
to horror, from horror to slasher, and back to gay cop drama. HOW DID I MISS
IT! I realized that throughout the film they talk about what seems like
arbitrary things, but ends up being a main plot point. Every time someone talks
it is foreshadowing something else. Big cop in a small town F-off to the model
village à
Last scene ends in the model village where he is seemingly larger. Ever shoot
two guns whilst jumping through the air at the same time? à Pub scene.
To say the least the film is brilliantly written and
directed. You don’t even realize its genius until the second and third watches.
Every time you see the film it gets even better. After I watched it this last
time I was on the floor even though I knew what was going to happen. I was
ashamed of myself when Graham pointed out the best part because I had
unknowingly be unaware of brilliance. I will never doubt Graham ever again.
Although many people may not understand British humor, you can’t
help but see the irony is most of the things that happen in the film. The spaghetti
western part at the end was the perfect way to end the film. There were so many
other movies references that led to him making the decision to go back and
arrest the whole village.
I can’t help but try to put this film in perspective when
comparing it to other great comedies, but it really is in a league of its own. I
challenge you to watch this film more than once and ignore how clever it really
is.
Definitely on my list for top 5 comedies of all time.
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