The Comedian, 2016 with Robert De Niro is a movie about a struggling comedian who is 67 years old. He has a female manager, who has played a role in the television series, the Sopranos. Robert De Niro is type cast. His appearance and his acting style is very noticeable. I have noticed this is other actors, like Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks. Basically his own aura masters the cinematic experience, whereas the movie - plot and climax really take a back-seat to his role. This movie is like a B-movie to me. It is on the verge of being a creative movie. It was mentioned by the Odeon Theater to be classified as a Horror. In a remote way - I can understand the logic. Robert De Niro swears, uses profanity and is very disrespectful to his audiences. He is a very bitter man and his bitterness does come across in his comedy roles. Perhaps in a way, The Comedian is an honest man who is hurt. And he uses his art of expression to let out his repression. Perhaps this is not a bad thing. As it is in the right setting, and in most case (except for the one altercation) the other comedians respond well to this level of aggressive communication turned into a farce and hence evolving into the topic of comedy. Maybe Robert De Niro's character is a sympathetic character after all. At the end of the movie, Robert De Niro's character does find hope and in a sense he finds success and re-instilled happiness. So maybe, in a round-about way this is a feel good Hollywood movie. I just think one would need to have a strong ego to listen to the, at times, offensive dialogue, in order to uncover it's universal message of finding peace in life.
Review of The Comedian
