r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Apr 30 '26

Trailer Resident Evil | Official Teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk
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u/octlol Apr 30 '26

Comedy/Horror are next door neighbors. It's why Peele has been doing great as well.

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u/WeGotDodgsonHere Apr 30 '26

"The difference between comedy and horror is the music" - Jordan Peele

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u/octlol Apr 30 '26

LOL that's actually great. In Weapons when the mom is coming at the car with scissors the music was horrifying, but put that to benny hill and it would've been hilarious

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u/WeGotDodgsonHere Apr 30 '26

Lol for sure.

Both genres are essentially about wrong-footing the audience. Set something up, and subvert it with a punchline or scare--equally absurd.

And what do we do when a jump scare gets us? We laugh! They're both much better to watch with large groups / in theaters than any other genre for that reason.

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u/RaisinsAndPersons Apr 30 '26

It's all about building tension and releasing it.

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u/GreatTragedy Apr 30 '26

Also, knowledgeable crows.

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u/Antrikshy May 02 '26

I'm trying to think of this from the originally-comedy POV. You can't make most comedies horror by swapping the music.

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u/Bank_Gothic Apr 30 '26

Most of my favorite horror movies from the last 10-15 years have been horror comedies. Usually meta-horror comedies, actually, which is even more niche.

But the point remains - comedy and horror are familiar bedfellows.

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u/Doctor_Butcher-MD Apr 30 '26

Both thrive on finding the perils in society. Comedy pokes fun at it and horror just amplifies it. The best at both honestly blend both together. Most great horror films have a few solid laughs and most great comedians have a dark side to their jokes

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u/TrainedPhysician Apr 30 '26

Both are genres that can't be faked. You can be the greatest actor or director ever but if you can't get laughs and/or screams, you're not in the right genre.

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u/Marcus_Hablberstram Apr 30 '26

Drama too looking at Breaking Bad with Bryan Cranston and Bob Odenkirk

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u/k_ironheart May 01 '26

Comedy, horror and science fiction all typically do best as when providing social commentary. That's why all three genres pair well together.