Why The Blues Brothers: Will They Failure?
‘It’s a hundred and six miles to Chicago. We’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarrettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.’
‘Hit it.’
One of the most beloved comedies of the eighties, The Blues Brothers (1980, John Landis) is a masterpiece of absurdist comedy packed with a staggering amount of musical and acting talent. The cinematography is unparalleled in any comedy of it’s era, and the camera work greatly enhances the impact of the many, many gags. From singing, dancing preachers to the Illinois Nazi Party, there is no shortage of foes to stand in the way of the Blues Brothers in their goal. Will they fail? Of course not - they’re on a Misson from God! The movie begins with Jake (John Belushi) getting out of prison, and going back to the orphanage where he was raised with his brother, Elwood (Dan Aykroyd). There they find out that the church, which has been paying the Orphanages’ dues, has decided to retire the place and not pay the yearly tax assessment, which will result in the orphanage being closed. After a little divine inspiration in the form of a singing, dancing preacher, Jake and Elwood decide that the only course of action is to get their old band, the Blues Brothers, back together so they can scrape …show more content…
Across this absurd adventure, where they face off against the Illinois state police, a homicidal country band, and even more strange foes, they maintain an impossibly straight poker face. In fact, there is only one scene in the entire movie where we see one of the Blues Brothers without their trademark sunglasses, so dedicated Landis is to building the charachter of two unflappable, impeccable brothers. Their relentlessness in playing it straight, even in the most mad situations, gives the already-hilarious gags a greater degree of entertainment through their nonchalance - playing it straight until that, too, becomes absurdist comedy in and of
‘Hit it.’
One of the most beloved comedies of the eighties, The Blues Brothers (1980, John Landis) is a masterpiece of absurdist comedy packed with a staggering amount of musical and acting talent. The cinematography is unparalleled in any comedy of it’s era, and the camera work greatly enhances the impact of the many, many gags. From singing, dancing preachers to the Illinois Nazi Party, there is no shortage of foes to stand in the way of the Blues Brothers in their goal. Will they fail? Of course not - they’re on a Misson from God! The movie begins with Jake (John Belushi) getting out of prison, and going back to the orphanage where he was raised with his brother, Elwood (Dan Aykroyd). There they find out that the church, which has been paying the Orphanages’ dues, has decided to retire the place and not pay the yearly tax assessment, which will result in the orphanage being closed. After a little divine inspiration in the form of a singing, dancing preacher, Jake and Elwood decide that the only course of action is to get their old band, the Blues Brothers, back together so they can scrape …show more content…
Across this absurd adventure, where they face off against the Illinois state police, a homicidal country band, and even more strange foes, they maintain an impossibly straight poker face. In fact, there is only one scene in the entire movie where we see one of the Blues Brothers without their trademark sunglasses, so dedicated Landis is to building the charachter of two unflappable, impeccable brothers. Their relentlessness in playing it straight, even in the most mad situations, gives the already-hilarious gags a greater degree of entertainment through their nonchalance - playing it straight until that, too, becomes absurdist comedy in and of