Comedies and horror movies seem to compliment each other in many ways. Severed fingers, grossly amputated limbs, death, and ghosts with a vengeance are things most sane people do not want to see or have to experience. Comedies, on the other hand, poke fun at society and the measures people go through in order to achieve a goal or win someone or something over. This idea is heavily demonstrated in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
In the beginning of the movie, Ron Burgundy (played by Will Ferrell) and his news team seem to have a good relationship. The arrival of a new coworker, however, causes each member of the news team (all men) to attempt to woo the attractive and intelligent Veronica Corningstone (played by Christina Applegate) but their nonsensical strategies cause them to be rejected. Eventually, Ron Burgundy’s charm allows him to win over Veronica and leaves him with unwanted effects: competition against Veronica to be head anchor, the loss of his dog, and the loss of his friends.
Behind all the jokes and hilarious lines, comedies, such as Anchorman, remind people what can usually be realistically possible. Putting on cologne that is foul smelling, poorly named, and is marketed as working “60 percent of the time every time,” like Sex Panther, could cause a man to be rejected by an attractive woman. Using bad language in the workplace could also cause someone their job. Although all of these incidents are expressed in funny ways, they are realistic and demonstrate what someone could have experienced or might experience in the future. Horror movies, on the other hand, despite some being based on actual events, seem unrealistic because of their violent and bloody nature. Seeing a leg being amputated with a saw in a hotel without morphine on the big screen is not an event a person wants to experience in everyday life.
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