Breaking the Fourth Wall

Thom Yorke · 05-14-2011, 01:32 PM

Are you a fan of this (usually) comedic device in movies and tv?

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 05-14-2011, 02:10 PM

Ive always loved this device. It works especially well in something like The Muppet Movies.

Burning Down · 05-14-2011, 02:37 PM

I love when the "4th wall" is broken. It's like the actor is letting the audience in on a secret.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 05-14-2011, 03:51 PM

It really depends on the scene. If I've suspended my disbelief for 2 hours in a Lord Of The Rings movie, I don't want Frodo turning to the camera and talking to me.

djchameleon · 05-14-2011, 07:04 PM

This device is also used more like in plays but it's not just a comedic device.

Soliloquy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 05-14-2011, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

This device is also used more like in plays but it's not just a comedic device.

Soliloquy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But a soliloquy doesn't necessarily always break the forth wall. Sometimes it's just a character thinking out loud.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 05-14-2011, 07:28 PM

/\ First scene. Wayne's World makes an art of breaking the 4th wall.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 05-14-2011, 07:39 PM

I enjoy in professional wrestling how they do "shoot interviews." They are interviews or scenes where the wrestlers break (or pretend to break) "kayfabe" (breaking character and storyline), and address the fans or other wrestlers in a frank and distinct manner, often referring to them by their real names (instead if their character's name), and citing instances or events that happened in real life or behind the scenes (that were not part of the show or the storyline).

Burning Down · 05-14-2011, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

/\ First scene. Wayne's World makes an art of breaking the 4th wall.

Ed O'Neill is great.

djchameleon · 05-15-2011, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conan

But a soliloquy doesn't necessarily always break the forth wall. Sometimes it's just a character thinking out loud.

maybe I'm not understanding the fourth wall thing.

Could you explain?

I thought it just means that the character is talking to the audience or thinking out loud so that the audience could hear but the fellow characters around that person can't hear it.

05-14-2011, 01:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	Breaking the Fourth Wall Are you a fan of this (usually) comedic device in movies and tv? (8 minutes in)

05-14-2011, 02:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Ive always loved this device. It works especially well in something like The Muppet Movies.

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I love when the "4th wall" is broken. It's like the actor is letting the audience in on a secret.

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~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	It really depends on the scene. If I've suspended my disbelief for 2 hours in a Lord Of The Rings movie, I don't want Frodo turning to the camera and talking to me.

05-14-2011, 07:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	I enjoy in professional wrestling how they do "shoot interviews." They are interviews or scenes where the wrestlers break (or pretend to break) "kayfabe" (breaking character and storyline), and address the fans or other wrestlers in a frank and distinct manner, often referring to them by their real names (instead if their character's name), and citing instances or events that happened in real life or behind the scenes (that were not part of the show or the storyline).