The 5-Year-Old Screenwriter Of "Fast Five"

http://www.theonion.com/video/today-now-interviews-the-5yearold-screenwriter-of,20188/

This video is Today Now!'s interview of the 5-year-old-screenwriter of "Fast Five." Judging from it's title, you can already tell that this video is not entirely true or at least there's something fishy about it. Obviously Chris Morgan was not the real screenwriter of "Fast Five." He's a kindergartner for god's sake! This, however, pokes fun at the movie's simplicity. It may even be suggesting that the story line is so simple even a kid can write it when Jim says, "Now I understand that the movie pretty much stays 100% true to your original script." Note that it says he spent a whole DAY working on the script which is written in crayon ... (cue laughter) Hahaha! Tracy even asks when Chris was writing this were there certain elements that he wanted to include. He replies with, "I want the cars to drive fast and some to explode." Wow, what a complex idea. (See what I did there? Haha!) She then proceeds to talk about the return of Jordana Brewster in which Chris replies "She's a girl and she likes to kiss so she doesn't play with the cars, but sometimes she does; mostly just the boys." She comments by saying, "All the female characters are so strong!" This part of the video pokes fun at how woman are portrayed in this movie and their subordinate roles to men. They are basically just a bunch of "boy toys" next to cars. Next, Jim asks Chris is there any chance that he'll be seeing another Fast & Furious sequel to which Chris replies, "Yes, 600!" Now c'mon guys, what movie have you seen has 600 sequels!? Quite frankly, that's ridiculous impossible. The point they're trying to get at is that there's one too many sequels as if there's no end to it. And before the interview is over, he ends up falling asleep in his chair.

You can pretty much tell that this video is faux from the tone of the speaker's voice. For me, I sensed the sarcasm when they were appraising the movie and talking about how "great" it was. There was also some over-exaggeration which sealed the deal. Oh and did you guys pay attention to the yellow box at the bottom of the screen while the interview was going on? Um, so sarcastic! Instead of coming out and saying how they really feel, they made this video. "Why?" you must ask. Well for starters it's freaking hilarious! Way better than sitting here listening to someone rant about something. On a more serious level though, comedy is a great median for authors to connect with their audiences. By bringing down the seriousness of the subject, it is easier for the audience to relate to and take in the information presented.