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THE COMEDY OF INGENUITY: Safety Last
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In Harold Lloyd’s film Safety Last, a small town man, known as the Kid, travels to the big city in search of fortune and success. His goal is to “make good” for his girl whom he has left behind. Although the plot is quite simple, the film emphasizes the comedy of ingenuity. The Kid finds himself in a series of dilemmas as he desperately tries to make it the big city and impress his girlfriend. He devises both creative and amusing solutions for the sticky situations he finds himself in,
Despite repeated success, the nature of the predicaments, as well as the characters involved allow for rather humorous situations. Much of the humor is centered on the completely asinine nature of his “clever” solutions. This is the case in the s
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