Thursday, January 20, 2011
Discourse
This is a clip from the mediocre movie, Talladega Nights. This scene is a humorous display of discourse between a Frenchman, Jean (Sacha Baron Cohen), and an American, Ricky (Will Ferrell). Ricky is confused by the French word "crepes", and almost accepts Jean's compromise upon realizing that he actually likes crepes. He then snaps back into his role as a "proud American" and allows Jean to break his arm.
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These discourses are conflicting but in a humorous way. Jean has come to defeat Ricky but Ricky's American pride starts a fight between the two which Jean inevitably wins and then tries to negotiate with Ricky, however Ricky starts to have an inner conflict of whether or not he should like crepes and whether or not he should actually admit it. The two different discourses come together to provide a funny account of how two different countries come together to compete in a shared sport.
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