Movie Suggestion: Goon

                My movie suggestion is Goon.  To be honest, I passed this movie by for a while on Netflix before I decided to give it a try.  I did not have high expectations for it and it exceeded my expectations by far.  This movie is about Doug Glatt (Sean William Scott), an outcast of his smart family, and how he tries to deal with and overcome being the outcast.

                This movie could be one to study in this class because it follows some of the aspects of Frye’s Argument of Comedy.  To begin the movie we have the comedic character, Doug, who does not fit into his society.  Next, when he tries to become part of the society and show that he can make something of himself he enters the green world.  The green world, in this case, is the world of hockey.  In this part of the movie ridiculous and over the top fights and other scenes happen. Also, he pursues a girl named Eva. In the end of the movie the hockey games are over, Doug ends up with Eva, and we have a comic resolution. 

                The movie may not be the best fit for Frye’s Argument of Comedy, but it definitely has parts that apply.  If this movie is chosen, I am sure there are other connections that can be drawn.