AT THE MOVIES WITH KASEY BUTCHER
On the first day of high school journalism class, my teacher gave a speech about the stereotypical journalist. The stereotypical journalist, as viewed through popular culture, is an opinionated, obnoxious man who smokes two packs a day and has a general distaste for the female journalist. While, in most cases, this is far from true, Anchorman: The legend of Ron Burgundy pokes fun of this misconception in a very humorous and entertaining way.
In Anchorman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell, Elf) is the number one local anchorman in San Diego, California. He and his news team consisting of sports reporter Champ Kind (David Koechner, Soul Mates), weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carell, Bruce Almighty), and field reporter Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd, Friends) are the most famous and well-liked local celebrities. Ron’s job security, however, is given a little bit of a scare when Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate, View from the Top) is hired to bring some diversity to the afternoon news. Miss Corningstone’s ambitious dream of being a network anchor gives Ron some competition, but he’s too distracted by trying to date her to notice…until she steals some of his thunder and becomes his co-anchor. Then the battle of the sexes becomes a full-out war.
Anchorman, which takes place during and makes fun of the 1970s, is one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a long time. Will Ferrell and company are completely ridiculous, but their characters take themselves so seriously that it ends up being very comical. The writing is strong and the jokes flow with the story line without distracting the viewer’s attention from the plot. The 1970s setting of the movie enables it to poke fun at sexism and maintain the humor without being offensive.
Christian Applegate, the only major female actress in the movie, holds her own amongst the boys club news team. She adds to the comedy, but also maintains the serious ambition of her character that is vital to the movie’s believability. Anchorman is also loaded with cameos, featuring Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Tim Robbins, Luke Wilson, and a recurring part by Vince Vaughn. These cameos take place in some of the funniest scenes of the movie and are very funny.
Anchorman has rightly become one of the most successful movies of the summer. It is a hilarious must-see comedy.
On a side note, I saw I’m Not Scared (Io non ho pauraat) at the Cinema Center, downtown Fort Wayne. It is an Italian film with English subtitles that tells the story of a touching relationship between two young boys in the Italian countryside. Michele is playing with his friends by an abandoned house one day and finds a hole in the ground covered with a piece of tin. When he visits the hole a second time, he finds a little boy, Filippo. Filippo has been kidnapped from Milan and has been in the hole for so long that he can’t open his eyes without pain. He thinks that he is dead and that Michele is his guardian angel. I’m Not Scared follows the growing friendship between the Michele and Filippo. It is a sad, touching, and unique film. Although it is no longer playing at the Cinema Center, I would strongly suggest renting this movie.
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