Lead Blog 11/30

I've seen bits and pieces of this movie but I can't remember where from. This is the typical underdog story where the nobody suddenly becomes the hero because of his hidden talent. In this case, Bobby turns out to be extremely athletic despite his passion for being a water boy. I agree with Bailey that often times the funniest scenes are the most unexpected ones. In this particular scene, I see the incongruity theory as well as the superiority theory. The superiority theory is obvious in the way that the whole football team makes dumb jokes at the expense of Bobby. The incongruity theory is present in the response that Bobby has to this ridicule. He literally jumps over the offensive and defensive line to tackle the quarterback and knock hum completely unconscious. The typical reaction would probably be to run away and cry from the football players but, instead, Bobby decides to fight fire with fire. The incongruity theory is further continued when the coach takes Bobby aside and basically gets him into college. I think that I would find this movie funny based off of this scene solely because it has all of the aspects of humor that I personally find funny.