Having arm and shoulder movements make it more funny.
I think that makes it more relatable, and more human and funny.
In fact, a testament to my allegiance to the craft of fiction over activism is that when I write, I always choose to do what I believe to be in the service of the story – what will make it more real and alive, more funny or heartbreaking or juicy – over what will make a political point.
You can also make it more effective with the help of gesticulations and funny mannerisms.
The whole point of Amis's art is to refine, exaggerate and improve upon life, to make it funnier, more shapely, more awful, and nothing is gained by reversing the process.
Dan Aykroyd does what some people find hard in comedy: he totally commits to the absurdity of the role, so he makes it funnier and more ridiculous.
A tart, funny ending makes it still more satisfying.
Apart from an awkward scene in which Ivan's father, an artist, lectures his son on the difficulty of maintaining a sense of decency in the life he has chosen, the movie avoids easy moralism, which makes it sadder, more troubling and also, strangely, funnier than it might have been.
Viceland co-president Spike Jonze said: "When James was in the office a few weeks ago, he told me the story lines he had sketched out, they were, of course, funny; one even got me emotional which made it that much more funny".
