The scene where he gets "F($cked"is in NO WAY played for for laughs nor are you supposed to be laughing AT him. The only thing "funny" about the scene is the audacity of his partner to say those racist things to him during the act. We're supposed to be shocked by the absurd and preposterous nature of those words and yes, in this way, those words are "funny" because you would not think any sane man would say them. The humor is therefore satirical, not to be taken at face value.
"no perspective from the main character on his plight"? The richness of Usher's character lies in how witty and scathing his observations about himself and his world are. Was the ending of the subway fantasy scene where he realizes it's just in his head, an example of "no perspective"? Coming to terms with the falsehood of a fantasy is precisely what it means to have perspective.
And how is the book any more "all over the place" than say a show like Company that just jumps from vignette to vignette? It happens in head so naturally it jumps quite fast from concept to concept. Is The Sound and the Fury "all over the place"? Do all stories have to follow a linear progression of plot?
I can't quibble with your take on the score being repetitive and juvenile because that is a true opinion but your examples of what happens in the rest of the show is just factually wrong. |
