The movie Horrible Bosses allows us to examine The Comic Relief element and Contra-Juxtaposition in mainstream Hollywood movies. The character is intended to be “laughed at” and in order to achieve an objective, the character may purposely play upon cultural stereotypes to manipulate others to achieve those ends. Contra-Juxtaposition is a common convention employed by Hollywood movie makers since it’s so simple to set up and doesn’t require an expensive investment of screen time, dialogue or minority character development. The purpose of juxtaposing two directly or indirectly related entities close together in literature is to highlight the contrast between the two and compare them.
Complete a HARM analysis sheet for the film and answer the question; Are the archetypes in Horrible Bosses an exaggeration of existing minority stereotypes?
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