Taika Waititi | How To Do Black Comedy

Taika Waititi, Thor Love and Thunder director (among other things) went from being a slightly obscure indy New Zealand filmmaker, to one of the biggest names in Hollywood.

After directing The Mandalorian, Thor Ragnarok, and Jojo Rabbit, Taika is now attached to a Star Wars feature film. SInce I made this video, he has also starred in the critically acclaimed Our Flag Means Death with Rhys Darby, and directed Thor Love and Thunder.

This video essay looks at how Taika Waititi's films balance comedy with drama, and how he has maintained his own unique style throughout his filmmaking career.

I not only look at his recent films, but also some of his earlier successes in Hunt for the Wilderpeople, What We Do in the Shadows, Boy, and even Eagle vs Shark.

00:00 - Introduction
01:54 - Introducing characters
04:17 - Comedy of the mundane
06:32 - Serious vs solemn
09:05 - The eyes of a child
12:02 - Conclusion

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Sources:

TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT (2004) | dir. Taika Waititi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFmbIO_JTH0

BAFTA Guru - How Being Yourself Can Make You Hilarious | Taika Waititi on Filmmaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irOPC249G-I&t=456s
Why Taika Waititi thought Thor: Ragnarok would be a 'career-ender' - Q on CBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AejGW2Rgslc&t=551s
John Cleese on Creativity In Management – Visual Arts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5oIIPO62g&t=1505s
Thor: Ragnarok & Hunt for the Wilderpeople Director Taika Waititi | Screenwriters Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-3ozJZ4zWs&t=1078s
The Art of Creativity | Taika Waititi | TEDxDoha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL71KhNmnls
Taika Waititi| Master Class | TIFF 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5D_9i5Z8l0&t=2727s

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