I feel like this is a common occurence in many American movies. The guy is trying to impress the girl and trips and then hurts the girl or someone is trying to get a job and trips and hurts the person that is interviewing them. I think that this is found to be funny because it is something that could happen to any of us at any given time. It is almost a sense of superiority because we know that it could happen to us but instead it is happening to someone else. Whenever I trip and fall I know I bounce right back up and check to make sure no one saw what had happened. I remember when I was looking at High Schools I walked into a wall because I was to focused on the conversation I was having with someone and I landed on my butt. I quickly jumped back up and pretend nothing had happened even though I am pretty sure everyone had seen. Moments like these can happen to anyone and that is why they are so funny, at least to me.
P. S. Happy Halloween!!
It certainly seems that physical comedy is one of the few universal languages, and in particular embarrassing moments when people lose their dignity for a second.
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