In my opinion, I feel the reason we laugh at things like America's Funniest Home Videos is because we are brought up to laugh at these things. Naturally we watch a show called FUNNIEST home videos we are set to laugh. For instance lets say they have a video featuring a child learning to play base ball but instead the child hits the parent, and everyone laughs. But put the same clip in a show about injuries and instead of laughing you may feel sympathetic for the parent. Also the after shock of the clip is not their like in movies like Jackass. They perform these stunts and seem to get away without a scratch but many of the characters in this movie had broken bones that they don't show. The background music also effects the clip. America's funniest home videos only plays clown music that you only here at a circus. If they were to play a slow violin the video may not seem so funny. In conclusion I find the setting of where these events take place affect whether you laugh or not.
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