Actress Rebel Wilson is notorious for
playing the same types of roles over and over again. On Wednesday, October 2nd,
the pilot episode of Super Fun Night aired
creating a new side of Rebel Wilson, one where she loses her Australian accent.
With Super Fun Night’s first episode
accumulating an audience of 8.2 million viewers, the show has steadily been on
the decline. In an article titled: Rebel Wilson: Four Film Roles more fun than
‘Super Fun Night,’ it talks about how the show “wastes the Australian actress’
considerable comedic gifts in favor of sight gags about her weight.”
The three movies that I have seen with
Rebel Wilson include What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Bridesmaids, and
Pitch Perfect. In all three of these movies her character is similar.
In What to Expect When You’re Expecting,
she plays a bubbly clerk for a breastfeeding boutique. Rebel’s natural humor
breaks through in this movie in a scene where there is a book signing at the
boutique. Rebel states “I was breast fed myself until I was 6 and look how good
I turned out.” This is the kind of humor that fans want to hear. Although her
role in this movie is minimal, her one-liners are sure to make you laugh.
In 2011’s Bridesmaids (a comedy hit
about friendship), Rebel plays the roommate who is very clueless about her
surroundings. She claims that she got a free tattoo in a van (not sketchy at
all). Her character in this movie is ironic because she is the clueless woman,
yet she somehow still finds ways to give advice to her roommate Annie (Kristen
Wiig).
By 2012, Rebel Wilson became even more
well-known when she was a lead character in Pitch Perfect. In this musical
comedy, Rebel is featured as a Tasmanian born “natural star.” She proves her
stardom by becoming a part of the college a capella group. She introduces
herself as Fat Amy. Her reasoning for this is “Yeah, so twig bitches like you
don’t do it behind my back.” My favorite scene from Pitch Perfect is between
Bumper and Fat Amy. Bumper: “I have a feeling we should, kiss.” Fat Amy: “I
sometimes have a feeling I can do crystal meth, but then I think mmmmmm….
Bettahh nottt.” This is the pure and raw humor that we love to hear from Rebel
Wilson.
So what is it about Super Fun Night that isn’t making us latch on? Some might argue
that her role in Super Fun Night is
not “spicy” enough. Rebel is known for her outwardly different characters. Super Fun Night features her as an
attorney that lives a simple life with her two best friends. This doesn’t
necessarily give the show a whole lot of edge. The most edgy thing about the
show is the crude fat jokes that are referenced in nearly every scene. A lot of
critics argue that the show pokes so much fun at her body image, that you almost
cannot enjoy the show itself. In a recent episode, Marika (Lauren Ash) is upset
about how she looks in a dress. Kimmie Boubier (Rebel Wilson) tries to console
her by saying “We can’t all be models Marika. That’s unrealistic.”
The show itself seems to frown upon
people that are overweight. That stereotype definitely shows. They use Rebel’s
body to poke fun at a larger community. In one particular episode, her
roommates are making meatloaf. Rebel proceeds to say “I don’t know what that
is, but I want a large slice.”
There are, however, a few similarities
between the movies she plays in and Super
Fun Night. For instance, I noticed that the theme song for Super Fun Night has a catchy tune
resembling something of a musical (Pitch Perfect). This could be to draw that
connection of familiarity between Pitch Perfect and her new show. Another thing
that is the same is her sarcasm. She still has the same eccentric kind of
humor. Super Fun Night also does a
good job of throwing in semi up-to-date terms that a younger audience would
know such as “ratchet.”
Although these “hip” terms are not
catching a large audience, Rebel isn’t concerned. "I think with any show it just takes time,"
Wilson told HuffPost TV at Cosmo's Super Fun Night with Rebel Wilson in New
York City. She truly thinks that people will be surprised
with what is in store down the road. She claims that it is her first show in
America so she does not expect it to be a huge success right off the bat.
References
imdb.com
Keegan,
R. (2013). Rebel Wilson: Four film roles more fun than ‘Super Fun Night.’
Los
Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-rebel-wilson-films-super-fun-night-20131003,0,4726865.story#axzz2iT4iZKXc
Weingus,
L. (2013). Rebel Wilson Talks ‘Super Fun Night’ Pilot, Compares it to
‘Seinfeld.’
HuffPost
TV. Retrieved from
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