I find it kind of disturbing when people cheer when someone just gets stabbed brutally.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's sad and upsetting when you see somebody crying hysterically, but at the same time it's real funny.
It's not very interesting to establish sympathy for people who, on the surface, are instantly sympathetic. I guess I'm always attracted to people who, if their lives were headlines in a newspaper, you might not be very sympathetic about them.
When you're watching Psycho, there' s that moment when you have a visceral reaction to watching someone being stabbed. And then you have the intellectual revelation that you're not, and that's where the celebration comes in.
Killing characters on television has become an easy short cut to cathartic emotion.
Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.
People just get kicks out of making other people sad.
It's always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it's just hilarious.
I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment and the next making them feel really uncomfortable.
Everyone feels sad occasionally. A full range of emotions is part of what makes us human.
It's a real primal thing, watching someone get hurt. It's funny and accessible.