Underground

In the film "Underground", there is a mixture of serious themes with satirical humor. The characters undergo real-life issues as they experience a war, yet most of them, such as Marco and Blacky, are always goofing around or not handling certain situations with what one would normally deem appropriate. An image below that exemplifies this is Ivan on the bike. Vera is having a baby without her husband at her side and a war right outside her window. This situation probably did occur during this war itself, as babies would be born regardless of the circumstances, and was probably very terrifying for the mother and those around her. Even though some characters handled the situation appropriately, Ivan is picked up on a bike, peddling to create light so they can help give birth to the child. The image is humorous to the point that it is almost ridiculous. In a situation where I should have been concerned for the mother and her child, I was laughing at a man on a bicycle. This is just one example of the exaggerated and chaotic scenes in the movie. This slapstick comedy seems to be there to present to the viewer just how insane and tragic the time period really was for this who lived through it. The exaggerated craziness between the characters mixed in with there serious situations seems to be there to explain how Yugoslavia was at the time and make an impact on the viewer so something similar will not happen again.