Is Amy Schumer the new Melissa McCarthy?! Or Lena Dunham?
You’re watching Beyond The Trailer’s review of Trainwreck...
Now to be fair, being the new McCarthy or Dunham are both good choices. But the difference
is the size of the audience and mainstream appeal. Alright, alright, I’m sure some
of you would argue that NEITHER McCarthy or Dunham have a large audience or mainstream
appeal, but McCarthy’s box office numbers and above the title credit begs to differ.
Yep, Judd Apatow not only has a good idea for funny ladies, but controversial ones.
And what seems to be controversial is changing the idea of what a leading lady looks like.
Which is tough. For instance, when I went to see Ted 2, Schumer filmed a special intro
to the trailer for her movie - and the guy next to me turned to his date and said “Man,
did she get fatter?” Yeesh... But Schumer has been tackling this issue head on with
some very well received sketches on Season 3 of her TV show Inside Amy Schumer. Girl
You Don’t Need Make-Up, 12 Angry Men and Last Fuckable Day went particularly viral
on YouTube and get extra attention for Schumer, a similar tactic used by Comedy Central to
raise the profile of another one of their shows, Key and Peele. And while Schumer hopes
Trainwreck will kick-start her movie career, Apatow is hoping it will re-energize his.
While he came out of the gate strong with The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, Funny
People and This is 40 were definite low points. But he’s been able to keep his name in the
news through producing, and women have been a gold mine for him with Bridesmaids and Girls.
And now, he’ll direct his first film with a female star. On a side note, Trainwreck
could also be a big deal for Bill Hader, who could very well help change the idea of what
a leading MAN looks like. With this and Inside Out, Hader could kick start his own movie
career - which anyone who saw Skeleton Twins already knows he totally deserves.
So, for the sake of everyone involved
let's hope this movie is a "trainwreck" in title only...