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you can still blend accuracy into comedy lol

Anyone see it?  I just did and thought it was poorly done, in terms of portraying a psychopath..  There was no subtlety of character, no slips, nothing that makes a psychopath/sociopath who they truly are..

Actual psychopaths aren't that funny, is the issue. 

Yeah, I've seen it. Can't remember much about it though, so I can't really discuss it.

You watched a comedy movie expecting a deep analysis of certain kinds of people? Just learn to enjoy movies, and go to documentaries when you want information relating to subjects.

IMO there is no such thing as an accurate depiction of psychopaths. The PCL-R is based on experiences with prison inmates who are probably only the low functioning end of the spectrum. Who knows what the other end is doing. I was happy with the characters of the movie simply because they don't fit the stereotype.

I more had the feeling that that scene was meant to artistically cross the uncanny valley.

How to make that funny? Either lower the quality into B-Movie wonderment or find a way to have us not only not sympathize with the victim, but believe they deserve it. Present enough buildup to make the audience wish for it and present the plot and the torturer in the right way and people can find themselves laughing. Beyond that, the whole "Comedy = Tragedy + Time" notion could at least make it funny in hindsight.

The Joker has multiple times been a commentary on the idea of trying to make one's suffering funny, but depending on the writer it's pretty hit or miss.

 

I'm inclined to agree. I think the term itself is more of an art than a science.

To a degree. When the psychopath character starts pistol whipping pregnant ladies, you've got yourself a horror film. 

Most people find depictions of callousness quite unpleasant.