Why Is Reverse Motion Funny? Happy End and the Comic Potential of the Cinematographic Mechanism

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Research Article| December 01 2021 Why Is Reverse Motion Funny? Happy End and the Comic Potential of the Cinematographic Mechanism Max Tohline Max Tohline MAX TOHLINE is an independent film scholar whose work focuses on temporal plasticity in cinema. He publishes video essays at maxtohline.com. His work has also appeared in Open Screens Journal and Bright Lights Film Journal. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Film and Video (2021) 73 (4): 3–14. https://doi.org/10.5406/jfilmvideo.73.4.0003 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Max Tohline; Why Is Reverse Motion Funny? Happy End and the Comic Potential of the Cinematographic Mechanism. Journal of Film and Video 1 January 2021; 73 (4): 3–14. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/jfilmvideo.73.4.0003 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressJournal of Film and Video Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2021 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2021 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.