Sara Silverman rocks my skull

So we went to see Sara Silverman's new movie this weekend, "Jesus is Magic". It just opened in select cities, so if you don't live in LA, San Diego, NYC, or a few other places, realize you may have to wait a bit before it gets to your podunk town. That said, I'll tell you that her comedic styling borders on genius. Not only is her material funny, but her presentation makes it twice as funny. She's rude and crude and completely tasteless, but she knows that you know the intention behind her jokes. She uses perfect timing, catching you off guard to surprise you with complete inappropriateness. And she knows you'll laugh at the ridiculousness of her statements, if for no other reason than some of them are true. She brings light to the fact that most people are biased or prejudiced or bigots about one thing or another, and she says what no one else will say. But she takes it to an obviously over-the-top level, where things just become hilarious. There's a twist of reality mixed in with a shitload of absurdity, and every moment makes you laugh to tears. As one review I read said, "She could easily preface every statement with 'Can you believe there are iodiots who think...' to avoid controversy." But she doesn't, and that's why it's great. If there's anything to be concerned about with this movie, it's at the fact that you find yourself laughing hysterically at things you know you shouldn't be laughing at...you just may begin to worry that the attitudes she portrays are likely the real attitudes of many people in this world...and that isn't funny. I think that there are two kinds of people that will see this movie...those that will appreciate her biting social commentary and caustic wit for every penny of it's worth, and those that will lose out on the irony of her statements and find it unappealing, vulgar, and inappropriate. Either way you should see it! Here are some quotes from the movie:

“I’m just sensitive. My skin is paper thin. People don’t realize it, because I’m sassy and I’m brassy, but I just— I see these CARE commercials with these little African kids with the giant bellies and the flies, and these are one- and two-year-old babies...nine months pregnant, and it breaks my heart in two. It breaks my heart...in half. And I don’t give money, because - I don’t want them to spend it on drugs, but I give. You know I give. This past summer I sent fifteen really fun cowl-neck sweaters to this village in Africa, in really fun colors—expecting nothing, by the way—and they culled their money together, whatever they call it, and bought a stamp and sent me a postcard thanking me, and it said thank you and that they had enough sweaters for every single member of the village to get one and that they were delicious.”

“I wear this St. Christopher medal sometimes because—I’m Jewish, but my boyfriend is Catholic—it was cute the way he gave it to me. He said if it doesn’t burn through my skin it will protect me.” And when we have kids I'm going to tell them, 'mommy is one of the chosen people...and daddy thinks Jesus is magic.'"

“I was raped by a doctor...which is so bittersweet for a Jewish girl.”

"Once you start to get in your 30's, you worry about wanting to have children. You get nervous because time is running out and it gets more dangerous to have a kid. Really, I think the best time in your life to have kids, is when you're a black teenager".

Her comedy masturbates my brain.