Cornetto Trilogy Review

Comedy; a genre of film or TV you passively watch with friends or family. Director Edgar Wright, however, reshaped the genre into an art form, though still holding all (if not more) comedic value of a comedy film. The Cornetto Trilogy, consisting of Hot Fuzz, Shaun of The Dead and The Worlds End, should be considered the pioneer of aesthetically pleasing comedy films; this review will explore why.
First of all we have Shaun Of The Dead; a comedic take on the average zombie apocalypse film. We're faced with a group of survivors who are suffering from their own domestic troubles, which seem to sometimes prioritize over the infestation of the undead. Now the story line itself for this film is vaguely humorous, but the execution made it so much more. Edgar Wright used his advanced knowledge of cinematography techniques to make this film both funny in narrative form and visually entertaining.
This is a shared feature in Wright's films; he chooses not to stop working after making an entertaining plot, but to continue developing it until every detail is significant.
One of the most profound comedic skills is framing, and how items leave/enter such. A prime example of this comes towards the start. After a topical conversation with his sardonic work colleagues, Simon Pegg (Shaun) receives a phone call from his ex-fiance. However, to introduce this event, we only see an arm holding a telephone enter the frame, seemingly out of nowhere. This is visually creative - something a lot of modern comedy films seem to be dry on.
This is the case with all three films in the Cornetto Trilogy - and other films that Wright directed, such as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
Additionally, the performance by both Nick Frost and Simon Pegg in all three films is excellently British. Especially in Hot Fuzz, the contrast between Nick Frost's stage persona and Simon Pegg's make for a beautiful on-screen synergy, guaranteed to make you laugh aloud.
Overall, this selection of films gets an 8/10. Although the comedy style, cinematography and performance was excellent in all films, I felt The Worlds End was lacking in character development. Though, with comedy, what can you really expect?