The final episode of the final season of ‘The Comic Strip’ to be shown on Channel 4 is messy to say the least. Chiefly because it seems to be brimming with utter contempt, so much so that it doesn’t know exactly who to turn it on.
It’s essentially a 50 minute multi thread story following a group of holiday makers on a club 18-30 called ‘The funseekers’ and predominantly its a lambasting of the way British people behave abroad, particularly on these cheap package holidays to Spain and the canary Isles.
The British are notorious for binge drinking, disorderly conduct and being yobbish when abroad, and this film shows that side of things in absolute unflinching detail…only it also seems to continue the trend of punching down on the working class, foreigners…basically anyone who’s put in front of the lens is shown to be pathetic and awful.
But the issue is, it isn’t PORTRAYING the lifestyle as awful. It shows the ups and downs, but it makes it out to be some kind of great big fun game that people can relate to fondly.
EVERYONE in this thing is awful, there’s not ONE salvageable character here. And the ending. To modern or progressive eyes is frankly just depressing.
A real downer to end ‘the channel 4 years’ on…if you ever wondered why Europe treat the UK with contempt. This film will show you why…
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