In on a secret? That's dramatic irony - Christopher Warner

Znate tajnu? To je dramska ironija - Kristofer Vorner (Christopher Warner)

Translator: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar

Prevodilac: Anja Saric Lektor: Mile Živković

What do horror movies and comedies have in common?

Šta horor filmovi i komedije imaju zajedničko?

The two genres might seem totally different,

Ova dva žanra naizgled su potpuno različita

but the reason they're both so popular

ali razlog zbog kojeg su oba popularna

is perhaps because what they have in common:

je ono što im je zajedničko:

their use of dramatic irony.

upotreba dramske ironije.

First, let's clarify.

Prvo, da pojasnimo.

There are three types of irony out there.

Postoje tri vrste ironije.

Situational irony is when you expect one thing,

Situacijska ironija je kada očekujemo nešto,

but get the opposite.

a desi se nešto potpuno suprotno.

Verbal irony is when someone says something,

Verbalna ironija je kada neko kaže nešto,

but truly means the opposite.

ali u stvari misli suprotno.

Dramatic irony, though,

Dramska ironija, s druge strane,

is what we will be looking at right now.

je ono što ćemo sada videti.

Dramatic irony is when the audience

Dramska ironija je kada publika

seems to know more about an event,

zna više o događaju,

a situation,

situaciji

or a conversation

ili razgovoru

than the characters in the movie,

od samih likova u filmu,

on the show,

seriji

or in the book do.

ili knjizi.

The audience is in on a secret

Gledaoci znaju tajnu

that the characters have missed.

koju likovi ne znaju.

This is a great story-telling device

Ovo je odlično sredstvo za pričanje priča

that creates tremendous emotion within that text.

koje stvara ogromnu emociju unutar teksta.

Think about it for a moment.

Razmislite o tome na trenutak.

How does it feel when, in a horror film,

Kakav je osećaj kada u horor filmu

you know that the scary villain is hiding

znate da se strašni zlikovac krije

behind that door in the darkened room.

iza vrata u mračnoj sobi.

The music becomes eerie,

Muzika postane jeziva,

the lighting creates complete shadows,

svetla se pogase,

this has to be bad for the hero!

ovo mora biti loše po našeg junaka!

Of course, though, that hero must enter the room

Naravno, naš junak mora da uđe u sobu

to find the villain.

i sretne se sa zlikovcem.

You feel tremendous tension and the suspense

Osećate ogromnu tenziju i neizvesnost

of knowing that someone will jump out and be scary,

jer znate da će neko iskočiti iz senke i biće strašno

but you just don't know when.

ali samo ne znate kada.

That tension is dramatic irony:

Ova tenzija je dramska ironija:

you know something more than the characters in the film.

znate više od samih filmskih junaka.

Now, take the typical comedy.

Uzmimo sada tipičnu komediju.

There will probably be some type of "misunderstanding".

Obično se desi neki "nesporazum".

Again, we know more of what is going on

Opet, obično znamo više o tome šta se događa

than the characters do.

nego sami junaci.

Picture two characters making a plan

Zamislite dva junaka kako kuju plan

for a birthday surprise for their roommate

o rođendanskoj žurci iznenađenja za svog cimera

while that roommate overhears

dok ih cimer prisluškuje

the entire conversation from the hallway.

iz hodnika.

From there, confusion and misunderstanding occur,

Tada počinju zbrke i nesporazumi

and the tension builds.

i rađa se tenzija.

This isn't the same tension as the horror film

Ovo nije ista ona tenzija kao u horor filmovima

since it is probably pretty funny

jer je obično vrlo smešno

as the character tries to figure out the whos and the whats,

dok junaci pokušavaju da prokljuve ko je ko i šta je šta

but it serves as a great example

ali je dobar primer

of the tension and suspense of dramatic irony.

tenzije i neizvesnosti dramske ironije.

This tension or suspense in both genres

Ova tenzija ili neizvesnost u oba žanra

drives the story and keeps the plot progressing.

pokreće priču i stvara zaplet.

The audience wants, no, needs,

Publika želi, ne, publika mora

to see the tension of the dramatic irony broken

da vidi kako ovu dramsku tenziju razbija

either by the scary person jumping out of the shadows

ili strašni junak koji iskače iz senke

or by someone finally revealing someone's true identity

ili neko ko konačno otkriva svoj pravi identitet

and clearing up the confusion.

i raščišćava čitavu zbrku.

So, when you feel like you are in on a secret,

Tako da, kada se osećate kao da znate tajnu,

that is dramatic irony,

to je dramska ironija,

a hallmark of all the great writers,

zaštitni znak svih velikih autora,

from Shakespeare to Hitchcock.

od Šekspira do Hičkoka.