The movie Elf is a great representation of the superiority and incongruity theory. It's one of my favorite Christmas movies, and I think I look differently at it now than how I did as a kid. Watching the movie again knowing about the theories of humor has definitely changed my perception of the type of humor used in the movie. I liked how Jane gave specific examples from the movie and tied it into the superiority theory and how we as an audience tend to feel superior to him due to his child-like and naive behavior. I think Buddy's child-like tendencies and behavior is one of the main reasons why so many people find this movie humorous. In a way, we can all relate to Buddy. We all (and maybe still) have this young and childlike wonder about us. Who wouldn't want to stay in a mall overnight and make paper snowflakes and etchy sketch the Mona Lisa? The incongruity aspect comes from his age (a 30 something-year-old man) and the contrast between his sense of humor and mannerisms. No matter what age, Elf seems to appeal to a lot of people and draw out many laughs from people of all ages.