Fourth wall

The Merc with the Mouth is infamous for two (often overlapping) categories of crazed conversation: 1) comedic quips similar to Spider-man’s, sans a profanity filter, perhaps slightly more emphatic on non-sequiturs and random ramblings, and 2) fourth wall shattering soliloquies to the reader. For many, the concept of a character cognizant of being in a …

Breaking the fourth wall, or a character talking directly to the camera, and the audience as well, is a popular and powerful tool for filmmakers. It can either help empathize the character, or draw the fact that they are know they are fiction. Jacob T. Swinney has compiled a 5 minute supercut of characters breaking the …