I found this movie to be fairly hilarious. In my opinion, slapstick humor is utilized by Fellini in order to portray the stupidity of his character's fantasies. Due to the lack of an emotional connection between viewers and the film's characters, the audience is able to enjoy cheesy one-liners, such as "you are my White Sheik" and "I am innocent and pure" without betraying any notion of character intelligence. What I find most interesting in this film is the dream-like mis-en-scene Fellini captures. The White Sheik, swinging on two palm trees, makes for a feeling of fantasy. However, this fantasy is soon destroyed. At the exact same moment the sheik jumps from his "carefree dream swing", the audience is informed of the ego and vulgarity of this "handsome hero", causing viewers to realize that Wanda's fantasy, along with her taste in men, is ignorant. I believe it is at this point in the film that all can truly enjoy the comical side of Fellini, for when one realizes the niave lust of Wanda, he/she is able to drop all emotional regard for the character's situation and look to be simply entertained.
This is a great film, one which I will watch many more times.
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