Playfulness
- Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive.
Some people just have a built-in funny bone for life ~ a blissful blend of perspective, optimism, authenticity, and joie de vivre. This is not to say they’re Pollyanna, immature, or impervious to the sting of life’s severity (even cruelty), but rather that they approach it with a sense of humor that’s neither glib nor self-deluding. Following are excellent illustrations of people for whom guileless amusement is a mainstay of daily life.
Examples of Playfulness in Film
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Arthur (1981)
- Arthur (2011)
- Bandits
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- Death to Smoochy
- Easy A
- Hairspray (2007)
- Harold and Maude
- Iron Man 2
- Larger Than Life
- Life is Beautiful
- Major League
- Mighty Aphrodite
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins
- Shall We Dance? (1996)
- The Accidental Tourist
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
- The Station Agent
- Whatever Works
- When Harry Met Sally…
“playfulness.” The Free Dictionary by Farlex. 18 Dec. 2011. <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/playfulness>.
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