![]() ![]() We see Kelly sitting in a small screening room with his back to us, puffing on a fat cigar and watching “Trapped” unfold on the screen in front of him. ![]() Unlike traditional movie commentary, it’s not a simple voice-over during the film. Want proof? Watch the “Commentary Remix” on the first DVD. (And by the way, John and Kelefa? Crying racism whenever someone doesn’t give Kelly quite as much credit as you do, doesn’t do a whole lot to make the case that every bit of comedy in “Trapped” is intentional and brilliantly orchestrated. Unless he's a Warhol-caliber master image-manipulator - and some critics, notably 's John Darnielle and Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times, might argue that he is - it’s pretty clear that Kelly has no real idea why “Trapped in the Closet” is great. ![]() In fact, “Trapped in the Closet” succeeds as a hilarious masterpiece despite Kelly’s intentions not because of them. Kelly is no genius, at least not in the way we typically think of geniuses. With all the cult acclaim and highbrow analysis, though, no one talks much about the reality: R. ![]() I believe that 20 years from now, there will be a program called ‘Trapped in the Closet,’ there’s gonna be a talk show called ‘Trapped in the Closet.’ … It’s very well alive and it’s gonna be here forever.” Kelly himself has said that the series “is just something that came out of nowhere and it’s here, and I believe it’s here to stay. ![]()
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