Task: Assign the sentence to a corresponding ordinal class that best reflects the inferred mental state of the writer, based on the intensity of positive or negative sentiment expressed. 2: very positive, 1: positive, 0: neutral, -1: negative, -2: very negative.
Sentence: at first , the sight of a blind man directing a film is hilarious , but as the film goes on , the joke wears thin .
Intensity class: 