Satire
Satire is popular because it’s a way for people to express their opinions on certain social issues without being too upfront. Through satire people can examine certain controversies and appear as though they’re only poking fun and nothing more. Many people like writers and stand up comics prefer using satire because as long as what they say makes people laugh, they can be successful in their career and deliver their opinions. “A Modern Proposal” and “Borat” are satire because they are organized to seem serious, but are so shocking or ridiculous they’re funny. But the whole time they have very distinct underlying meanings, as though the writers are mocking social concepts. Last year in English we had to try writing our own satire and I wasn’t very good at it, but I like watching t.v. shows or movies like Borat because you can just chill and enjoy the humor, but there are also many underlying meanings to contemplate if you want.
December 8th, 2006 at 8:48 pm
Yeah, I remember when we created our own satires in English last year, and I agree that it was really difficult. Even though I also would much rather watch satire on television or in the movies, I think creating our own satires helped me to appreciate them more and understand how important satire is. Satire makes people stop and think, while those who wish not to, could just sit back and enjoy the humor as you mentioned.
December 12th, 2006 at 11:50 pm
When I was in the movie theater to see Borat I noticed that the people in the audience were laughing at some of the scenes because they were so outragous and the audience members were so surprised to see that behavior. There were an equal amount of “ohhh…”(s) as “haha”(s).