Satire: The Steven Colbert Report
In this sketch, Colbert argues for the reinstation of the draft. He mentions Iraq and some statistics to influence his opinion. The “Word” shows some subtitles that can possibly communicate what Colbert is really trying to say. For the completely objective viewer, the subtitles are a helpful tool that explain Colbert’s true meaning. Unfortunately, some of these references were too outdated for me to understand. I’m sure they are funny. Colbert is being satirical because he makes fun of the draft making it seem like a completely understandable idea, while the rest of the subtitles convey ridiculous and blatant comments to take away from his argument. Anyway, Colbert really hits home with satire.
December 23rd, 2006 at 10:29 am
I agree with you Mel when you said that the comments were a little outdated and hard to understand. I am sure that most of them were supposed to be funny to older adults but I didnt get many of the jokes. The subtitles did also help me understand Colbert’s true meaning too. I think your really understood the meaning of his skit.