Satire
is always an interesting look to look. Sci-fi has a genre is always taking it’s
guesses at the future, and this is a always a great place to get a few laughs. Idiocracy
is a great example of this, using the promise of the future to deliver a message
on consumer culture is a very clever and funny satire of the future.
When
I think of this genre I mainly think of movies, more then books. I much like
how Star Wars is often the first move people think of when they think Sci-Fi,
Spaceballs is my go to sci-fi satire film. If nothing else Spaceballs manages
to take a stab at some of the Star Wars and sci-fis more ridiculous parts. Some
of my favorite jokes include combing the desert and the numerous mentions of
“Spaceball’s the ____”.
I
don’t have much to say on this subject, its not something up for a lot of
critical thought, it’s all for fun a lot the time.
I
wanted to write a quick post reflecting on the class some more. For the most
part I really enjoyed it. I wish we had spent a few more weeks on honor and
fantasy, I felt like we only had about two weeks of fantasy to go through. This
is of course all just my personal tastes. I thought we could have had a “Swords
and Sorcery” and a “Kaiju” week for sci-fi and fantasy respectively. I don’t
know how much literature is about Kaiju but I’m sure there are a few books
about them. Anyway, I loved the class shame.