Although this does not exactly relate to a movie, my example shows a good contrast between two concepts. As someone can easily observe, many teens and children are not very interested in watching the news. In fact most children and teens may have a difficult time trying to stay updated on local, national, and international news.
A television shows that has boomed over the past several years has been Jon Stewart’s, “The Daily Show.” Appearing on Comedy Central nightly, his show seems to connect with young viewers. Even though some of the news is slightly changed for humor, his approach to news and politics is appealing to the young generation. What appeals most to me about his is show is that he can quickly educate his viewers in a very short amount of time. His shows last for 30 minutes. In those 30 minutes, he manages to speak about some of the news, talk to news correspondents, and to have a guest speaker appear on his show.
The success of “The Daily Show” succeeds for many of the same reasons such as the movie “Scream” and “Saw.” As mentioned in the article about “Saw,” viewers are looking for an exciting approach that may even happen to be bloody and very disgusting. In the normal news telecast, a new anchor wouldn’t ever poker fun at politicians to news events. This is what makes horror movies or comedians so funny. They are willing to test the limits of their audience. They are not afraid of failure. Just as film makers make a huge risk of creating a movie, John Stewart also made a considerable risk. His show could have easily been seen as just another crazy guy poking fun at politics. The difference with his show is that he puts his own unique spin on every story his covers.
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I think that humor is just like another form of art - and in Jon Stewart's case, he is quite the artist. You're absolutely right about how successfully he can captivate a more youthful generation into understanding a broad spectrum of politics in 30 minutes.
And if any story strikes a viewer, that person is more than welcome to do research on his/her own. I mean, we can't rely on the media for everything right? Or do we already do that?
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