The Spoken Word scene in 22 Jump Street is a satire itself, although it helps articulate the larger meaning of the movie. 22 Jump Street is a sequel to 21 Jump Street, that is making fun of other sequels and Hollywood in general. The movie is about two undercover cops trying to find a drug dealer at a university. 21 Jump Street was the high school version.
The movie, as shown in the clip above, makes fun of lack of creativity in art forms, especially Hollywood movies. Throughout 22 Jump Street , there are many jokes about "doing things the same way a second time" while also being a parody of other action and comedy sequels.
The movie not only satirizes Hollywood, a huge entertainment business in America, but other issues in the country as well. The movie satirizes the police force in America, and American college party and hookup culture.
There are many jokes throughout 22 Jump Street, making fun of college football players and fraternities, a lack of creativity in a variety of art forms, and seemingly silly, everyday jobs that police officers have to take on. 22 Jump Street is a funny movie, especially in moments where their jokes are so spot on and "true" (like the parody of spoken word), it brings up many issues in American society. The lack of creativity is not the only, or biggest, problem in Hollywood. However, bringing light to any issues in such a huge business opens the door to questioning society. The other parts of society questioned, like culture in American colleges, make fun of more "every day" people. Either way, 22 Jump Street causes viewers to question systems that are a huge part of American culture, by showing how easy it is to make fun of ,and laugh at, them.
I liked your post a lot because it showed so many different levels of satire, serious and less so. I think that you did a great job of explaining and setting the movie and the scene in a quick clear way, while also fitting in a great analysis of what the scene actually meant.
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