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3 min read
Published: Mar 18, 2021
Words: 511|Page: 1|3 min read
Published: Mar 18, 2021
The Film “Men in Black” uses Horatian and juvenalian satire to develop its manifestation of the “aliens versus humans” conflict. Horatian Satire in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty. The speaker holds up to gentle ridicule the absurdities and follies of human beings, aiming at producing in the reader not the anger of a juvenal, but a wry smile. Juvenalian satire, in literature, any bitter and ironic criticism of contemporary persons and institutions that is filled with personal invective, angry moral indignation, and pessimism.
Men in Black extends the humans vs aliens metaphor to contribute to the films theme. An example of Juvenalian satire would be that Border patrol agents are overly confident, making jokes, less personal than agent Kay. He doesn’t recognize the actual alien. An example of Horatian satire is when premise humans in general are stupid because they need to be “protected” from the reality of aliens. “Dramatic irony – we’re in on the secret knowledge (+the joke) + so must not be “stupid”. Agent Jay was generally skilled and competent, he trusts his senses when he sees out of the ordinary/ alien activity, which is ridiculous but we trust him which makes this Horatian satire. About Jay’s report. Other officers disbelieving him, thinking that he crazy. There was sympathy for those humans who question, against those who don’t. We inference that not all humans are stupider than all aliens conflict is more complicated nuanced.
More examples of Horatian Satire would be that the head quarters were the size of facility, variety of alien life and advanced alien technology was beyond human capability which means “humans are dumb”. Also certain celebrities are aliens in disguise. The Medical examiner was smart enough to recognize bodies as not human, not smart enough not to recognize Jay + Kay as not Doctors. And also not smart enough to miss the unhinging skull. The cat was interested in the little alien which creates the impression that cat’s interest is important. Kay was surveying the women, which we feel sorry for K, what he’s giving up for MiB. K cares more about the cover up than he does about the alien destroyed, We sympathize with Jay, who is worried about the alien’s themselves”.
Horatian satire was an example when the pug, not weird guy, was an actual alien. Plays into stereotype of humans as stupid, even J misreads situations. “There were bugs crawling out of alien bug’s sleeves”, makes him even more disgusting to us. Horatian – We want the MiB to be successful, the bug is extremely susceptible to insults, both agents take advantage of that. “K gets eaten to get the galaxy + his gun back” “J to keep the bug from leaving” The bug calls humans stupid but at least they’re aware of their shortcomings, the bug is limited by his pride, conceit. K’s insistence on being neutralized, (juvenalian) recognize the emotional toll of this knowledge/ responsibility. There are many examples in how the film “Men in Black” uses Horatian and Juvenalian satire” to develop its manifestation of the “aliens versus humans”.
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