22 Jump Street Satire

2012 was a year filled with excitement and creativity when it came to film making. The notable cop-based drama TV series “21 Jump Street” took a turn to the big screen, and along came all its previous fans to support it. Admirers of the movies were adrenalized with the comedic remake and demanded a sequel, which the creators we’re not hesitant in making “22 Jump Street”. 21 Jump Street” being the action-filled comedy movie it is, was bound to be a success, while “22 Jump Street” dominated the charts and surpassed its predecessor. Despite the fact “21” and “22 Jump Street” are both humorous-action movies,”22” does a better job at entertaining the audience with the abundant types of comedy. Ironic scenes in “22” are used as a “wow” factor. The scene in “22” where the spiteful captain arrives at MC State University, and sees his daughter is dating his employee, Schmidt, leaves the crowd in awe. This scene is especially funny, mainly because the captain is so rude towards Schmidt, and degrades him every chance he gets. This in a way, empowers Schmidt and leaves the crowd satisfied since Schmidt is a well-known introvert. Whereas in “21 Jump Street” the two protagonists are faced …show more content…
Schmidts witty responses against Jenko were used in an act of jealousy since Jenko was growing close to the enemy. The audience witnesses Jenkos growing bond with the football star antagonist, knowing Jenko couldn’t achieve his dream of being a college football star. Schmidt also being the more intelligent one in the group, was also able to provide stronger sarcasm. However, in “21 Jump Street” Jenko is the one using his rebuttals against Schmidts for his growing bond with the antagonist. Schmidt never having the chance to be “cool” in high school, led to him being drifted away from the mission, and more drawn to the high school drama scene. Jenkos use of sarcasm was clichéd and did not provide that quick laugh the audience