In the SNL video called "Guns", the cast used exaggeration and incongruity to convey how guns play a role in today's society and what it could be like if we were to allow anyone to own a gun. In this skit the cast of SNL mocked the whole gun control debate and portrays a world were guns are common. It shows everyone owning a gun and these people use their guns freely without questioning anyone's intentions. By showing people doing this it is demonstrating what the world could possibly be like if the government were to allow everyone to own a gun without proper background checks and limitations to the ownership of a firearm.
In this skit by SNL, they incorporated the use of exaggeration and incongruity in their video. For example, the video uses incongruity when the father gives his newborn baby a mini gun. In the video the narrator says, " to new beginnings" (SaturdayNightLive). As the narrator is saying this the father is giving the newborn firearm. By the actors doing this it comes across as absurd and not normal at all because no one gives a newborn baby a weapon right after the mother gives birth. It just comes across as not making any sense and out of place. Another example is through the use of …show more content…
The creators of the skit were successful in making their point of gun control in the United States. The example are successful in getting the point across that it's a world were guns are given to anyone without consideration of the consequences and how people benefit from being able to use guns freely when the audience knows that in reality we have problems with mass shootings and giving guns to people who do not need to own a gun. They use comedy to convey a world where guns are very common by in reality that's not real. This skit targets gun enthusiast by making fun of their views on gun
In this skit by SNL, they incorporated the use of exaggeration and incongruity in their video. For example, the video uses incongruity when the father gives his newborn baby a mini gun. In the video the narrator says, " to new beginnings" (SaturdayNightLive). As the narrator is saying this the father is giving the newborn firearm. By the actors doing this it comes across as absurd and not normal at all because no one gives a newborn baby a weapon right after the mother gives birth. It just comes across as not making any sense and out of place. Another example is through the use of …show more content…
The creators of the skit were successful in making their point of gun control in the United States. The example are successful in getting the point across that it's a world were guns are given to anyone without consideration of the consequences and how people benefit from being able to use guns freely when the audience knows that in reality we have problems with mass shootings and giving guns to people who do not need to own a gun. They use comedy to convey a world where guns are very common by in reality that's not real. This skit targets gun enthusiast by making fun of their views on gun