One genre I really enjoy, no matter what time period it comes from, is satire. I think all the way back to people we study in heritage such as Voltaire. I enjoyed reading his work "Candide" because it was a satire of all the old ways of thinking before the Enlightenment period such as religion, government, behavior, etc. As I said with sports, one way to justify if this genre is creative is to look at how successful it has been. Satire plays a huge role in our society today. Every other movie trailer I see on TV is making fun of something such as the Scary Movie series, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, practically every Bill Murray movie, and the all time classic, The Pink Panther starring Inspector Clouseau. All of my favorite shows are satires such as Family Guy, The Office, and an occasional South Park. Satire is very creative, and many people strive to create successful satires today.
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