Similar to its morality, I’m not sure if Grand Theft Auto can be argued as particularly thoughtful or biting political satire, but functions wonderfully as humor that exposes some of the absurdities of political discourse through exaggerated expression. This isn’t The Daily Show brand of satire, but it could be on par with South Park.
The strange and hilarious radio call-in shows as well as some of the amusing statements made by characters on screen make a target of every kind of liberal, conservative, Republic, Democrat, Libertarian and everything on the spectrum. No one escapes unscathed. This would make it seem as though the target of the game’s roasting is not necessarily a type of political animal, but all who engage in hyperbolic or stereotypical political discourse. But like Trey Parker and Matt Stone, while this is satisfying on some level, there’s a certain element of nihilistic attitude that becomes grating after some time. So every political stripe is ridiculous. Where does that leave us?
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Published: Oct 3, 2013 10:50 am