ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Satire (film and television)

Satire is a type of entertainment in which people make jokes about something in order to make a point about it. In film and television, satire often uses exaggerated situations and characters to show how ridiculous something is. For example, a satire film might show a world where everyone is really mean to each other and people make fun of each other, but it's not really like that in the real world. It's meant to be funny but also to teach us to be careful and not take things too seriously or hurt other people's feelings.