a brief look into caricature:

Caricature is an exaggeration of the truth, a sort of hyper-realism. Caricature tends to be more true because it stresses truth, it emphasizes it.
In my clip [I am using the same clip as in blog one, the clip from ”Avatar: The Last Airbender”], I believe caricature is more relied upon. The things Iroh touches he instantly helps or heals. It is unrealistic, but it communicates the feeling and intent of the episode. The flower instantly thrives in the shade, showing Iroh’s kindness and good intent. The mugger gives up his plan to assault Iroh and listens to him gratefully. These are caricatures – the display Iroh’s character in a way in which realism would fall short. In this instance, as in many others, caricature better communicates to audiences than realism. With realism, we are looking into situations as if observing the world as we do daily through our own eyes. We cannot as easily read the big picture. In order to communicate effectively, the audience must be shown what to look for.