• snooggums@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    The best parodies are humorous takes that treat the source material with repect.

    Shaun of the Dead

    Galaxy Quest

    Army of Darkness (person out of time becomes a leader against evil)

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          I mean I’m trying to wrap my head around what work it would be a parody of. like, Hot Shots! is primarily a parody of Top Gun with some scenes parodying other films.

          Evil Dead 1 was a horror film. It’s not a parody, or a comedy, it’s a horror film. Evil Dead 2…defies definition. It’s as much a remake as it is a sequel, it’s still a horror movie though it leans more on comedy. Army of Darkness, better known by its actual title “The Studio Wouldn’t Let Us Call It Evil Dead 3” is a horror themed action comedy. It’s not really making fun of an existing work the way Hot Shots! or Airplane! does.

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            He is an overpowered white guy in a new land like John Carter adventure type stories. He is a chosen one the prophecy foretold! Person out of time who brings knowledge from the future to win war against evil. The deadite army is a comedic take on the stop motion armies of the dead from B movies. He even fights his evil twin!

            It is a parody of a genre, not a single movie or series.

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              I remain unconvinced that Army of Darkness is a parody. A comedy yes, but…Sam Raimi didn’t set out to say anything about the genre, he’ll tell you he just wanted to entertain his audience. A fun setting to throw your protagonist into to see what breaks isn’t necessarily a parody.

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      Galaxy Quest belongs at the top of any such list. It’s widely considered to be one of the best Star Trek movies.

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      Army of Darkness (person out of time becomes a leader against evil)

      So an isekai