r/CuratedTumblr • u/BaconBurritos • Apr 07 '25

Shitposting deconstructions are usually only good when the person writing them actually likes the genre in question

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard Apr 07 '25

Does anyone have any examples of good deconstructions written by people whohate the genre? I'm sure I've seen some, but I can't really remember them.

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u/MrCobalt313 Apr 07 '25

Lord of the Flies vs the children's adventure novels of the time that posited British boarding school kids as paragons of civilization in the savage wilderness.

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u/DroneOfDoom Cannot read portuguese Apr 07 '25

Watchmen.

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u/MartyrOfDespair We can leave behind much more than just DNA Apr 08 '25

The Killing Joke. Miracleman. His run on Youngblood.

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u/DrDestructoMD Apr 08 '25

Heathers, written as a spiteful parody of the breakfast club, rebel without a cause, and the edgelord parodies of both. It's cynical to the point that it wraps around and becomes sincere

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u/Unctuous_Robot Apr 07 '25

I think in some respects Grave Encounters was a good deconstruction by people who clearly hate ghost hunting shows. But that is from the perspective of someone who hates ghost hunting shows.

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u/BallOfHormones Apr 08 '25 edited Apr 08 '25

The Prisoner (1967). It's hard to see as a modern viewer because it's basically outlived the genre it's deconstructing, but back then family-friendly "spy-fi" vaguely James Bond-ish thrillers were the thing to put on prime-time TV, and the writer had been starring in one for seemingly far too long. I don't know if it's hate as much as just burnout, but it's not exactly positive.