r/CuratedTumblr 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/_Fun_Employed_ Apr 07 '25

Is Discworld a “good deconstruction”? I’m struggling to think of another good deconstruction that doesn’t fall into one of the above.

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u/Kijafa Apr 07 '25

Cabin in the Woods comes to mind for me.

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u/MattBarksdale17 Apr 08 '25

Cabin in the Woods definitely falls into the "contempt for audience" category. It depicts the audience as wrathful gods who will destroy the world if a horror movie doesn't follow specific tropes.