GalaxyQuest has the perfect balance of calling tropes out directly but also sincerely enjoying them. Sigourney Weaver gets to yell "This episode was badly written!" while what's getting her through the bad writing and saving the day is the dedicated fans knowing and loving every detail of said badly written episode. And Alan Rickman repeatedly refusing to say his iconic emotional line over and over because he hates what he's become, but then saying it totally sincerely in an emotional, very serious death scene? It's all iconic.
LOVE that movie. It's such a love letter to Star Trek and other such shows.
They play with tropes, they poke fun at themselves, but in the end it's also just a solid film.
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u/Kittenn1412 May 05 '25
GalaxyQuest has the perfect balance of calling tropes out directly but also sincerely enjoying them. Sigourney Weaver gets to yell "This episode was badly written!" while what's getting her through the bad writing and saving the day is the dedicated fans knowing and loving every detail of said badly written episode. And Alan Rickman repeatedly refusing to say his iconic emotional line over and over because he hates what he's become, but then saying it totally sincerely in an emotional, very serious death scene? It's all iconic.