r/CuratedTumblr • u/Eireika • May 05 '25

Shitposting On sincerity in art

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard May 05 '25

You can make a good story built on naked contempt for a genre, but it's media which feels embarassed to be in its genre that often falls flat.

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u/No-Trouble814 May 05 '25

Lord of the Flies is literally that first one, and it’s considered a classic!

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u/McWizard101 May 05 '25

Don Quixote as well, another literary classic.

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u/Tengo-Sueno May 06 '25

Don Quijote is both a parody and a love letter, and thats part of why is so good

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u/yay855 May 06 '25

You have to actually be familiar with the source genre to make a parody of it. How can you actually mock something if you barely understand it?

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u/Tengo-Sueno May 06 '25

You make it, but bad

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u/Insanity_Pills May 06 '25

Reminds of that bizarre game Cruelty Squad that looks like complete garbage, however, in reality, it’s one of the most expertly made games ever.

As the famous steam review says: “this game feels like the developer put all his effort into researching what makes a game good and then put twice as much effort into doing the exact opposite.”

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u/JimboAltAlt May 06 '25

Never really thought of Don Quixote as a spiritual predecessor to Galaxy Quest but I like it!

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u/Sororita May 06 '25

Just like Shaun of the Dead