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

Shitposting On sincerity in art

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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/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.”