When people say that something is a deconstruction of its genre, what does that mean?
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they mean it’s subversive but I don’t think that’s the right way to use the word “deconstruction”
Basically, that it analyzes the tropes and concepts of that genre and takes them more seriously, in a way that breaks from tradition. A superhero movie where the entire story is about how the main character wearing a mask and hiding his identity destroys his relationships with his loved ones because they realize he doesn’t trust them once they discover who he really is as it turns out that simply wearing a mask doesn’t do a lot to protect your identity would be a deconstruction of superhero tropes.
It tells a story that approaches that genre from a different angle and the challenges the tropes of that genre, showing how they might be flawed or unrealistic.
Basically, that it analyzes the tropes and concepts of that genre and takes them more seriously, in a way that breaks from tradition. A superhero movie where the entire story is about how the main character wearing a mask and hiding his identity destroys his relationships with his loved ones because they realize he doesn’t trust them once they discover who he really is as it turns out that simply wearing a mask doesn’t do a lot to protect your identity would be a deconstruction of superhero tropes.
It tells a story that approaches that genre from a different angle and the challenges the tropes of that genre, showing how they might be flawed or unrealistic.
Basically, that it analyzes the tropes and concepts of that genre and takes them more seriously, in a way that breaks from tradition. A superhero movie where the entire story is about how the main character wearing a mask and hiding his identity destroys his relationships with his loved ones because they realize he doesn’t trust them once they discover who he really is as it turns out that simply wearing a mask doesn’t do a lot to protect your identity would be a deconstruction of superhero tropes.
It tells a story that approaches that genre from a different angle and the challenges the tropes of that genre, showing how they might be flawed or unrealistic.
A deconstruction is like taking apart a toy to see how it works. When someone deconstructs a genre, it means they are looking at all the parts that make up that genre and figuring out how they fit together. Then they might change some of the parts or put them together in a different way to create something new and interesting.
For example, think of a puzzle. A deconstruction of a puzzle would mean taking it apart piece by piece and looking at each one closely. Then, instead of putting it back together the way it was before, you might rearrange the pieces in a different way to make a new picture.
A deconstruction is like taking apart a toy to see how it works. When someone deconstructs a genre, it means they are looking at all the parts that make up that genre and figuring out how they fit together. Then they might change some of the parts or put them together in a different way to create something new and interesting.
For example, think of a puzzle. A deconstruction of a puzzle would mean taking it apart piece by piece and looking at each one closely. Then, instead of putting it back together the way it was before, you might rearrange the pieces in a different way to make a new picture.
A deconstruction is like taking apart a toy to see how it works. When someone deconstructs a genre, it means they are looking at all the parts that make up that genre and figuring out how they fit together. Then they might change some of the parts or put them together in a different way to create something new and interesting.
For example, think of a puzzle. A deconstruction of a puzzle would mean taking it apart piece by piece and looking at each one closely. Then, instead of putting it back together the way it was before, you might rearrange the pieces in a different way to make a new picture.
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