Parody
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A parody is a special piece of art.
Parodies make fun of another piece of art by mocking it. The parody is an imitation of the original, but exaggerating it, showing clichés which have been used, to make the original look ridiculous.
For example, in a serious Western movie, the good guys always seem to shoot better and faster than the bad guys. In a Western parody, you might exaggerate this by showing a good guy firing a single shot, and a dozen of the bad guys falling from their horses as a result.
Mel Brooks is a director who has made many movies which are parodies:
- Blazing Saddles is a parody of Western movies in general,
- Spaceballs is a parody of the Star Wars movies, and science fiction in general,
- Men in Tights is a parody of Robin Hood movies.
Parodies can be anything from songs to poems to books to movies.
