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I agree, the only good thing about disaster movie is actually one of the best things ever done in movie history.
The movie IS a disaster. and the movies they use ARE disasters.
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Could you please enlighten the herd of intelligence handicapped simpletons such as myself as to the many plain to see examples of "social commentary" or and other sort of sub text within these pieces of aborted fetus *beep* you call movies?

Sure. Basically these films are an adaptation of dadaism. Dadaism is an art form that is in itself a rejection of art, often with strong anti-war themes. This is why rich Republican film critics hate these films so much.

You really have to be well versed in philosophy to get even 1/10th of the jokes.

Perhaps I'm not seeing the depth from the scene in Meet the Spartans where for no reason other than to include a semi-current viral video of Chris Crocker, the main villain Xerxes gets into a "pimped out" car(really?), only to exit it within 3 seconds, then transform(original) into a god damn mechanoid with YOUTUBE(REALLY!!!!?), ONLY TO SHOW A SEMI-CURRENT VIRAL *beep* VIDEO OF CHRIS *beep* CROCKER!!!

You are completely ignoring the subtext of what is one of the best moments in cinema history. PApa_T, another IMDb user can describe it far better than I ever could:

Perhaps the finest scene in the film is the one where Xerxes finds the “all spark” cube from the hit movie Transformers, and “transforms” into the famous Hasbro villain Megatron. Instead of using violence to intimidate his enemies he plays the famous YouTube “Leave Brittney alone” video by Chris Crocker on a TV in his stomach. While many critics did not seem to appreciate the film, I’d be surprised if many of them missed out on the subtext here. Xerxes is played by Ken Davitian, best known for his large role in Borat, an independent film which was a surprise blockbuster. By turning into a character from Transformers the film is satirising how Independent films and companies get “swallowed up” and homogenised by large corporations. But the comparison doesn’t end there. Some characters from a major, high-budget film (300) are then sent running scared from Xerxes when he plays them a short clip which cost next to nothing This shows how small-budget productions have the power to leave big budget ones running scared. But Friedberg and Seltzer are not proposing an end to big budget productions, but rather a synergy yielding the best of high budget and low budget worlds. The creature who sends the Spartans running is part Borat actor (low budget) part Transformer (high budget). The video he uses to win cost next to nothing, but the eponymous Brittney that inspired the video is a high-profile pop star that makes glossy records with expensive producers and lavish videos. Unlike much of Hollywood, or even the world at large, Friedberg and Seltzer realises audiences can accept both high-budget and low-budget productions. They even mock the notion that audiences aren’t accepting of independent films by pretending to patronise us by identifying Davitian on screen as “that fat guy from Borat”. As if we don’t recognise the star of a blockbuster!

How profound!

The embarrassing revelation that fans of these movies should come to realise is that the (poorly attempted) jokes are at the level of humour a pre-teen child would possibly laugh at, however the adult-nature of the majority of jokes puts them out of context for pre-teen children. The sight gags and out of place movie references fall within the definition of "joke", but that does not excuse the fact that they are not clever/funny/relevant in any shape or form.

There is no way a preteen would comprehend the depth behind that scene. Basically you're just another person that's upset that he didn't get all the jokes.



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