Genre Deconstruction
Films that critique, subvert, or analyze the conventions of their own genre
Primary Examples(11)
A Fistful of Fingers
Western parody deconstructing genre tropes
Adaptation
Deconstructs screenwriting conventions
Django Unchained
Spaghetti western meets slavery revenge
Dune: Part Two
Chosen one narrative critiqued
Harakiri
Samurai honor code dismantled
Hot Fuzz
Action movie tropes in rural England
Joker
Superhero origin as character study
Once Upon a Time in the West
Mythic western deconstructed
Shaun of the Dead
Zombie rom-com hybrid
The World's End
Pub crawl meets alien invasion
Unforgiven
Western mythology dismantled
Secondary Influences(12)
Inglourious Basterds
War film as spaghetti western
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Superhero canon challenged
The Dark Knight
Crime thriller as superhero film
Alien
Horror in sci-fi; working class space crew
Batman Begins
Realistic take on superhero origins
Death Proof
Slasher tropes inverted
Die Hard
Everyman action hero template
Parasite
Genre-shifting narrative
Pulp Fiction
Crime genre reinvented
For a Few Dollars More
Western mythology reimagined
True Grit
Revisionist Western
Some Like It Hot
Gender performance comedy