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bethposting
@bethposting

and how since then, the aesthetics and tropes associated with those genres haven't changed all that much, at least compared to some other speculative genres. i'm kind of wildly speculating but maybe it's not a coincidence that a lot of this happened between the world wars or during WWII, which one could argue led to the current world order


bethposting
@bethposting
  • superhero stories reflect the present and use individuals with powers as metaphors to comment on real-world social groups. Often the people in charge want to tightly regulate the powered people, or they want them all gone, or they want to use them as weapons. This reflects modern (neo)liberal society that accepts difference as long as it can be made to support the status quo.

  • high fantasy reflects a yearning for a vague, fictionalized time before industrialization and urban/suburban societies, often depicting a more morally black and white world, where orcs and Dark Lords are evil, and humans and elves and dwarves are good. It can serve as a retreat for people who feel burned-out by the complexity and constant churn of modern life.

  • classic Universal Monsters-style horror often uses a limited selection of monsters to stand-in for some societal fear present in the zeitgeist. Vampires might represent STDs or the aristocracy; zombies might represent mindless consumerism or overpopulation; and so on. Unlike the problems they stand in for, these monsters usually have some way to defeat them or escape from them, providing catharsis for the viewer.


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