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Are Eminem videos to blame for the popularity of Parody Movies?



When viewing the latest Eminem video, I can't help but be reminded of films like Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie, and so on. Perhaps it's because Eminem is actually using parodies of movie imagery in this video instead of hobbling together parodies of celebrities and whatnot. He's been making derivatives of this exact same video since 1999's "My Name Is," where he parodied Bill Clinton, Marilyn Manson, and a few others.

Now, parody movies have existed long before Eminem. Airplane! and Spaceballs were both around long before Eminem became a household name, but this is a far cry from the [Insert genre] / [Add the word "Movie"] type spoof film that has plagued us for the past decade. Scary Movie is the first in this formulaic nightmare, and was coincidentally released in 2000, a year after Em's debut album.

It could all be coincidence. In fact, there is probably some cultural zeitgeist guiding it. However, considering the spoof genre still rakes it in at the box office; Eminem is sure to do the same with his music.

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