A parody is an imitation
of a work of art, literature, or music for an intention of making playful joke
out of the original work. A parody may be ironic or takes a cynical approach to
the work that it uses as reference. Or it might be just some comedic relief.
Most of the time, a parody
is a serious work that has been to make it looks absurd by mocking or pointing
out the flaws of the original work. A parody is similar to, and may also be
referred to as burlesque, lampoon, or a spoof.
The word parody was taken
from the Greek “paroidia”. It means a song sung alongside another. However, in
modern culture such as ours, a parody can involve printed, audio, and visual
media. Though, copyright laws are complicated when dealing with a parody. Since
the original work is copyrighted to the original creator, is the work of parody
is credited to the original creator too?
But in many cases, the
creator of parody must get permissions from the original creator.
Film is a popular industry where
a parody may be created. A popular movie that has become an icon such as
Twillight series, have a parody of its own, Vampire Sucks. Numerous other
titles existed which many of them were starred by popular Hollywood comedians.
Parody : On the left is Vampire Suck, and on the right is the original work, Twillight.
Music is as popular as
other parody mediums. It involves changing or copying the existing music ideas
or lyrics. It might be humorous, even mocking the existing musical material. Sometimes,
for satirical effects.
Other forms of parody or
spoof exist within television, and sometimes radio. Other shows have been
developed as a parody of reality. Though parody in print is rarer and lesser
known, books, magazine, and newspapers have also contained parodies of original
works or situations, like comics.
