ROBIN HOOD

What is parody? Do you know what parody is? I bet all of you already know what it is. But do you know what the meaning of parody? 

A parody imitates a work of art, literature, or music for the purpose of making playful fun or a joke of the original work. A parody may take an ironic or cynical approach to the work it is imitating or may just be for comedic relief. Most times, a parody involves a serious work that has been changed to make it seem absurd by mocking or pointing out shortcomings in the original work. 

My lecturer, Mr Mark had taught us about parody and shows some video as the example of parody which is The Producers and Robin Hood- Men in Tights. 

Today I would like to share about Robin Hood – Men in Tights. Robin Hood – Men in Tights (1993) is the parody film Mel Brooks made and is his last good film to date. Like its predecessor, the film is a direct parody and luckily it adheres as close to the Robin Hood myth.

The standard story of Robin Hood is oppressing the people while good King Richard is away on the Crusades. Robin steals from the tax collectors, wins an archery contest, defeats the Sheriff, and rescues Maid Marian. In this version, however, Mel Brooks adds his own personal touch, parodying traditional adventure films, romance films, and the whole idea of men running around the woods in tights. 

Mel Brooks

Parodies are hard to do well, as is shown by the mediocrity of so many recent attempts. No matter how ripe a genre is for satirizing, unless you know how to do it, there are no guarantees. Fortunately for Robin Hood - Men in Tights, Mel Brooks has been doing this kind of thing for decades.

According to Mr Mark, the title Men in Tights shows that Robin Hood is exactly like a girl because he like to wearing tight and not a trousers.