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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

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[–] jedibob5@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Kung Pow is one of the rare few movies to do the whole "we're intentionally making a campy, so-bad-it's-good movie" and actually succeed in emulating that aesthetic and also making something enjoyable to watch.

Kung Pow is the world's best example of a transformative work. It took some obscure kung fu film, and fucked it up in all the right ways.