I have read a lot about it, done some research for different purposes, heard many different opinions, but I have never watched to movie. I personally don't like Sci Fi films that much, I've never been too into them, but I definitely appreciate film and everything it has to offer. The reason why I have never seen this classic before is because I have heard so many different approaches of different fans I have met, that I am already too biased to watch it. I feel like i'm not going to enjoy it as much, I am going to be reminded of everything i've heard and learned, and I don't know... I guess I should watch it at some point, and after Jenkins article I feel like I HAVE to.
My problem with Star Wars is that it is so famous and popular, it has been used too much to my taste. I am specifically referring to an Ecuadorian YouTube user who posts a parody called: "La Guerra de Las Hallacas" (I will try to explain this as clearly as possible)
In spanish, Star Wars is translated as "La Guerra de Las Galaxias" (meaning the war of galaxies). Some ecuadorians made a parody of star wars by making short episodes in spanish using typical ecuadorian slangs and jargons to make it funny. The name they assigned to this is "La Guerra de las Hayacas." Hallacas is a typical ecuadorian dish, very popular in the poorer areas of the country. The parody can be considered funny by other people, but to me it is extremely rude, not funny at all and just very dumb. Let me highlight that the title is "Hayacas" and the word is really spelled: Hallacas; so they are misspelling the actual title with the purpose of it being funny; which in my opinion looks dumb and spreads grammatical misuse as something funny. After watching this shallow and ignorant fan's version, I never felt like watching Star Wars. I consider that to be very disrespectful and it degrades the real film piece!
People back home are obsessed with these episodes that keep being posted. I honestly don't understand what it so funny. They kind of make ecuadorians sound stupid and it just takes away the artistic and inspiring component of the original classic, turning the Star Wars experience into a dumb, empty parody. My problem with this, is that many people I know love this parody thing much more than the movie, even though they have seen it.
It is shocking to me how this movie influences people from all over the world including people for the poor areas in Ecuador. On one hand, the parody is disrespectful and decreases the "aura" of the film; its essence and context is not taken in account and its whole value is degraded. However, it is amazing how fans are so connected to this classic that they can get away with their own versions of it, including parodies...
This is an Hallaca
This is a link to the 2nd episode of "La Guerra de las Hayacas" (its in spanish, sorry)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHoQdWj9xjo
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