Bodies Bodies Bodies: The Effectiveness of Using Gen Z Stereotypes Properly
The following contains spoilers for Bodies Bodies BodiesGen Z often gets the short end of the stick when it comes to representation in media. They can often be the butt of the joke in anything made by Millenials or Gen X, and it always comes off as a dig at «kids these days.» Because of the internet and meme culture perpetuated on sites like TikTok and Twitter, Gen Z (which, for clarification, is defined as anyone born between the years 1997 and 2012) has developed its own particular brand of humor. They even use a lot of coded phrases and slang that are constantly evolving, and might confuse those who aren't as plugged into that side of pop culture.
This also leads to members of older generations making fun of the ways that Gen Z communicate their ideas, which often leads to critiques of «woke» culture or adjacent conversations. This was actually the concern when the new film Bodies Bodies Bodies released its first trailers. They were full of young people using buzzwords like «privilege» and «triggered,» and this turned many off of seeing the film. It wasn't as clear in the trailers, but Bodies Bodies Bodies actually uses this kind of language satirically, and actually does a good job of incorporating it into the humor of the movie without it feeling like an insult to a whole generation.
Bodies Bodies Bodies Review
Bodies Bodies Bodies feels like it was written by someone who actually has a finger on the pulse of Gen Z culture, and isn't just looking down on it from above with an air of disdain. The satire is biting, pointing out the ways in which some people use buzzwords to try and avoid taking responsibility for their actions without demonizing the language or «woke» way of thinking itself. More than anything, it's
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