The Anatomy Of Samurai Cop
A cult film is described as, “strange, quirky, offbeat, eccentric, oddball, or surreal, with outrageous, weird, unique and cartoony characters or plots, and garish sets” (Dirks, 1). Furthermore, they are usually awry or different in style and are considered controversial because in a sense, they are breaking the rules of the narrative and production of film. There are certain elements that make a cult film to be considered one, anatomy, consumption, political economy, and cultural status. In Mathijs and Mendik’s article they define the four major elements: The anatomy is the overall film, this includes the style, content, format, and the genre. The consumption is defined as how the audience receives and reacts to the film. The political economy
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The anatomy of a film refers to its style and the film’s format. The style of Samurai Cop can be described as cheap and fast filming, and according to critique George Pacheco from 10k Bullets it contains a plethora of “mini- masterpieces of unintentional comedic gold.” There are many moments in the film where there is comic relief with unintentional humor, such as close-ups of facial reactions and straight faced dialogue that give the film a comedic style even though it was unintentional. For example, when Joe, a.k.a. Samurai Cop, is giving a monologue about drug cartels and calling them “fuckers” it comes off as a comedic scene even though it is a serious moment when confronting the antagonists. Sub-features that are part of the element of anatomy include its genre, innovation, badness, and transgression. The genre of the film is described as a crime thriller but not comedy, the badness and innovation of the film has it stray away from the label as a crime thriller to, what Matt Hannon describes in an interview as a “knock off Lethal Weapon.” Due to the anatomy of the film it goes on to present a large consumption, including an active celebration, sense of community, liveness, and commitment of the fan
The anatomy of a film refers to its style and the film’s format. The style of Samurai Cop can be described as cheap and fast filming, and according to critique George Pacheco from 10k Bullets it contains a plethora of “mini- masterpieces of unintentional comedic gold.” There are many moments in the film where there is comic relief with unintentional humor, such as close-ups of facial reactions and straight faced dialogue that give the film a comedic style even though it was unintentional. For example, when Joe, a.k.a. Samurai Cop, is giving a monologue about drug cartels and calling them “fuckers” it comes off as a comedic scene even though it is a serious moment when confronting the antagonists. Sub-features that are part of the element of anatomy include its genre, innovation, badness, and transgression. The genre of the film is described as a crime thriller but not comedy, the badness and innovation of the film has it stray away from the label as a crime thriller to, what Matt Hannon describes in an interview as a “knock off Lethal Weapon.” Due to the anatomy of the film it goes on to present a large consumption, including an active celebration, sense of community, liveness, and commitment of the fan