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5	%% Also remember: Darker and Edgier is not inherently Deconstruction, nor is the inverse true.
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8	->''"If ''Franchise/StarWars'' is humanist, ''Film/StarshipTroopers'' is totalitarian."''
9	-->-- '''Creator/RogerEbert'''
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11	A subtrope of {{Deconstruction}}; Genre Deconstruction occurs when the author of a work performs {{deconstruction}} on a specific genre.
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13	The genre is basically boiled down to a set of tropes, conventions and a typical premise. All of these features are then played straight; without shying away from any unpleasant consequences and/or causes of these features. Basically, the heart of the genre is laid bare, warts and all. It is not solely done to denote how unpleasant a genre or trope is, but to break away from the clichés and stock themes said genre or trope has acquired.
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15	Whilst deconstructing a genre well will change a genre forever (and in extreme cases, [[GenreKiller discredit it entirely]]), please note that [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools deconstruction of a genre is not a bad thing]] (Your Mileage May Vary on this of course, despite the given facts). Many famous works credited with revolutionizing their media and genres have been Genre Deconstructions. This is because deconstruction is one of the ways genres can change themselves; flaws are hunted down in the deconstruction and corrected in the following {{reconstruction}}. Deconstruction can also add depth and enhance realism, which in turn assists audiences in [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief suspending their disbelief]].
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17	Merely making a genre DarkerAndEdgier is not the same as deconstructing it. To deconstruct a genre, the ''essential elements'' of the genre must be clearly demonstrated and taken to their most logical conclusions, and this causality ''must be plausible''. If the TropeMaker or TropeCodifier deconstructs ''itself'' (or at least seems to), then you've got an UnbuiltTrope.
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19	Note: This page is for deconstructions of whole genres. For deconstructions of individual tropes, see DeconstructedTrope, and for a general explanation of the method of {{Deconstruction}}, see {{Deconstruction}}. For works that (arguably) deconstruct multiple genres and essentially go mad deconstructing as many things as they can, see DeconstructorFleet. Some works may pull off a DeconReconSwitch.
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21	Any example from FanFic is to go in DeconstructionFic.
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23	Genre-specific subtropes include MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction, {{Capepunk}} (superheroes) and MocksteryTale (detective stories).
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29	%%Also remember: Darker and Edgier is not inherently Deconstruction, nor is the inverse true.
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33	!Sub-pages abounding with examples
34	[[index]]
35	* GenreDeconstruction/AnimeAndManga
36	* GenreDeconstruction/ComicBooks
37	** GenreDeconstruction/AlanMoore
38	** GenreDeconstruction/TheDCU
39	** GenreDeconstruction/MarvelUniverse
40	* GenreDeconstruction/{{Film}}
41	* GenreDeconstruction/{{Literature}}
42	* GenreDeconstruction/LiveActionTV
43	* GenreDeconstruction/TabletopGames
44	* GenreDeconstruction/{{Theatre}}
45	* GenreDeconstruction/VideoGames
46	* GenreDeconstruction/WebOriginal
47	* GenreDeconstruction/{{Webcomics}}
48	* GenreDeconstruction/WesternAnimation
49	* GenreDeconstruction/OtherMedia
50	[[/index]]

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