My inbox doesn't register that I'm getting responses for some reason.Cowabungaa said:Him becoming as good as he was was the clumsy part, yes. Even though I liked the idea I won't say that it was executed perfectly or subtly. The subverting came from how Sitra played him into donning the savior mantle. Sitra needed a pawn and used the "White Savior" trope to her advantage to get him to do what she wanted.
I'm not sure how well that holds up, especially considering the alternate ending where instead of expressing anger or defeat, she says that she loves him. She says it after she's stabbed and is dying; there's nothing to be gained in lying. It struck me as her being sincere and wanting Jason's son because he was such a mighty warrior. Now that I've typed that out, I just realized that the two endings reinforce the trope.
I'm aware it was supposed to be a deconstruction of the trope to make fun of it, but it does so with the competency of the Scary Movie franchise. Instead of causing laughter or self-reflection, it's just another example of it happening. Though it is considerably better as an entire product than the horrendous Scary Movie series and all associated materials.