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Subjects are satirized by way of precise imitation — you laugh harder because it looks like the real thing.
I'm reminded of a line from Plato's "Republic," in which Socrates warns the performer to take care "lest, from the imitation, you draw off some of the being".
Plenty of ink has already been expended on how Universal managed to pull this surprise out of the bag, but one intriguing suggestion is that Jurassic World, however good a Spielberg imitation you think it is, radiates a kind of broad, breezy mainstream appeal that harks back to the 90s heyday of the multiplex.
Tribute occasionally tips into imitation: you can sing Yazoo's Only You word for word to Paris, Change of Heart puts Eric Carmen's Hungry Eyes in the corner, and the sax-dappled She's American is caught firmly between the moon and New York City.
Imitate your favorite people as much as you want and through imitation, you will become the person you want to be eventually.
It was the first of many jokes throughout the speech, which included an Oprah imitation ("YOU get a diploma!") and an extended explanation of her alleged procrastination to write the speech.
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"I understand Larry David is hosting SNL this weekend - he does a pretty good imitation of you - do you do a Larry David imitation?" CNN's Anderson Cooper asked him during a town hall discussion.
One of the things you have to think about when you enter that market is how you can create barriers to imitation, so that if you're successful, the competition won't be able to imitate you very quickly.
But this video, all close-up shots of motion and exertion, makes you conscious of your own body you can't do the things that they're doing, you can only watch and marvel, and maybe to a shuffling imitation if you're alone in your room.
"It could be perceived as something derivative or a pale imitation if you don't do it right.
For this invited and received an understandable response from that constituency: why vote for an imitation when you can re-elect the real thing?
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