Hotel Transylvania: Dracula's Embarrassed by Twilight

I nearly laughed my head off (pun intended) when I watched Hotel Transylvania.  Using stereotypes of monsters and horror-figures from myth, legend, storybook, and cinema history, the movie revolves around the problem of stereotyping, generalizing, and relying too much on what others have told us to form opinions.  In other words, stock character monsters are afraid of humans.  The writers have been officially nominated for a snark award: best pokes and puns.  

(SPOILER ALERT BEGINNING HERE)  

Dracula drinks blood substitute. The werewolves have a so many kids that they can't control them and the mother is always pregnant. The only one who will listen to her parents is the little girl - who, in a Maggie Simpson-esque role, provides a ridiculous amount of information in her one speaking part.  Frankenstein (I'm ignoring the fact that it should be Frankenstein's monster) plays fart pranks while sending himself and his wife through the mail in pieces rather than pay for travel.  Mavis, Drac's daughter, has been home-schooled for 118 years and never been allowed out to see things.  Finally, and my favorite, Twilight is portrayed as an airline movie and Dracula is absolutely repulsed! This is just to name a few of things that go on in the movie.  

What really impressed me was the fact that everyone was susceptible to the humor.  Geeks, Transylvanians, monsters, regular people, movies, music, destinations - if it pertained to any stereotype worthy of monsters or man, it could be parodied in this film.  Bravo!

But there was a theme, too.  Prejudices can transcend generations because no one takes the time to see individuals and groups for who they really are - in other words, educate yourself.  Don't take yourself too seriously (this movie certainly didn't).  Take time to have a little fun!

I could stand on a soapbox for hours and try to make people see the importance of having fun... but I believe in learning from examples. So I'll just go to Disneyland instead. Or maybe just go see Hotel Transylvania again.