It was just sort of like a joke, you know, like, a takeoff sendup of America, very lighthearted.

这有点笑话，你知道，对美国起飞的讽刺，非常轻松。

Instead of writing a coy sendup of a theatrical thriller, she's written a genuinely disturbing suspense tale that explores the theater of cruelty life can sometimes be.

她没有部戏剧惊悚片的腼腆讽刺，而真正令人不安的悬疑故事，探讨生活有时可能存在的残酷戏剧。