i fear it is not intended to be sterotypical and is just really uninspired. But i would be glad to be totally wrong.
No it really is 100 percent silly.
if regulus' menu screen line"im going to take these broken wings and learn to fly again" doesn't prove this to you, I suggest watching more crap movies and listening to more crap songs until you understand.
Also read Urban dictionaries definitions of 'post-irony' and you'll understand the mindset that influences pretty much all subtle comedy in contemporary media.