Post-modernism, as a movement, focuses on holding up a mirror to the world and pointing out what it is really like, wether it be fake or real. It does this by using intertextual references, hyper-reality, simulacrum and bricolage for example. Whereas Modernism focuses on moving forward and trying new things, post-modernism rejects this and asks 'Why cant it be done this way?'
Christopher Nolan directed a very highly anticipated film called Inception in 2011 and this can be defined as post-modern through Baudrillard's theory of Hyper-Reality. This means that a text blurs the boundaries between reailty and a simulation of reality. This is actually the main theme behind the film so it becomes the perfect example, as the characters in the film struggle to distinguish certain 'dream' worlds, from the real world. Another type of media that similarly simulates the real world would be in most video games today, particularly RPG games, for example Assasins Creed. This game allows you to travel to certain places, Rome, Florence, Venice for example and see them as they were when the game is set. This means you can travel the world and see through your characters eyes without actually moving from your seat. This makes the world a much smaller place. Inception also becomes an interesting example of post-modern film by using Intertextual References, Julia Kristeva theorised this and Inception has a unique example that really makes it one of the greatest post-modern films of all time. The film is based around entering a persons dreams to plant an idea that will develop and grow, the characters in the film go down layers of dreams to get the idea deep and realistic. They use what they call a 'kick' (that makes whoever is dreaming), this is signalled by the song ' ' by . This song is used in each layer of the dream, but slowed down each time, as a day in the real world is a year in the dream and so on. This happens without the audience knowing, as it just sounds like atmospheric climax-building music.
Christopher Nolan directed a very highly anticipated film called Inception in 2011 and this can be defined as post-modern through Baudrillard's theory of Hyper-Reality. This means that a text blurs the boundaries between reailty and a simulation of reality. This is actually the main theme behind the film so it becomes the perfect example, as the characters in the film struggle to distinguish certain 'dream' worlds, from the real world. Another type of media that similarly simulates the real world would be in most video games today, particularly RPG games, for example Assasins Creed. This game allows you to travel to certain places, Rome, Florence, Venice for example and see them as they were when the game is set. This means you can travel the world and see through your characters eyes without actually moving from your seat. This makes the world a much smaller place. Inception also becomes an interesting example of post-modern film by using Intertextual References, Julia Kristeva theorised this and Inception has a unique example that really makes it one of the greatest post-modern films of all time. The film is based around entering a persons dreams to plant an idea that will develop and grow, the characters in the film go down layers of dreams to get the idea deep and realistic. They use what they call a 'kick' (that makes whoever is dreaming), this is signalled by the song ' ' by . This song is used in each layer of the dream, but slowed down each time, as a day in the real world is a year in the dream and so on. This happens without the audience knowing, as it just sounds like atmospheric climax-building music.
I think you need to do more on Inception, break it down into its component parts. Discuss the plot and highlight the protagonists struggle with what is real and what isn't (the spinning top), then move on to discuss the soundtrack (Edith Piaf) and comment on how that is an act of inception.
ReplyDeleteI'd then start a separate paragraph to discuss computer games and connect briefly to Desert Bus.