Postmodernism is a fairly new concept that emerged around the mid 80s. The concept can be based upon a range of areas, such as art, music, film, literature, sociology, communications, fashion and technology.
Theorist, Baudrillard, suggests that what we see on the telly is only one version of the event, and the version of the story that we choose, is our winning story. For example, September the 11th, for the majority of people, was only witnessed on the television; therefore, we only believe what we have seen on the telly, without witnessing the trueness of the event. Baudrillard calls this concept hyperreality or simulacrum, which is the inability to distinguish realty from the media, or it’s replacing image. Another example of this would be in ‘The Matrix’ where there are two worlds, the one that appears real, is in fact the fake one, making people question what’s real. Additionally, ‘Pulp Fiction’ is considered a postmodernist film as it messes with the conventions of modern films. The non linear narrative is not traditional and furthermore it is difficult to distinguish the actual genre of the film as the conventions vary. Postmodernists tend to go against normal conventions by using intertextuality and making pastiches, where they play around with the concept of hyperreality and break the rules of realism. For example in ’ Pulp Fiction’, there is intertextuality when Butch is choosing a weapon, linking to ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’.
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