Theoretical
Stylistic
White bear intertextuality-
the Truman show
The purge
Big brother
Jurassic park
15million merits intertextuality-
X factor
Britains got talent
Sims
Wii characters
Facebook
Apple- real
Individualism no community or family
Simulacra, artificial
Voyeurism
Dystopia
No happy ending- human progress
Commodification- something gains value through money
- Valentine's Day
-charities
- White bear, justice is commodified
This text is deliberate to create deeper meaning.
Wreck it Ralph-
Style
Not deliberately giving a deeper meaning
Lyotard- still has grand narratives
Historically- yes and no
Charlie brooker-
Understands postmodern theory
Scriptwriter
Wreck it raplph does not weaken the grand narratives, however it weakens the barrier between real and artificial and therefore strengthens the postmodern style.
BM-3 WIR-1 1/2
Overall black mirror is more postmodern than wreck it Ralph, as it explores Pomo style, theories and historical context.Through style both episodes of black mirror uses intertextuality, some influences of the first episode "white bear" are the Truman show and big brother. Wreck it Ralph also refers to many intertextuality references like Mario and halo, implying it follows Jamesons theory about imitating dead styles due to the lack of new ideas being created and therefore it has aspects of postmodernism.
Looking at the historical aspect of postmodernism wreck it Ralph follows the grand narratives as it has a happy ending, this is the result of having a child audience. As it is a Disney film the postmodern reference is unlikely to have been created deliberately, therefore the dominant ideas of modern society still remain. On the other hand black mirror is created using postmodern theories deliberately,we know this due to the director Charlie brooker creates programmes exploring the theories as well.
Gamer 1999-
Debord-
Superficial
Hyper reality becomes our reality
The spectacle
Consumerism and fame
Baudrilliad-
Sexualised- voyeurism
Celebrates the artificial
Simulacra
Game characters
Collapse of morality
Foucault-
Voyeurism - power
Watching for entertainment
Panoptic
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