References-

Modernism-

Intertextual references-Vacuous and selfreferential jokes, Jameson

Broad movement of Western art, architecture and

design which self-consciously rejected the past as a
model for the art of the present, and placed on
emphasis on format qualities within artworks and
processes. Influenced by new technologies, no longer
had to adhere to strict conventions.

Parsons-there are necessary structures

needed in society to keep it together
Costume-The Blue Boy, Little Joe Bonanza

Postmodernism-

No particular point-that is the point

(Jameson)
Spaghetti Western cowboy film-yet no
cowboys
Two main heroes-Black and German
Subverted meanings-the medium is
the message not what is said-McLuhan
Elevator scene-lover->beast->child
Good-looking moral-saving love of his
life + family yet, murderer, no mercy.

Discuss why some people are not

convinced by the idea of postmodern
media

Uncool=cool
Chart topping star yet 50s pin up girl miseen-scene

Drive Lana Del ReyBlack Mirror

Django Unchained
Slow, mellow performance even at
The Lego Movie
Glastonbury
The options for an active audience-what is the
correct answer?
Past structures of defining a
character/genre are non-existent in a
postmodern text
Combination of tradition + immediate pastJencks
Reject the idea of a negative future. Want to
ignore the possibilities of the doomed.
The ability to re-create the dead using
technology and science
The controlled use of an individual, what
they think/what they spend their time
doing/what is right/wrong

Layers of reality seen in the Lego movie, real world,

Lego world but in the Lego movie they build-cross-over
with the real world. In the real world the Lego character
moves-not really reality. =Substitution, overlap of what
is not expected into expected.

So uncool its cool, unexpected and outside

of structures and rules that respected.
Not all convinced
Noble gun fighter shaping young rookie
into lethal killing machine but German and
Black=uncool
Face real problem of social evil of
American views of slavery but some not
convinced

Some not convinced, see a story not the preferred

reading of the moral of fathers and sons/growing up and
Some see futuristic of fighting for
loosing creativity
equaity/what is right others see use of
Hyper-reality elevator scene, bright lights/slow
bricolage of old references. His name was
action/romance-reminds them they are watching a film King and Django Unchained with The
Some may see relationship but hyper-spectator (Cohen) Blue Boy
sees self-reflexive

Some see love story of Django and Hildi.

Some are not convinced by the extra layers-just a film

Not convinced of the multiple readings