Postmodernism

Postmodernism

DEFINITION: a late 20th-century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism, which represents a departure from modernism and is characterized by the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, a mixing of different artistic styles and media, and a general distrust of theories.

POSTMODERN FILMS OFTEN CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:

• Challenges genre conventions: might be a mixture of many genres;challenge typical character roles etc.
• Pastiche: imitates other texts,humerous take on society/culture
• Hyper-reality: makes the audience aware  that they are watching a movie