Social, philosophical theory to think about the world we live in NOW.

post modern culture is referential in that it often refers to and often copies other things in order to understand itself.

It is therefore possible to understand postmodernism as a complicated and fragmentary set of inter-relationships.

the world is fragmented and complicated and is referring to itself.

pastiche is a work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist

parody is a work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony

generic detective film classic who done it but because its postmodern its A NEW VERSION OF PREVIOUS EXPRESSIONS

Postmodernism suggests there is nothing new in the world everything is just re done in a different way

preoccupation with visual style

this film is about what happens if we don’t know anything.

fragmented identity

A key characteristic of postmodernism is the development of fragmented, alienated individuals living (precariously) in fragmented societies.