Postmodernism Theory:

Postermodern theory challenges the moderinst's beliefs. Postermodern persepectives are present in most contemporary art, film, television and media. The word "postmodern" is a wide term, and it is largely a reaction to efforts in media which explain reality. It stems from a recognition that reality is not just human understanding of it. Postmodernism relies on the individual/viewer knowing that their experiences and interpretation of reality may be falliable and relative, rather than universal for everyone and every culture.

A leading theorist of postmodernism is Jean Baudrillard. Baudrillard posits that we are living in a word of “hyperreality” constructed largely of surface media images that challenges and undermines modernist notions of reality and truth.


I have found that there are various features of postmodern films. They are:

Pastiche	Self-referential, tongue-in-cheek, rehashes of classic pop culture
Flattening of Affect	Technology, violence, drugs, and the media lead to detached, emotionless, unauthentic lives
Hyperreality	Technologically created realities are often more authentic or desirable than the real world
Time Bending	Time travel provides another way to shape reality and play "what if" games with society
Altered States	Drugs and technology provide a darker, sometimes psychedelic, gateway to new internal realities
More Human than Human	Artificial intelligence, robotics, and cybernetics seek to enhance, or replace, humanity