Postmodernism and Film: Take Matrix Trilogy as an Example

Zhouna Shao

Abstract


This thesis is to explore postmodernism trend in American films, to discuss the relationship between post- modernist film and the social background. In part one, the author will introduce postmodernism theory in comparison to Modernism. Postmodernism carries forward the negativity of modernism and tries to deconstruct the “grand narratives” into heterogeneous, decentralized narratives that are usually full of paradox. In part two, the author will analyze Matrix Trilogy and discuss how postmodernist film relates to society, how the directors adopt postmodernist ideas to decon- struct Classic narratives by analyzing the film and the researching sources from postmodernism theorists.

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Postmodernism; Deconstruct; Film

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