Post-Modernism

Post modernism:


Post modernism is the phase in which a single piece of work is taken and used as a base in order to make new work which hasn’t been seen before making it new and a new trend. Many things have been said and used before so there is a need for individuals to create new pieces of work based on existing pieces which makes it post-modern, post-modernism actually refers to the stage where the piece of work has not yet become recognised as a piece yet but is setting the pathway for a new trend.

In order to understand post modernism you may first need to understand modernism. Modernism is the stage before post modernism and refers to things which are in the norm or the trend which has been set. Post modernism is a breaking of these trends and the making of a new one .It is very important for things to keep on changing since if material becomes to overused it can become stale and boring therefore something out of the norm will be used to reignite peoples imagination and create something new and exciting.


This is from a post I found from the internet explaining the definition of Postmodernism.           

In theory all post modernism is, is just a remix of what has been created before making it a new and fresh idea for people to grasp. For example many films have very similar plots and the simple reason is there are only so many ideas in the world and some will have to be used again so why not make them different and unique?

An example of the idea of post modernism is Avatar and FurnGully. Avatar has made an almost exact replica of the film FurnGully but has just added modern CGI effects to make it appear different. The rough plot is exactly the same the only difference is one is set on another planet.

Plot for FurnGully:

The magical inhabitants of a rain-forest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.


Plot for Avatar:

A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home

The film is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi – a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora.


The similarities are unreal. This is a perfect example of when something old is made into something which is completely new in order to create money and bring it up with the times. The film avatar pandered to the wants of many and made the theme of the film sci-fi. This then appeals to all of the fans of sci-fi but also appeals to all of the fans of action and adventure , and to add to that all of the fans of  the director and the CGI which is one of the main aspects to the film.