Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Throughout this article, it may only be me, but it seemed like Jameson at times was for post modernism but for the most part was pretty against it. His claim that post modernism is nothing more than Pastiche art that has no meaning, I find to be ridiculous. While I admire him for bringing up parody/satire, I think like Adorno, he draws too fine a line between post modernism and the prior. To say that there is no sense of parody in post modernism is like saying their is no irony in it at all. I personally believe Irony is a big aspect of much post modernism. We watched the Jack Rabbit Slim's scene from Pulp Fiction in class the other day and it's hard to think that there is no sense of humor in that setting. Yes Tarantino is paying homage to cheesy 50's culture such as theme diners but he is also poking fun at them. After viewing this movie countless times, I believe the reason that Mia Wallace brings Vince to this restaurant is because she thinks it's fun. Vince even acknowledges his disinterest in the place, yet he still goes. I believe Mia does this also because she thinks it's funny to bring a man like Vince, who would most likely never be in a restaurant like Jack Rabbit Slims. She knows the power she has over him because of who her husband is and she knows whatever she wants to do, he has to do.




1 comment:

  1. Yeah he is pretty much against postmodernism. And what I am hearing from you in this post is that there is no room for play or fun in his account of contemporary culture. I've heard his theory called "windless," which I like. Every work of art he looks at is serious, and his readings of postmodern art deny any possibility that the artist might have been winking at you. he should probably hang out with kesha more and lighten up.

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