Assignment 1: Something
Postmodern By Shivonne Weekes
Intertextuality • Parody - is created to mock
an original work.
• Family Guy used a reference which was 'Taken'. Family guy mostly do parodies which they tend to mock other films.
• This was a parody because they were imitating 'Taken'
Intertextuality
Hybridity• In Family Guy there is a lot of
hybridity.
• It's an Animation Comedy Programme
• In this episode it has comedy because it's mocking the reference.
• Also it has action because there is kidnap scene and they look for the kidnappers
• Also they have two elements that already exist which is Family Guy and Taken which has been merged together
Nothing New Nothing Original
• Family used the references from Taken to put into their show to make it a parody.
• Which shows that there are no new ideas and nothing is original they have been adapted which highlights ideas are just been recycled
Juxtaposition• In family guy there is
juxtaposition.
• They used the reference from taken but mocked it.
• This contrasted because taken is a tense serious film whereas family guy it's an animation which just mocks other references.