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Maleficents character can be argued as postmodern as the role of the protagonist usually
remains the same throughout the film however Maleficents role varies through the course of
the film.
Furthermore, postmodern aspects can be seen in regards to the key parts of the story. For
example, Maleficent is the one who places the curse on Aurora and is also the one that
breaks it. This is considered as postmodern due to the situation being ironic. Another
example of irony is shown in the death of the king as he himself was the one who created a
problem by taking Maleficents wings away from her.
On the other hand, video games may also be described as postmodern. One example I
studied was Goat Simulator (2014). This simulation game can be regarded as postmodern
with its playfulness. The world-wide release of the game was on 1st April 2014 and
acknowledging that it is April Fools Day the producers intended to create confusion to the
audience and expected them to raise doubts about the validity of the game. Furthermore,
the game incorporates many glitches and bugs due to its appeal as it produced humorous
results. The game overall is playful in the way that it works with the players being able to
freely play around with the goat.
The trailer of Goat Simulator is an example of the postmodern concept pastiche. The trailer
imitates another games trailer (Dead Island) which was notable for its impressive approach
with the use of a reverse slow motion effect. The fact that it uses a goat instead of an injured
girl created a comical reaction from the audience who were aware of its reference. The
humour in the trailer was emphasised with the slow-beat dramatic background music which
was again similar to Dead Islands trailer.
Overall, many media products many be described as postmodern if it has postmodern
features such as intertextuality, pastiche and fragmentation. This is seen across the different
mediums such as music videos, films and video games. It seems that most media products
nowadays are considered postmodern as they are likely to relate to at least one feature of
postmodernism.