Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Post-Modernism in ALL Media

      Today in class we talked about how in this age we are testing out different ways of conveying art through media.  He gave the example of the movie “Tree of Life” which is practically a series of movie sequences that don’t seem to match up right away.  Of course, that movie is just one example, another would be the short film of the prince and princess and its different take on the princess kissing the to frog to turn it into a prince.  It seems like today’s audience is more willing and open to watch and experience different types of movie experiments.  And sense I also know a little bit about today’s gaming industry I also know that it is moving in that same direction.

      Over the past few years, games have been coming out that for last generation's standards would not be considered a game.  Games are coming out now that redefine what games can be.  This is mostly because today’s audience is strongly supporting indie games, they want something new and different just like it how the movie audience wants to experience something different when the go to the movies.  Now not all games are about the gameplay, more and more games are focusing on art and emotions. For an example, a game just came out where you’re a traveler trudging through a desert and the goal is to reach the distant mountain; there is no fighting, no health bar, just beautiful scenery, and an enthralling soundtrack.  Now game companies want to develop believable characters so the player can become emotionally bonded to the character, making for a completely different experience. 



      I guess what I just wanted to say in this blog is that ALL media is going through the Post-Modern era right now.  Movies are not the only medium people are experimenting with. This is the age where media is experimented with.  

1 comment:

  1. I totally agree, there is even a change in music, with dubstep and other kinds of music coming up in this postmodern age that defy traditional rules of how to compose music.

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