Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Mixtape


1. Born to Run- Bruce Springsteen
2. America- Razorlight
3. Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows
4. Summertime- DJ Jazzy Jeff Ft Will Smith
5. Breakfast at Tiffany's- Deep Blue Something
6. Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
7. I Need- Maverick Sabre
8. Pumped Up Kicks- Foster the People
9. Sweet Disposition- Temper Trap
10. Everybody's Talking- Neilsson
11. Albatross- Fleetwood Mac
12. Norgaard- The Vaccines
13. Beautiful Day- U2
14. Iris- Goo Goo Dolls
15. Have a Nice Day - Stereophonics
16. Stand by Me- Ben E King
17. Walk- Foo Fighters
18. We Are Young- Fun. Ft Janelle Monae
19. By the Way- Red Hot Chili Peppers
20. Champagne Supernova- Oasis
21. Beautiful Freak - The Eels
22. Something Good Can Work- Two Door Cinema Club

All these songs are easy listening, and are all ones which remind me of holiday's i have been on. The songs give off a feel good vibe and create a sense of freedom, most of the songs are ones which I have grown up around and a lot of the music I like is influenced from my dad, most of the music is not that recent but all of the songs are perfect to listen to whilst on holiday, and in the company of others.

The picture I took from Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco, i tried to get a picture of the golden gate bridge but a seagull flew in the way, i thought the picture would suit the genre of the mix tape perfectly.

Monday, 30 April 2012

Hobo With a Shotgun- 2011

Can Hobo With a Shotgun be considered as postmodern?

Difficult to classify as postmodern.
Irony- so gory it's funny
Humour- 'bear speech' 'glory hole' lawn mower'
Ridiculous- the two psycho brothers, Drake- psychotic
Unexpected elements- Abbie losing her hand, Hobo dying at the end

Is the Hobo himself funny? or is he an entirely serious character dispensing justice in a vigilante style?

Homeage to grindhouse films- harking back to an earlier type of trashy film- we see the 'now technicolour' sign at the start of the film

Film titles look like they are from the 80's
PASTICHE
The music is reminiscent of John Carpenter's soundtracks from films such as Assault on Precinct 13 and escape from New York.
The two brothers look very 80's style

Bricolage- not just one genre, comedy/horror/thriller, exploitation, grindhouse
The mob- seen in 50's/60/s horror films such as frankenstein/dracula etc. Also seen in western's from the same period.

-The vigilante/lone gun seen in western's and films such as Rambo/Death wish
Similar to Drive ending
The TV appearance by Drake.
Kick ass/Batman Dark Knight

Hyperreality

peadophile santa/pimp/robbers in pawn shop/guy with camera

the octopus, girls using man as a pinata, dystopia, colour scheme is completely artificial- orange lighting

references to snakes on a plane?