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?
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