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[Review] Postmodern Cinema: Blade Runner and the End of History
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Postmodern Cinema:
Blade Runner and the End of History
Date: October 6th, 2012
Speaker: Kim Su Rassmussen (Denmark)
Review writer: Kim Saebom
Edittor: Bradley Weiss
Do you like watching postmodern cinema? Actually, you might not know exactly what postmodern cinema is. The topic of last week's GIC talk was “Postmodern Cinema: Blade Runner and the End of History,” presented by Kim Su Rasmussen from Denmark. Much of Mr. Rasmussen’s talk focused on defining the characteristics of postmodernism before exploring the incorporation of those themes and characteristics in the classic 1982 science fiction film “Blade Runner”.
The speaker identified four main characteristics of postmodernism. The first is the development of technology, including technologies such as genetics, and particularly all kinds of informational technologies. Second, the speaker identified the dominant emotion of postmodern literature, cinema, and art as paranoia - a feeling of always being observed by somebody. For the third characteristic, Mr. Rasmussen referenced the scholar Fredrick James as saying, “The experience in postmodern space is like roaming around big hotel. We are trying to find our destination, but we are always lost.” The last characteristic concerns the experience of time. The speaker referenced Fredrick James again to describe the aesthetic of postmodernism as representing “the end of history.”
In addition, Mr. Rasmussen listed further traits of postmodern in the cinema, including prestige, a flattening of emotion, hyper reality, time bending, and also post-humanism. He emphasized that by defying our expectations reality can be made more real. He also discussed the recurring theme of the futility in constructing a utopia.
In summary, Mr. Rasmussen cited Fredrick James in saying that postmodernism can be defined as “the sense of disorientation, and uncertainty.” As we know, the future may be uncertain, but postmodernism seems us to give an opportunity for a second chance, a third, or even more. The speaker used the movie “Blade Runner” to explore these postmodern themes and characteristics. If the audience was unfamiliar with this film, it presents a good opportunity for understanding these postmodern ideas.
watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVayuVuWDyE&feature=relmfu
watch the photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/117593299426331932940/October72012
