Madonna's song "Material Girl" directly references and imitates the 1953 film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" through its style, imagery, and details. The author argues that Madonna's song is an explicit pastiche or imitation of the film rather than a parody, as it clearly copies the film's style and time period to target the same audience.
2. ‘Material Girl’ Madonna
Material girl by Madonna has intertextual references
to the film “gentlemen prefer blondes” and looks
pretty much the same. In my opinion this song is a
pastiche of gentlemen prefer blondes as Madonna
isnt mocking the film in a parody but is imitating the
style and time of the film. In my opinion this is
explicit as it is clear that it is copying the film and it is
stated clearly and in detail that se is imitating the
film. Madonna might have applied the intertextual
reference as she might want the song to get to a
specific target audience (probably the same as the
film)
