The document identifies several features of postmodernism seen in the "Jack Rabbit Slims" sequence from the film Pulp Fiction. These include intertextuality through references to Grease and Marilyn Monroe, parody through Travolta's character imitating his younger self, and pastiche shown in the recreation of Monroe's iconic scene from The Seven Year Itch. The sequence also exhibits reflexivity when Uma Thurman's character draws attention to the film screen, as well as bricolage through its mixing of different eras within one scene. There are examples of self-referentiality too, with nods to Travolta's previous work in Grease and the director's other films.

1. G325 Critical perspectives in Media Section B: Contemporary Media issues Postmodern Media
Task
Identify features of postmodernism in the ‘Jack Rabbit Slims’ Sequence from ‘Pulp Fiction’
Postmodern feature Example(s)
Intertextuality: References to other media texts
Copying the mise en scene from grease
People are dressed up as old stars from the 70s and 80s
People dressed as the pick lades from grease
Marylyn Monroe seven year itch
Parody: To copy another media text in a humorous way
Making a paraday of his younger years because in thjis movie he
lost his shape
Pastiche: where a text closely imitates the work of a previous artist,
usually distinguished from parody in the sense that it celebrates
rather than mocks the work it imitates. (similar to intertextuality)
Marylyn Monroe seven year itch
Reflexivity: Where the filmmaker refers to the film making process
within the mise en scene or narrative, breaking the illusion that the
film or TV show is not real
She draws a square on screen

2. Bricolage (Baudrillard): References to a mix of genres/historical eras
within one shot or scene
Monroe scene has a mix of ages with the 50s,60s, and 90s clashing
With the scene with her taking drugs in the bathroom which sets
the time as 1990s as well as the clothing’s
Self-referentiality: Where a producer of a media text or actor makes
direct reference to previous work
With Grease 1978 from his old movie
Reference to the directors other movie Kill Bill the characters from
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Dance scene is a reference to sataday night fevor