The document discusses various post-modern theory applications in different media. It analyzes Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball" music video in terms of alienation, semiotics showing her heartbreak, intertextuality connecting it to Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U", and self-conscious bricolage. It also analyzes Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" video in terms of semiotics of her costumes, intertextuality of her dancing, and hierarchies of taste in mocking twerking. For The Matrix, it discusses simulacra and how the red/blue pill scene shows media empowering reality. For They Live, it analyzes the sunglasses scene

1. Post-modern theory application
-Music Videos and Film clips

2. Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball
Alienation
The fact that Miley
Cyrus is alone in her
music video may hint
alienation
Semiotics
A wrecking ball and hammer
clear portrays how tough her
heart break is, as these two
symbols interpret how much
she is hurting.
Intertextuality,
Sinead O'Connor's, nothing
compares to you is a clear example
of intersexuality. For example, the
extreme close up shot of Sinead
O’connor extreme close up and a
tear running down her face.
Bricolage
The representation of
Sinead O’connor music
video and the almost
recreation clearly shows
us the act of rock being
collaborated with
self-conscious
Seeing as Miley Cyrus is
flaunting her body naked we can
clearly see she is very aware of
herself and actions.
Hyper-Reality
The fact that we see Miley Cyrus
portraying heart break via a
wrecking ball which is very heavy
clearly shows reality being
exaggerated

3. Taylor Swift – Shake it off
Semiotics
Taylor Swift clearly uses
Semiotics when dressing in
different characteristic ways. For
example, when dancing and
dressed in a ‘hip hop’ fashion
props such as stereos are being
used to add more to this.
Intertextuality
As clearly shown when Taylors
swift presents herself in different
character aspects, we can clearly
see that she starts to ‘shake off’ (by
moving her hands) when dancing.
Hierarchies of taste and Cynicism
Is shown as Taylor swift mocks twerking.
This is clearly shown as low ground as
she tries to twerk.

4. 'The Matrix' (1999) - Blue Pill or Red
Pill
Simulacra
The main link that has been
made is the Baudrillard's theory.
Simulation
It is understood when taking ‘the blue pill
the story ends, you wake up in your bed
and believe whatever you want to
believe. You take the red pill—you stay
in Wonderland, and I show you how
deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember,
all I'm offering is the truth—nothing
more’ clearly showing how media has
empowered people and society.

5. 'They Live' (1988) - Sunglasses
Scene
Deconstruction
In the sunglasses scene in ‘They
Live’, it is clear to us that the over
the head mid shot features a man
in sun glasses reacts to the making
of a major ideological point.
Semiotics
The zombified personification of the
businessman is a metaphor and critique of
capitalism and modernism. The reason why
this is a post-modern scene is because the
director is critiquing our media-saturated
society ad challenging the blurred boundary
between reality and fantasy. The glasses
reveal the ‘Real’ world and our supposed
reality is seen as a con.