INTERTEXTUALITY

I really enjoyed this weeks lecture on intertextuality, it was really interesting and finally put a name to something i knew about, i understood most of the lecture, how directors, artists, writers, and even model makers reference and take inspiration from exterior sources whether consciously or unconsciously. which happens even more in today's trend of remake frenzy.

The most recent source of intertextual film i have watched would be the Nightmare On Elm Street remake which is full of intertextuality, you have the token hat the striped jumper and the iconic bladed fingers, he is also burned but the new make up is more realistic. Also the film has alot of exactly the same scenes in it, the boiler scenes, the body bag sliding down the hall way, the claw coming out of the bath and various others they have been consciously tweaked but they still both trying to achieve the same impact, which is to please the fans but also deliver their own story when added to the rest of the content.