Based on what I found in my research from other websites, intertextuality is basically the interdependent ways in which texts stand in relation to one another (as well as the culture at large) to produce meaning. What I learnt from my lecturer Daniel Chong's class, he said that a work/art/movie that is borrowing and transformation some other's author's or director's work, this is also classify as intertextuality. For me, I will said that, intertextuality might be anything around us. What we use, what we see, is actually repeating or just the same thing but in a very different way to represent it. Or it is also something that retold and reuse.
Here are some examples of intertextuality.
Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man
There are haircuts that refers to the character of the movie.
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| A Step Into The Past Drama in 2001. |
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| Three Kingdoms. Drama in 2012. |
Both drama has same storyline. It is about the main character back to the past. (by high technology)
Even some other country like korea drama also has this kind of storyline.
Storyline back to the past not only use in Chinese but also use in other country.
Some of story might be back to future.
Even this intertextuality theory is also used in fashion.
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| The 80's. |
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| Today (21th century). (photo from We Heart It) |
The similarity which is the style. High waist pants/shorts/skirts with super short top.
High waist fashion is a popular in the 80's and now this fashion is famous again.
Many youngster fashion is getting back to the 80's.
High waist fashion is a popular in the 80's and now this fashion is famous again.
Many youngster fashion is getting back to the 80's.
yeah! I'm agree that the TVb new drama "Three kingdom'' do have intertextual back the old series 'A step into past'. Both of the storyline also say that the main actor from the modern world 21st century went back to the past old century . But one thing that is different is in 'A step into past' the main actor , Louis Koo is went back to the past with the high technology machine whereas in Three Kingdom , the main actor Ma Kok Ming is went back to the past when he in the cave . a magical light that bring him back . By the way. cool drama ! love it lots .
ReplyDeleteInteresting how incredible feats are explained wither by magic or science.
ReplyDeleteThe key intertextual reference that should be mentioned though is that Three Kingdom refers to an ancient chinese novel that has been told and retold. Minor references are unavoidable, but was it really necessary to use Three Kingdoms again and again? Is that how culture is sustained and transmitted?
Can we have a more interesting blog title? Be a bit more creative lah.
ReplyDeletebut i think cause of Three Kingdom is a very well known Chinese history like already become an iconic especially with those characters that is why it is keep retold but in different way.
ReplyDeleteya even korean drama also had this kind of story (back to the past),cause last time I saw my mum watched. I think this kind of storyline is retold.
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