How is the idea of hope portrayed throughout the film?
Intertextuality in SNL
One good example of intertextuality that almost everyone knows about is SNL. Saturday Night Live uses examples of intertextuality week to week, and that’s what makes it funny. For example, just recently they did a skit about Roger Goodell, The commissioner of the NFL. Recently he has been in a lot of trouble with the way he has went about punishing players, and SNL used this as the basis for their skit. By referencing his poor judgement on punishment, the skit was funny.
Intertextuality can be seen in any parody movie, along with the popular comedy show South Park. All of the Scary Movies as well as A Haunted House have examples of intertextuality by referencing recent movies. South Park references things going on in politics, news, the economy, and popular things at that time. The meaning of the text is to make fun of things going on in the world right now. They usually become less funny as the news becomes less relevant. That being said, one will always need more cowbell.
The purpose of intertextuality in the comedic examples is to be funny. Due to the relevancy of the examples these shows and movies use, the audience understands the reference, and that is what makes it funny.
The Graduate: Writing Exercise
The scene I chose from the graduate is the pool scene. In this scene, it becomes obvious how out of it Ben is. When the scene first begins, Ben’s father is talking about a new gift he got Ben. Every time Ben tries to speak his father stops him. As the scene goes on, ben comes out in the scuba suit.
As the scene progresses, Ben comes out in a scuba suit, where his parents and family friends are. He cannot hear anything through the suit, which is ironic, because earlier in the scene his father would not listen to what he was trying to say. The film has a great point of view shot, where you see everything from Ben’s perspective. It’s interesting because you almost feel for Ben. It seems as though he does everything the way he is told.
The film has a great point of view shot in the pool scene, where you see everything from Ben’s perspective. This is a great shot, and it shows you how Ben feels from always being told what to do by his father. Once he jumps into the pool, he tries to come back up and his father pushes him back down. I think this is symbolism for Ben and his father’s relationship. Ben is always being told what to do by his father.
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