Thursday, October 23, 2025

Media Language Theory Pack Five: Postmodernism/Barthes:

Extract from WE WERE LIARS OPENING SCENE, June 18, 2025

This scene is from episode 1 of the tv series "We Were Liars" aired June 18, 2025. This particular scene displays postmodernism through 'authenticity is impossible in media' due to the blurring of reality as witnessed in the opening where she is trying to recall what happened the pervious summer of 16. The supporting element of postmodernism is hyperreality which is evident through the series. Cadence (main character) spends the entire summer (entire series) seeking to piece together the events that happened the summer before which may or may not be reality or what could have been. This hyperreality element is glaring all the way through until the actual reality is revealed in the final episode of the season.

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