Based on my understanding, intertextuality is a
complex interrelationship between a text and other texts taken as basic to the creation or interpretation of the text. Intertextuality tends to be distinguished from mere plagiarism through its sense of creative 'ownership', which kind of means nothing is original. People tends to get inspiration from each other. There are two types of intertextuality which are unconscious and (self-)conscious.
Nowadays more and more books are being adapted into live action movie like Harry Potter, Twilight,etc.. especially superhero comic books. One of the movie that can be related to intertextuality is the amazing spider-man that I've watched with my family recently. This movie is the reboot of the original spider-man movie franchise directed by Sam Raimi.I can't believe its already been 10 years since the first spider-man movie released in 2002. Although the movie has the same concept but it has improved the plot of the movie which is based more on the original comic itself compared to the first spider-man movie.
Both of the poster design are quite similar, but the design of the costume has changed to avoid confusion
Since this movie is pretty much based the comic, web shooters and the lizard are reinterpret from the comic into the movie with more realistic and scientific explaination.
Spider-man is not the only movie that has remake, films like james bond, batman,etc. Although the film is remake of the original series which is kind of unnecessary and yet people are still going to watch the movie and make millions dollars out of it. Maybe the reason people keep coming back to watch these movies is to see the improvements with new cast, adventure and CGI effects,as long as the content of the film is fresh.
While the movie focus much more on the peter parker's life, the entire film is just an interpretation from the comic book. The comic book and the original series act as an inspiration source for the remake of spider-man. In a nutshell, nothing is original.
source(image):
http://cine-maravillas.blogspot.com/2012/06/proximamente.html
http://milnersblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/70-years-of-batman-from-kane-to-nolan.jpg
ReplyDeleteHere's a very thorough version comparing different versions of Batman.
I like your point that a reason people keep going back is because they want to see the improvements (or deterioration) compared to earlier versions.
Be vary careful of superlatives like 'everything is'. In the scientific domain, there are truely innovative and original ideas being produced. In culture, there are a lot more repetition. Consider what Shao said about culture. Its social aspect. When you improve and change too much, it becomes harder for others to appreciate these changes. For example, why aren't there until now not many big budget female action hero movie or games? Would the public accept watching a Spider woman movie?
In your post about that new TV gaming device, note that the startup CEO is a woman. Grrl power!