Fifteen Million Merits

Write a synopsis of FMM making sure that you include the main themes of the film. (This should not be a dry run through of events.)   

Write about the structure of FMM. How does it fit with your understanding of postmodern texts.

In what ways could FMM be described as being about postmodernity?

The theorists studied on the course thus far could possibly be useful when discussing the themes covered by FMM.

How could you comment on...

Baudrillard:

Lyotard:

Jameson:

You may wish to comment / refer to the following as part of your analysis:

Advertising embedded into everyday life

‘Dustin ‘likes’ Botherguts’ / People who bought apples also liked bananas / simulated images of fruit and drinks / x-factor, Simon Cowell / Porn as distraction for the working class / ruthless survival of the fittest /  invasion of privacy ‘hey regular user’, communal toilets / nothing personal is needed, all is ‘detritus’ / an ‘attack on our sense of the real’ / All possessions as just ‘stuff’, ‘confetti’ / singing as something ‘real’... no mediation or representation / drink ‘Compliance’ / audience are not present but interacting, watching from cells / ‘fake fodder’ / binary oppositions between Lemons and those that pedal / Heartfelt is now for sale ‘i like your stuff’ - Judge Hope  

To ensure that you are utilising key terms, please include the following:

Dystopian, virtual reality, simulacrum, futuristic, avatar, grand narrative, hegemony, style over substance, spectacle, hyperreal, simulation, parody, distraction, app, mediation, commodification, liminality, nostalgia.

(If you are unsure of any meanings, please check the glossary or consult the dictionary.)


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