Post Modernism

post modernism in film takes examples of modernism and putting a new twist on that concept. A classic example of this is Blue Velvet (1986 Dir. David Lynch) which from the start of the film it has very Norman rockwell feel to it, the idea of a wholesome post war america emerging as the victors in the world, but after the first few shots it is made clear that this is not the case and that there is something more behind the curtain...