Postmodernism:Smurfs 1958-2014

Tv Series 1958

Nostalgia- The smurfs first started in 1958 as a tv series, then became a comic book and had games alongside, then in 2011 the film "smurfs" was released and now in 2014 the latest game "smurfs village" was released, this is nostalgic because older generations can recall the tv series and comic books.

2014 Smurfs Village Game

Nothing New/Nothing Original-The smurfs has elements of nothing new/nothing original because it went from a tv series to comic books to over 10 games and 2 films, this may be seen as repetitive for the audience. 

Generic Hybridisation-The smurfs have generic hybridity as their films and comics and tv series are a mixture of Action, Adventure and Humour.

Intertextuality- The smurfs have alot of intertextual references in the film from other texts such as  "lord of the rings". 1 intertextual reference in the film is when the character of smurffet says the line "I kissed a smurf and I liked it". This is a clear reference to the song "I kissed a girl and I liked it" by the Katy Perry. There is also a scene where a character of smurffet wears a new dress which is blown up by the wind, this is a clear reference to the famous scene done by Marilyn Monroe. There are also references to Mary Poppins when a smurf jumps of the bridge and uses her hat as a parachute.