RESEARCH - intertextuality

Intertextuality is a media term for the similarities and inspirations from one film to another. good examples of this are mainly made into funny comedy films such as Meet The Spartans and Scary Movie. The film Scary Movie has taken inspiration from the horror film Scream. you can tell that intertextuality is used due to the same scary ghost mask used in both films.

intertextuality isn't just focused on props or story lines it also can be expressed through themes and settings as seen in the film "Psycho" and "Fatal Attraction". These two films share similar theme through intertextuality for example the scene when the woman is brutally murdered in the bathroom can relate to the adjacent murdering scene in "Psycho" the reason for this is to make the audience aware of the similarities between both film scenes. normally only very famous and popular films use intertextuality with other films this is so that the target audience notices the similarity and gains more respect for that legendary scene.