Intertextuality
What Is It?
Intertextuality is the term to describe a reference between different films. You can also call it 'borrowing' as one film uses the almost the same aspect as an other. We as the audience whilst watching may recognise some aspects of mise en scene, certain camera angels and even sound used in other popular films. A good thing about intertextuality is that it helps up understand and relate to the film even more.
Analysis Of Intertextuality of Chosen Clip
The clip I have chosen to analyse was The Stepfather.
What Happens In the Clip?
The clip starts with the killer chasing the women up the stairs of the house. The woman then runs and hides inside of the bathroom. The killer starts banging on the door and manages to break through it. He has a knife in his hand and stands opposite the woman. However she grabs a piece of the broken mirror on the floor and stabs the killer on his neck. He then falls back , ripping the shower curtain and falls into the bath tub.
Intertextuality in The Clip
The first thing you notice is that the woman runs up the stairs. This is very popular in thriller films as stairs are always used. She runs into the bathroom which relates to the clip from Psycho as in Psycho the killing happens in the bathroom. Also The killer in The Stepfather is holding a 'Kitchen Knife'. This again is the same type of knife used in Psycho. As the killer falls into the bath tub he pulls of the shower curtain along with him. This also again relates to Psycho as after the killer kills the woman she falls into the bath tub ripping of the shower curtain.
''Psycho'' - Kitchen Knife
''The Stepfather'' - Kitchen Knife
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