The Wire is an American television drama series, each season focuses on a different facet of the city of Baltimore. There are seasons on the illegal drug trade, the port system, the city government and bureaucracy, the school system, and the print news media. It focuses on how institutions have an effect on individuals, wether you're a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge or a lawyer, must contend with whatever institution you've committed to.
The show is not postmodern in terms of style or aesthetics, but focuses on postmodern society in which life is meaningless and huge cooperations and institutions dominate the world in the capitalist system. We can link this to Buadrillard's work on the power of the system over us and also link it to the matrix as it tackles similar themes.
The next series is about the media, which is fitting!
About Me
- Helena Webb
- Hi, my names Helena! To see mine and Lizzy's film blogg, for our course work visit..http://www.lizzyhelena.blogspot.com/
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