Ted 2:
The film is directed and stars Seth McFarlane, the film is
also written by him, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild who all write for the
American TV series of Family Guy which is a very famous postmodern text.
The film was released on June 24th 2015, it was
distributed by Universal Pictures, had a budget of $68 million which was mainly
spent on the CGI for Ted himself who is the main character. It is obviously the sequel to the film Ted
which was a huge success critically and commercially however Ted 2 received
mixed reviews from critics but still made $215.7 million at box office.
Due to the connections with Family Guy and the fact that the
film is Seth Mcfarlane’s creation many people are constantly comparing the film
to Family Guy.
Furthermore the storyline is also being compared because
many Family Guy fans feels that the plot of Ted 2 is very familiar to the
Family Guy episode ‘Brian Portrait of a Dog’ which is where Brian has to go to
court where he fights for the right to be called a human rather than an animal,
this is similar to Ted 2 because he has to go to court to fight that he is a
human not property. Many of the jokes throughout the film have been re used by
Seth Mcfarlane from Family Guy, for example the scene where Johnny slips into a
sperm donation shelf has been copied from Family Guy as Peter is seen doing the
exact same thing.
Many people feel that Ted 2 is a live action version of
Family Guy considering the huge similarities between them all, Mark Kermode of
the film feels that some of the jokes which are included in the film would be
more appropriate and perhaps funnier if they were included in an episode of
Family Guy rather than Ted.
Why it is Postmodern:
Reference of Cowboy Twitty uses pastiche as it is parodying
and celebrating old TV shows. Which uses Jameson’s theory because it could be
classed as laziness by Mcfarlane that he is just parodying a old TV show
however it could also be good as he is paying tribute to the old show Cowboy
Twitty.
The idea of a talking teddy bear that does drugs and is
married is postmodern in itself because it is the weird for the sake of being
weird; throughout the film Ted also takes the mick out of the fact that he is a
teddy bear which is a good use of self-referencing.
Good product placement is used throughout the film because
Ted is made by Hasbro the film is constantly promoting this and has a scene
devoted to it.
Baudrillard’s idea of hyperreality is also used in the film
through the plot because Ted constantly says how he wished everyone had equal
rights so they are able to live their lives the way they want to, this uses
hyperreality because it is creating the perfect world and society which he
would like to live in.
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