Abstract: Edgar Wright, a famous British director, combines elements of traditional British humor with post-modernist aesthetics in his creative process and created the post-modern film style that integrates absurdity, fusion and exaggeration. The three films he wrote and directed, Shaun of the Dead. Hot Fuzz and The World's End. are known as the Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy. The series of films show the freedom and rebellious spirit of post-modernism with absurd narrative mode, fusion genre innovation and exaggerated audio-visual language, which not only brings audiences a relaxed viewing experience, but also encourages them to reflect deeply after the pleasure. On the one hand, the film opens up the boundaries of traditional commercial cinema with the spirit of postmodernism, and on the other hand, it questions and criticizes capitalist society with strong humanistic concern, which has become a good model for the development of postmodernism in film art.
Taking Edgar Wright’s Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy as an example, the author will analyze the unique cinematic style of Edgar Wright’s films from three aspects: absurd narrative, fusion genre and exaggerated audio-visual, in order to make a useful exploration of film creation in the postmodern context.