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    When Blade Runner was released in 1982, it was greeted with a lukewarm reception by general movie-goers and critics alike. Director Ridley Scott's film -- a futuristic tale about a group of renegade "replicants" (android slave labor banned on Earth, used in the colonization of space) and the police officer (Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford) hired to kill them - was criticized for being too gloomy and too dense. However, since its dismal box office run, Blade Runner has emerged as one of the

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    Throughout Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?” we see the main character, Rick Deckard become steadily more empathetic towards the androids. However, the crux of this change in his perspective is observed in his attempt to kill Luba Luft and the turmoil he feels afterwards. In Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” Luba Luft is one of the most human androids of the story and it is this trait that makes it so hard for Rick to kill her. She acts just as a young girl would

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    Scott Ridley’s Blade Runner. The theme of creation that is used in Frankenstein, comes from the main character of Victor Frankenstein, who wants to successfully create a human life form. Shelley criticizes Victor that not only creating a new being, but for abandoning the creature when it came to life. The theme of creation is also referenced in Blade Runner when it comes to the creation of the Replicants because they were supposed to be “better humans than humans.”-Dr. Tyrell, Blade Runner. The Replicants

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    “I think, therefore I am,” is a famous quote by René Descartes who is a French philosopher, mathematician and scientist. Moreover, she is known for making the Cartesian coordinate system. The quote centers on the idea to prove of someone’s existence and to know whether or not any of the physical objects or surroundings are an aspect of reality. The meaning of the quote was to provide reassurance for Descartes that he did, in fact, exist as a result of his ability to think; otherwise he would not

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    In the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick, the Voigt-Kampff (VK) Test is used to differentiate humans from androids in the society, on the basis that humans will react empathetically towards the scenarios mentioned in the test while androids will not. However, through examining the multiple times that Rick employs the VK Test, its seemingly biased design becomes apparent as it focuses primarily on animals, an area in which androids are not very well-versed. Although it appears

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    Blade Runner, the classic sci-fi noir movie by Hampton Fincher and David Peoples, is a futuristic perspective on slavery, humanity, and the rights of thinking beings. In the movie, Deckard, a blade runner and the main character of the story, hunts down Nexus 6 replicants: androids imposed with superhuman strength and nearly human intelligence who have gone rogue (2, 10). These androids are given a four-year lifespan to prevent them from developing human emotions which way throughout the movie to

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    Impostor: Movie Analysis

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    In the film Impostor, by Gary Fleder, the viewer is taken on a journey through a time where the world is threatened by the surge of extraterrestrial invasion. We are shown largely the life of a scientist who has been accused of being a spy for the Centauri, and how he is forced to stop at nothing in order to prove his innocence. Fleder stays pretty true to the story “Imposter”, by Philip K. Dick, while also taking the time to introduce some themes that address thought-provoking topics. More specifically

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    I Will Survive

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    If you’re looking for a science fiction adventure that will not be soon forgotten, a movie that takes a somewhat realistic how-to-guide for surviving on an inhospitable planet, or if you just want a movie that is a blast from liftoff to landing, this movie might just be the best choice. You will not only be enthralled by the cinematography and special effects, but the acting and the upbeat tone make this movie truly stellar. Directed by Ridley Scott and based on the book by Andy Weir

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    Tram Vo In the book Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, the difference in emotion expressions of human and androids play a major role in this novel. “Empathy” is an emotion expression, which humans in the novel think that lack of empathy is the main identification of androids from themselves. The androids are built to be very intelligent as their memories can be implanted as well as any information out there in the world but they have no feeling or empathy towards others like

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