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Texts are looked upon and appreciated uniquely when looking through different contextual lenses. Through numerous filming and language techniques, Ridley Scott’s sci-fi film Blade Runner and Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein portray similar ideologies while presenting two completely different contexts and styles. Scott’s Blade Runner demonstrates a world that neglects nature in order to accomplish technological and scientific advancements, which has instigated irreversible consequences on the environment

Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? provides a deep, insightful commentary on the real meaning of humanity through the refreshing context of a disconcerting depiction of the future. By utilizing the internal conflict of android bounty hunter Rick Deckard, the novel is able to bring into question the very way humans define humanity, suggesting that society’s moral principles apply even to non-living beings. Primarily, Deckard’s changing thoughts concerning the humanity of the

DO THE VISUAL AESTHETICS OF BLADE RUNNER CREATE A MORE TEXTURED DYSTOPIAN WORLD? In 1982, the film Blade Runner amazed audiences and elevated the status quo of visual aesthetics in film. Even decades later, the movie’s impact on the majority of modern cinema is clearly visible. Blade Runner used classic lighting reminiscent of noir films from the 1940s with an addition feel of style and freshness which made it unique in the often predictable dystopian film genre. Blade Runner set a new standard of

By Harry Smith. “Blade Runner is now regarded by many of the finest movie critics as one of the best science fiction films ever made.” (Wikipedia, 2015) ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Blade runner is a classic cyberpunk film noir, which today is classified as a cult classic in its time and is a fore runner today for many other dystopia sci-fi films that are following in the same direction, such as the most recent Sci-fi films like I Robot. Disparate from other science- fiction movies, which look to the future with optimism

Year 11 Blade Runner Text analysis draft – Pippa McGivern ‘More human than human.’ What is real and what is not? What is good and what is bad? Are there any ways in which replicants are more appealing than humans?’ ‘Blade Runner’ is a 1982 film adaptation of the book ‘Do Androids Dream of electric sheep?’ By Philip K Dick, produced by Ridley Scott and Michael Deeley. Throughout the film, the idea of ‘More human than human’ is portrayed and analysed, with clear intent to question the viewer’s opinions

The 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz and I, Robot, which premiered in 2004, are similar because in each film the main character follows a path that plays with time and space, faces the unknown while fighting an impossible opponent, and reach within to deep-rooted cultural values to win the battle so they can return to normalcy or their own original world. The format used in both of these films mimics the structure of a science fiction genre. By following the structure of this genre, the writers and

The movie Avatar directed by James Cameron and district 9 directed by Neill Blomkamp were two films that were related to the same theme of human vs aliens and the portrait of the bad side of humanity. In addition to that the character depiction of the aliens and humans lead to a stronger message to the viewer to be sympathetic towards the alien race and makes the viewer think about the similar activities that are occurring in our world with other humans. In the movie avatar and district

Blade Runner is a film adaptation of Philip K Dick’s science fiction novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, directed by Ridley Scott and produced by Michael Deeley. Hampton Fancher and David Webb wrote the screen play. There are many ironies in the film Blade Runner and its purpose is also showcased very well in the film. Director Ridley Scott portrays the replicants in a way that the viewer feels that the replicants should be seen as humans. It is one of the major ironies in the film. The film

than human”? In an increasingly technological age, the defining aspects of the human condition continue to be questioned. The ideas of identity, emotions and mortality encapsulate the quandary of the Nexus-6 replicants’ humanity in the neo-noir film Blade Runner. The film, directed by Ridley Scott, depicts a future in which a genetically manufactured group of beings known as replicants become hunted by humans on earth after a bloody mutiny. Scott’s insight into the development of artificial intelligence

of the replicants against their oppressors, is the ultimate critique of capitalism. Since both sides — killer and killed — reject their status as servants of the corporation and refuse further exploitation. (Kellner, et all) The corporation in the Blade Runner that is used to illustrate capitalism’s destructive characteristics is The Tyrell Coporation. The Tyrell Corporation invents replicants to have a controllable labor force that will perform difficult and dangerous tasks. Similarly applicable