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    portrayal of women‚ in my opinion‚ is that we are either objects of desire or subservient to the more "superior" gender‚ that is‚ men. In Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and Theresa Cha’s Dictee‚ women are‚ indeed‚ portrayed in different ways. I want to compare the representation of women from both works of art. Ridley Scott’s science fiction classic‚ Blade Runner‚ is a story that takes place in the future- 2019 to be exact. There are two things that struck me about this film‚ the first being that its style

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    Blade Runner essay Science Fiction films are concerned with the dangers rather than the benefits of science and technology. Discuss one or two Science Fiction films which explore this theme and its implications Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” illustrates the fact that Science Fiction films are frequently concerned with the dangers rather than the benefits of science and technology. Released in 1982‚ “Blade Runner” conveys to its audience a frightening and nightmarish vision of a dystopian

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    DECKARD: Deckard‚ a so called ‘Blade Runner’‚ of a violent group of artificial human beings called replicants. As Deckard hunts them down‚ one by one‚ and attempts to eliminate them (which is now dubbed as putting into retirement)‚ the replicants themselves conduct their own quest to find and confront their creator before Deckard destroys them. As the replicants themselves appear more human as the film goes on‚ Deckard himself is challenged by the thought that he might be a replicant himself.

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    such as love and friendship. This book differs greatly from that from Frankenstein mainly because Brave New World deals more with eugenics and an oppressive society than with the creation of something monstrous. Although the World States does create a society that is less than enjoyable for the citizens to live in; it would be an over shot to say the conditions are unlivable. The lack of relationships parallels

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    or replicants vs humans. Deckard’s dramatic need in BR is to hunt and kill four "nexus 6" replicants that are considered dangerous to humans. Another plot is the romance between Deckard‚ human‚ and Rachel‚ replicant. Further‚ film analysts and Blade Runner fanatics frequently ask the question as to whether Deckard himself is a replicant; his glowing eyes‚ and his fascination for photos are some of the hints which suggest that he is‚ as photos were a way for replicants to tie themselves to their

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    Ben Boudreau Professor Butorac English 151 10 May 2010 Synthetic vs. Natural: An Analysis of Costuming Used in Blade Runner Blade Runner written by Scott Bukatman and published in 1997 discusses the making of‚ and larger issues addressed‚ in Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner (1982). Bukatman‚ an Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Stanford University‚ has written several books on film. His book takes a look at the film formally‚ ideologically‚ and even historically. He addresses

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    that assures self-discipline. The movie Blade Runner presents power by dialogue. Bryant is the head of the police department that Deckard used to be a blade runner for. After Deckard retired‚ he was arrested and asked in a life-threatening matter to join the force again and hunt for replicants. Bryant states after Deckard tries to walk out on him‚ “Stop right where you are. You know the score pal. If you ’re not cop‚ you ’re little people” (Blade Runner). Bryant is indirectly stating that if

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    Blade Runner- Film Noir Technique Christine Groom Stuart 9/22/10 Debate rages over the definition of what constitutes a Film Noir. The consensus seems to center on the time period in which noir films were created which is early 1940’s through late 1950’s. It was an era of film making that used low budget sets‚ light and dark elements of lighting‚ altered space (sparse)‚ and sharp photographic focus shot at odd angles. Scripts were often based on pulp novels from the 1930’s. The protagonist

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    Frances Osamor Howe IGED Dystopian Fiction 3 March 2014 Blade Runner The film Blade Runner is based on the science fiction novel ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ written by Philip K. Dick (Abadzis). Blade Runner is set in the United States city of Los Angeles in the year 2019 where humans have discovered genetic engineering. Through this‚ they have found ways of manufacturing organic robots‚ which are replicates of humans. The manufacturing

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    Afghanistan while on the other hand Hassan is a Hazara meaning he is of lower class. This sets the pace for their relationship showing that Hassan considered Amir a best friend while Amir did not see him the same way because of their class difference. In the novel The Kite Runner Amir witnessed his alleged friend Hassan get raped by the neighborhood bully Assef. This would begin their conflict and eventual demise of their relationship. His small decision to not tell anyone or help Hassan sets the mood for

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