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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Explore the way in which different contexts affects the representation of similar content in the texts Frankenstein and Blade Runner. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner‚ whilst separated by 174 years‚ feature very similar content which can be seen by comparing the two side by side. Coming from different contexts‚ they both express their anxieties about technology‚ which is shown through a man made creature‚ and they both exhibit a strong valuing of nature. However due
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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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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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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner Comparison and Contrast Introduction Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner are two story lines created in a different era‚ Frankenstein being an early published novel on the creation of an experimental monster that longs to have a normal existence whilst Blade Runner is a more modern take to a future society where there have been genetically engineered robots named ‘replicas’ that are in appearance indistinguishable
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Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius‚ also known as “Blade Runner”‚ was born November 22‚ 1986. He was born in Johannesburg‚ South Africa and is the middle of three children. Oscar was born with a condition called fibular hemimelia. Fibular hemimelia is a congenital condition in which someone is missing the fibula in one or both legs. Unfortunately‚ Oscar was born without a fibula in both legs. His parents had to make a terribly difficult decision to have his legs amputated when he was 11 months old. The
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there is no reason to live. Throughout the novel ‘1984’ by George Orwell there is an undercurrent of hope‚ of the possibility that things can improve in the future. However‚ by the end the text is completely bereft of hope. In Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’ we see a dystopia devoid of hope‚ where the only possibility of bettering your life is to move “off-world” and leave behind the now effete Earth behind. At first glance it would seem that Orwell’s ‘1984’ is completely without of hope. Everything
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In Blade Runner the Nexus 6’s are neglected by their creators and are made to do work on the ‘off world’ colonies. When they revolt the public treats them as a high risk case when in reality‚ Roy just wanted to be listened to by his creator. When his creator condescendingly
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Idea Frankenstein Context Bladerunner Context Doppelganger‚ defining qualities of humans and monsters • Doppelgangers confront • Ambiguity of narrative: M not real unless F story verified → connection between the two (Gothic) • Quest for knowledge‚ revenge‚ masculinity‚ eloquence‚ love of nature: M: “The very winds whispered in soothing accents‚ and maternal nature bade me weep no more” and F: “my spirits were elevated by the enchanting appearance of nature” • Humanity vs. ambition • Solidarity
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MiniCase 2 Blades‚ Inc. Chap 5 1. If Blades uses call options to hedge its yen payables‚ should it use the call option with the exercise price of $0.00756 or the call option with the exercise price of $0.00792? Describe the tradeoff. 2. Should Blades allow its yen position to be unhedged? Describe the tradeoff. Chap 6 1. Did the intervention effort by the Thai government constitute direct or indirect intervention? Explain. 2. Did the intervention by the
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