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    Bibliography 1. Comparison of Blade Runner and Frankenstein http://nebolit.com/film/Blade%20Runner/Comparison-Blade-Runner-and-Frankenstein.html (Accessed 6/3/2012) Synopsis Blade Runner is a science fiction film portrayed as a dystopia and Frankenstein a Gothic Novel that was inspired by a vision during a dream. Both texts have a strong focus on nature and the natural and in both texts humans lose control over their man-made creations. Blade Runner and Frankenstein were composed at a

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    “Although composed in different times and contexts‚ Frankenstein and Blade Runner are strikingly similar in content and values” Juxtaposition between the creation and their environment 1. The Tyrell Corporation‚ business place of Eldon Tyrell‚ the divine scientific “genius” behind the creation of the replicants‚ occupies a space central to Blade Runner’s narrative. From the inception of the film‚ we see an extreme long shot overlooking the futuristic cityscape of Los Angeles which is

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    Bladerunner analysis deconstruction 1. Dramatic Music in the intro Echos the end/conclusion 2 Blade runner in red blood‚ pasion‚ life all those things 3 sound scape noted‚ theme music‚ can be sad‚ evocative 4 crawler for description of the back story and context of what happens in the (film Sci-Fi) 5 Tyrell corporation in different font

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    of two texts you studied this year explore the use of power. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and Blade Runner: Director’s Cut by Ridley Scott both explore the use of power albeit in similar and dissimilar ways. Power in both texts is portrayed as humankind’s power over the natural world‚ power over those considered inferior in society‚ and power over women. In Blade Runner‚ the human race is seen to have abused an outstanding amount of power over the natural world‚ as seen by the

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    FBR Homework Task Past speaks to the future in Frankenstein and Blade Runner. To what extent is this made evident in the texts that you have studied? Mary Shelley’s 19th century gothic novel Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner both explore the fears relevant to their contexts. While these texts were composed in different time periods‚ a parallel that exists between these texts involves man’s testing the established moral and ideals of the time. Both texts deal with the possible

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    authors can be examined in texts that explore identical thematic concerns. Two authors and texts that can be used to demonstrate this include Mary Shelley’s didactic novel Frankenstein written in the early 19th century and‚ Ridley Scott’s film noir‚ Blade Runner (Directors Cut 1982). As though these two texts have been constructed in distinctive time periods‚ they share similar or juxtaposed content that convey parallel social values in both their cautionary tales. By analyzing the congruent components

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    Analysis: (plot) • The story plays off in the near future of 2021‚ in this future a large part of the population has emigrated to mars‚ technology has advanced very much and they have androids that serve as their personal slaves. • The main character is Rick Deckard‚ he is a bounty hunter that works for the police and hunts down escaped androids to retire them (what basically means kill them). • In this book Rick Deckard has to hunt down 5 escaped nexus-6 androids‚ these are a new kind

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    nightweaver066 In what ways does a comparative study accentuate the distinctive contexts of Frankenstein and Blade Runner? Mary Shelley’s gothic novel Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s neo-noir film Blade Runner: The Director’s Cut (1992) mirror the sociocultural circumstances of their time. These contextual influences permeate through the texts revealing the beliefs and values of their eras. Although composed almost two centuries apart with significant contextual differences‚ both texts

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    human behaviour and human interaction.” These are the guidelines in which the topic ‘in the wild’ fits. I have studied two texts that demonstrate the effects of ‘In The Wild’ very well: ‘Brave New World’‚ a confronting novel by Aldous Huxley‚ and ’Blade Runner’‚ a post-modern film by Ridley Scott‚ are two dystopian‚ science-fiction texts which demonstrate the connection between man and nature and the effects of losing this connection. The environment that is shown throughout most of ‘Brave New World’

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    What Makes Us Human? The title human can have many different meanings‚ and can be used in different ways. Today I’m going to be telling you about what it means to be human in the classic text Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ and the epic film Blade Runner by Ridley Scott with reference to contexts. Humans are known to exploit the world and people around them for their own benefit‚ but at the same time humans can love fiercely and show compassion in the most unlikely of circumstances. These traits

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