Blade Runner‚ Directors Cut (1982)‚ directed by Ridley Scott‚ is a film that asks the audience to redefine humanity. Scott has used the motion picture as a way of showing that in itself‚ humanity is about asking the right questions‚ such as ‘What am I?’ ‘Why am I here?’ and the ability to feel emotion. In trying to answer these questions‚ in the world of 2019‚ Los Angeles‚ the boundaries between human and non-human become blurred‚ till they almost disappear. Scott also comments on the needs of humans
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One – Context Context investigates a text’s personal‚ social and historical context. Blade Runner‚ directed by Ridley Scott‚ was first released in 1982. At this time‚ computers were at an all-time high in popularity and productivity‚ businesses were booming and the environment was being ignored for financial profits. All of these values had an impact on the way Blade Runner was written and directed. Blade Runner was released right in the middle of the ‘Computer-Age.’ This was the period in which
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fiction novel “Frankenstein” written in 1818 and “Bladerunner”‚ Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult classic film have nearly two hundred years separating them‚ yet they raise similar societal concerns.. Both raise the question of what it is to be human and explore the pursuit of eternal life which can be examined using the literary and cinematic techniques prevalent in the texts. The existential question ‘What is it to be human?” despite context‚ continues to be relevant to society. In “Frankenstein” this is explored
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and lively that absolutely show all emotions inside. 2. What is the significance of the chess game? The symbolism of the chess game makes the viewers recall "the chess" in The Immortal Game. Hence‚ the viewers connect in ideas and apply this in Blade Runner to conceive that the chess game between Tyrell and Sebastian looks like the end of two characters in The Immortal Game. Although the chess boards in the film don’t look like exactly as The Immortal Game‚ we can know the game represents the battle
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FRANKENSTEIN AND BLADE RUNNER Introduction to text Frankenstein by Mary Shelley About the author * Published Frankenstein in 1818 Type of text- novel under the Board’s Prose Fiction category Context * Galvanism * Luigi Galvani (18th century) used electric current to case a frog’s legs to twitch. * Theories- current could reanimate human corpse’s brain‚ also caused by chemical reaction * Shelley used these theories to create monster * Genesis * Story of
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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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Module A Satvik Sekhar Although the comparative study of texts in time offers insight into humanity’s changing values‚ it is the portrayal of common‚ contextually resonating concerns which continue to engage us timelessly. Despite their divergent media and compositional milieus‚ Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner (1982) share ongoing anxieties regarding unrestricted technological growth and social decay. By examining these texts together as social commentaries
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Change-Over-Time Essay These are some general issues with the essays: 1. Choice of region for the topic made it difficult to provide strong historical evidence. Certain regions provided more opportunity for discussion than others. 2. Placed emphasis of essay on the wrong theme (i.e. wrote more about the social aspects when your topic was political). 3. Discussed evidence out of chronological order. It is much easier to trace cause and effect and continuity and change patterns
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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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Year 10 Science Biology Unit “Changes Over Time” Conditions Key Dates Time Allowed: class time and 5 weeks own time Task Given Week Beginning 17th February Plagiarism: refer to school policy Submit choice of species 21st February Harvard Referencing: refer to sources No late submissions will be accepted without an approved extension – speak to teacher before 17 March Submit work completed to date Midnight 2nd March Submit Final Assignment Midnight 21st March Criteria
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