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    the scene * Describe the film techniques (visual and aural) that are used to convey these values and ideas * Describe how the themes represent the directors (Ridley Scott) context After you have analysed Blade Runner they are to find excerpts (chapters or events) from Frankenstein and conduct the same analysis; * Summarise the scene * Outline the values or ideas that are present in the scene * Describe the language techniques that are used to convey these values and ideas

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    are the Blade Runner‚ and Wall-e. They both have many common elements‚ and of course have their differences. Overall‚ they both give viewers an idea of what the future could hold and the dangers along with it. The movies shared differences in their artificial intelligence‚ therefore afforded different rights‚ but surprisingly came from similar societies. In the Blade Runner and Wall-e‚ the artificial intelligence is very different‚ especially in comparison to a human. In the Blade Runner‚ the artificial

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    Was the film simply too cerebral? True‚ “Blade Runner initially polarized critics: some were displeased with the pacing‚ while others enjoyed its thematic complexity. (Nevertheless‚ it was) hailed for its production design‚ depicting a retrofitted future‚ (and) it remains a leading example of the neo-noir genre” (Wikipedia). Ridley Scott utilized German Expressionism in the film by transforming some real location shootings into gloomy backdrops of a claustrophobic futuristic city‚ and gritty techno

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    Notions of the Familiar and Unfamiliar in Blade Runner Films intend to stimulate‚ inform and challenge us; there are many ways‚ both subtle and unsubtle that filmmakers use to express ideas and information. The notions of the familiar and unfamiliar are crucial to the construction of the science fiction film. The familiar is used to connect the viewer‚ while the unfamiliar is used to create a comfortable distinction between the film and reality and to show grand ideas that may not be expressed without

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    Quotations from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Page Quotation Significance 13 no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings – Walton Shows tension between Walton and sister Margaret which common occurrence throughout novel. Also shows how Walton’s arrogance minimises Margaret’s fears and opinion. 13 What may not be expected in a country of eternal light? I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the needle; and

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    transcends the notion of present. It reaches back to the past and forward to the future trying to synthesize these two imaginary places” This notion of both reaching back to the past and forward to the future‚ can be seen in Ridley Scott’s 1982 Blade Runner. The film although set in L.A. in 2019‚ shows many aspects of both the 1980’s culture and that of the 1940’s‚ when the film noir genre rose to popularity. Aspects of these cultures and time periods can be seen in the retro architecture and couture

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    value. In Blade Runner‚ the replicants express more emotions than any human does. The humans operate as if they are machines‚ not taking into consideration the feelings of others‚ least of which the replicants. The replicants‚ although they are merely ’manufactured machines’ begin to act in a more considerate‚ humane way than the actual humans. When compared‚ the replicants are actually fitting the description of what it is to be a human more accurately than the humans are. In Blade Runner‚ the humans

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    Throughout Ridley Scott’s famous movie Blade Runner‚ the pressing themes of how people’s life experiences influence memories and whether or not you can trust your memories creates a very controversial debate. One of the main protagonists in the movie is a replicant named Rachel. A replicant is an engineered android‚ which has many human-like characteristics. Tyrell Corporation creates Rachel to be a more advanced replicant‚ where she believes that she is a human. Rachel does not know that her memories

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    fictitious constructs of composers’ imaginations‚ they also explore and address the societal issues and paradigms of their eras. This is clearly the case with Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein (1818)‚ which draws upon the rise of Galvanism and the Romantic Movement of the 1800’s‚ as well as Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner (1992)‚ reflecting upon the increasing computing industry and the predominance of capitalism within the late 20th Century. Hence‚ an analysis of both in light of their differing

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    Defining Human How do we define "human?" This is a question that has become more difficult to answer day by day. With technological advances‚ the line between human and non-human has become blurred. In the movie Blade Runner‚ the distinct question of whether or not replicants can be classified as humans arises. The replicants are colons of humans‚ therefore‚ their behavior and actions are alike to those of humans. Nevertheless‚ these replicants do lack certain characteristics such as not having

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