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    MISE-EN-SCENE AND SOUNDTRACK ON BLADE RUNNER FINAL CUT. The almost five minute scene cut out of the blade runner consists of loads of Mise-en-scene and wonderfully placed sound tracks. Firstly‚ I am going to discuss the costumes and make-up. I observed that most people are wearing futuristic clothes which is very bright and colourful. This makes us the viewers believe the film was made in the future. Moreover about the lighting and

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    Both Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner explore the dehumanising effects of technology. Although the texts differ in context they connect through their exploration of transcendent societal concerns. A key theme explored in both texts is the dangers associated with unrestricted and dehumanising technology. Both texts depict characters corrupted and challenged by the dehumanising effects of technology‚ whilst simultaneously depicting settings and

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    In her romantically stylized Gothic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley morally critiques scientific possibilities of the period through an effective use of language‚ characterization and setting. By contrast Ridley Scott’s Bladerunner‚ set in a near future where scientific development compromises both the nature of humanity‚ as well as nature itself‚ is a critique of the values of the post-modern era within which it was created. Both texts challenge the established values and issues of their time

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    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 “Frankensteinthis is explored

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    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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    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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    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 to their different

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    know‚ the eye is considered as window to the soul. In this film‚ the symbolism of the eye is the human emotions. Until now‚ although the science and technology have highly upward steps‚ they cannot create the eye that similar to human eye. In film‚ Chew‚ the eye marker‚ uttered "if only you could.....your eyes" that prove Roy’s eyes exactly the same as human eye. They are so valid and lively that absolutely show all emotions inside. 2. What is the significance of the chess game? The symbolism of

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    Blade Runner Blade Runner illustrates the hunger of mankind to defy the boundaries of humane principle and concepts of the natural environment. The film ironically depicts the genetically engineered replicants with more humanity and emotions than biological humans themselves. Blade Runner filmed in 1982 at a time of consumerism‚ flux of migration and global de-stabilisation‚ discontent and mutiny was a prime problem in society. Scott further ellaborates this idea of a sociocultural world‚ whereby

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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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