‘A deeper understanding of disruption and identity emerges from considering the parallels between Frankenstein and Blade Runner.’ Compare how these texts explore disruption and identity. (2009 HSC) “I wander through each chartered street‚ near where the chartered Thames does flow‚ and mark in every face I meet‚ Marks of weakness‚ marks of woe.” This is William Blake’s protest about the degradation of mankind as a result of men’s progression. William Blake as a first generation Romantic is significant
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Blade Runner and Frankenstein despite contextual differences reflect almost identical concerns transcending ethical boundaries for scientific advancement. While Blade Runner can be seen as offering a parallel plot to Frankenstein‚ Ridley Scott take the story of a creator and his being to new heights and answers questions Shelley left unsaid. Parity between both texts is driven in the meet the creators scene that demonstrate the fundamentally similar themes prevalent in both contexts‚ where the lines
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FRANKENSTEIN AND BLADE RUNNER EXAM NOTES Module A: Comparative study of texts and context. Comparative: compare and contrast Context: EVERYTHING‚ values and perspectives ANALYSING MOVIES Cinematographic Editing Frame composition Colour/group/shade Sound/ music Script/dialogue Acting qualities. EXPLAIN How frank represents the context of 1818 are both warnings to the evil of technology And blade runner context of 1982
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Analyse how Frankenstein and Blade Runner imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of their time. Texts provide us with a gateway to the values and ideals of a given time‚ as it is difficult‚ if not impossible‚ for any author to compose in isolation of their cultural‚ political and historical contexts. They shape the ideas‚ themes and relationships explored within a text and enable us to better understand the concerns and values of the author. In particular‚ texts often
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Values are a direct result of context‚ thus a change in context leads to a development and alteration in values. Some values are timeless‚ however‚ just as those depicted in Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner (Director’s Cut). These didactic texts are therefore still applicable to today’s society‚ as the moral lessons may be related to current societal values. Shelley’s Frankenstein and Scott’s Blade Runner present similar values‚ however they are explored
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Mary Shelley and Ridley Scott‚ through their creation of the texts Frankenstein and Blade Runner‚ both criticise human nature‚ despite their contextual differences. Both texts explore the deterioration of humanity coupled with technology (Scott) and the insatiable desire for knowledge (Shelley). Frankenstein criticises scientific ambitions‚ reflecting 19th century galvanism‚ whilst Blade Runner criticises capitalist greed. Frankenstein was written in 1818 by Mary Shelley‚ following the Industrial revolution
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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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the change in values and idea become evident. This is distinct in the study of Mary Shelley’s 1818 Horror Science Fiction Print Novel‚ Frankenstein‚ written during the industrial revolution and Ridley Scott’s 1982 Action Science Fiction film Blade Runner‚ written as Social disillusionment and Environmental concerns became the prominent public issue. The idea of Science Playing God is emulated in both Frankenstein and Blade Runner. Firstly in Frankenstein the obvious notion is explored through Victor’s
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Blade Runner’s Eldon Tyrell proclaims the company’s motto as ‘more human than human’. How has the notion of humanity been explored in Frankenstein and Blade Runner? Thesis: The nature of humanity is progression‚ when we progress too far we play God and lose basic traits of humanity. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein draws on concerns from the romantics era to illustrate the instinctive and greedy appetite for progression that is part of the nature of humanity. Furthermore Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner
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Blade Runner Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner was released in 1982‚ post World War II‚ Post Cold War and the holocaust‚ a period of rapid development in science and communication technology‚ and commercialism. It coincided with the phenomena of economic rationalism and globalisation (often seen as American corporate imperialism)‚ the rise of Asian involvement with Western nations and increasing concerns about the environment. Blade Runner is a Ridley Scott adaptation of the Phillip K. Dick novel
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