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    How does a comparative study of Blade Runner and Frankenstein bring to the fore ideas about responsibility? “It is easy to dodge our responsibilities‚ but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” – Josiah Charles Stamp The consequences of our actions usually far outweigh the conditions that responsibility places of humanity’s shoulders‚ yet we still manage to neglect the very things that are ingrained in our life. A parents’ embrace‚ nurturing and education is what

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    human? In Ridley Scott’s film‚ Blade Runner‚ This very question is asked. The distinction between humans and machines is blurred. Throughout the film‚ humans continuously disregard one another‚ only caring about themselves. They view all of the “Replicants” as mere objects‚ easily tossing them aside‚ whereas the “Replicants” continuously show more human traits. Ridley Scott’s great use of mise-en-scene only helps to reinforce that. Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner was released in 1982. It is set

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    Blade Runner – Movie Study Questions. -describe the environment seen at the start of the movie. (It is based in Los Angeles. How does this scene differ from the images of Los Angeles we all know? What is the dominant color used here?) The dominant colour is black which shows that bad things could potentially happen later on in the film which has a lot of smoke and depicks the city as a misty place. What does the opening shot suggest about the environment of earth in 2019? The opening shot

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    A text embodies and reflects key issues and concerns of the composer’s context‚ whether it be social‚ cultural or historical. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) are two prime examples of how similar concerns may differ in representation due to varying times and contexts. Both Shelley and Scott strongly explore the essence of humanity alongside science and development‚ cautioning the audience about the concerns of these explorations as a possible path of severance

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    comparative study of Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus and Ridley Scott’s 1981 neo-noir cyberpunk film Blade Runner (Director’s Cut)‚ one can observe how in these two didactic and prescient tales‚ ideas of the dangers of unrestrained scientific progress and the Promethean overreaching of man are explored‚ with differences in values presented reflecting the different contexts between the texts. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was created in an era of rapid technological change

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    influence of context on Frankenstein and Blade Runner Whilst text may be fictitious constructs of composer’s imaginations‚ they also explore the societal issues of their eras. This is evident in Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ which draws upon the rise in scientific knowledge and the Romantic Movement of the 1800’s as well as Ridley Scott’s Film Blade Runner (1992)‚ reflecting the increasing dominance of capitalism in the late 20th century. An excerpt from Frankenstein that demonstrates the

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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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    ANALYSTIC REPORT ON 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

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    Novel‚ Frankenstein‚ the characterisation and destruction of Frankenstein’s humanity serves to highlight the dangers associated with ambitious exploitation of experimental science. Furthermore‚ the contrast between the creature and Frankenstein is the used to explore man’s moral limitations in the creator capacity. Similarly‚ in Ridley Scott’s 1982 noir film‚ Blade Runner: The Director’s Cut‚ parallels with Shelley’s novel are seen in his characterisation 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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