Blade Runner And Frankenstein Comparison Essay
To what extent does your comparative study of Frankenstein and Blade Runner suggest that the relationship between science and nature is an important universal concern?
The contexts in which the texts are composed have a strong influence over the worlds they depict. This is clearly resembled in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s noir film “Blade Runner.” The importance of the relationship between science and nature is demonstrated through the texts, as both explore the essence of what it means to be human although the texts were composed over a hundred years apart. The texts represent the potential danger of ambition and knowledge in respect to the advancements of technology and as a result we begin to witness the line between human and non-human become increasingly blurred. As a responder we are forced to ask the question what is the value of life? …show more content…
In “Blade Runner” Tyrell Corporation pride itself on the fact they produce “replicants more human than human.” Although the very reasoning for their creation was so they could exploit them as slaves, they were seen as commodities “nothing more.” In a sense they metaphorically represent modern day slaves in a suppressed society. As the film progresses we become aware that the replicants are more then genetically modified androids as we are exposed to their ability to love, empathise and share in a relationship. For example after Pris is “retired” we sympathise with Roy as he grieves for the one he loves, this being the very essence of humanity. The significance of the duality between characters Roy and Deckard, science verse nature is captured in the final scene when Roy releases a dove, which symbolises peace and ultimately wholeness. This is further enhanced by the Mise-en-scenes to and from each character in which we observe Deckard realise the significance of
The contexts in which the texts are composed have a strong influence over the worlds they depict. This is clearly resembled in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s noir film “Blade Runner.” The importance of the relationship between science and nature is demonstrated through the texts, as both explore the essence of what it means to be human although the texts were composed over a hundred years apart. The texts represent the potential danger of ambition and knowledge in respect to the advancements of technology and as a result we begin to witness the line between human and non-human become increasingly blurred. As a responder we are forced to ask the question what is the value of life? …show more content…
In “Blade Runner” Tyrell Corporation pride itself on the fact they produce “replicants more human than human.” Although the very reasoning for their creation was so they could exploit them as slaves, they were seen as commodities “nothing more.” In a sense they metaphorically represent modern day slaves in a suppressed society. As the film progresses we become aware that the replicants are more then genetically modified androids as we are exposed to their ability to love, empathise and share in a relationship. For example after Pris is “retired” we sympathise with Roy as he grieves for the one he loves, this being the very essence of humanity. The significance of the duality between characters Roy and Deckard, science verse nature is captured in the final scene when Roy releases a dove, which symbolises peace and ultimately wholeness. This is further enhanced by the Mise-en-scenes to and from each character in which we observe Deckard realise the significance of