Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Frances Osamor
Howe
IGED Dystopian Fiction
3 March 2014
Blade Runner
The film Blade Runner is based on the science fiction novel ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ written by Philip K. Dick (Abadzis). Blade Runner is set in the United States city of Los Angeles in the year 2019 where humans have discovered genetic engineering. Through this, they have found ways of manufacturing organic robots, which are replicates of humans. The manufacturing industries have grown to be the major industries all over the world. According to the film set, the human race has taken colony over other planets while the organic robots, which are called replicates, are created to work on those colony planets …show more content…
According to the film, Genetic engineering has taken over as the major industry in the world where the human race takes over the roles of creators. They produce the artificial animals, who were extinct, as well as the artificial humans who they call replicates. However, this role has also led the human race to lose their humanity. This is manifested in the film by the way humans are treating the replicates, which is inhuman. Humans are the only ones allowed to be on earth while the replicates are supposed to work in faraway colonies located in other planets. They are treated as slaves to the humans, which can be viewed as a violation of their rights to be free. The humans set special detectives to track and eliminate the replicates that escape from the colony planets and return to earth. The film indicates that human race has lost its humanity because of the technology and therefore the artificial humans are more humans than the real human …show more content…
This scene shows that Deckard has emotions just like any other human being. Looking at that building made him remember something from his past. On the other hand, the reaction, appearance, expression as well as emotional response of Rachel is a good example of a machine. Even though the outward appearance of Rachel is human, her behavior lacks emotions, which is the main element of humanity. When Rachael is talking to Deckard, she asks him a personal question yet shows no emotions. Furthermore, even though her appearance is human, it still looks artificial due to the way she walks stiffly as well as her perfection in terms of skin and hair. The distinction between the human and machines can therefore be identified in this scene. This is due to the way humans show their emotions through the expression from Deckard while the machines show no emotions at all which is seen from the
Howe
IGED Dystopian Fiction
3 March 2014
Blade Runner
The film Blade Runner is based on the science fiction novel ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ written by Philip K. Dick (Abadzis). Blade Runner is set in the United States city of Los Angeles in the year 2019 where humans have discovered genetic engineering. Through this, they have found ways of manufacturing organic robots, which are replicates of humans. The manufacturing industries have grown to be the major industries all over the world. According to the film set, the human race has taken colony over other planets while the organic robots, which are called replicates, are created to work on those colony planets …show more content…
According to the film, Genetic engineering has taken over as the major industry in the world where the human race takes over the roles of creators. They produce the artificial animals, who were extinct, as well as the artificial humans who they call replicates. However, this role has also led the human race to lose their humanity. This is manifested in the film by the way humans are treating the replicates, which is inhuman. Humans are the only ones allowed to be on earth while the replicates are supposed to work in faraway colonies located in other planets. They are treated as slaves to the humans, which can be viewed as a violation of their rights to be free. The humans set special detectives to track and eliminate the replicates that escape from the colony planets and return to earth. The film indicates that human race has lost its humanity because of the technology and therefore the artificial humans are more humans than the real human …show more content…
This scene shows that Deckard has emotions just like any other human being. Looking at that building made him remember something from his past. On the other hand, the reaction, appearance, expression as well as emotional response of Rachel is a good example of a machine. Even though the outward appearance of Rachel is human, her behavior lacks emotions, which is the main element of humanity. When Rachael is talking to Deckard, she asks him a personal question yet shows no emotions. Furthermore, even though her appearance is human, it still looks artificial due to the way she walks stiffly as well as her perfection in terms of skin and hair. The distinction between the human and machines can therefore be identified in this scene. This is due to the way humans show their emotions through the expression from Deckard while the machines show no emotions at all which is seen from the