Similarities Between Frankenstein And Bladerunner
How does a comparative study of Blade Runner and Frankenstein bring to the fore ideas about morality and science?
The comparison of texts Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott and Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley allows the reader to explore their retrospective contexts and provides an insight into the values and perspectives that were apparent at the time of composition. Both these texts deal with issues surrounding changing morals and the progression of science. The texts offer us the perspective of the dangers of unchecked scientific progress when it is motivated by greed and glory, and the effects these advancements can have on society and the natural environment. They also provide insights into the moral values that were regarded important in each composer’s eras. These values have been influenced by the contextual issues …show more content…
Morals such as what it means to be human and what it means to be monstrous, personal responsibility and the role of the creator are questioned within both texts. Both composers are skilful in how they bring these ideas to the fore in their use of differing forms and styles. Shelley uses narrative structure, characterisation, vivid imagery and symbolism and elements of Gothic and Romantic literature while Scott’s re-imagining of film noir and cyberpunk is filled with potent imagery and symbolism, thoughtful use of lighting, colour and film techniques like camera angles to evoke his futuristic world.
When exploring the texts Frankenstein and Blade Runner, the most dominant similarity between the texts is the questioning of unchecked scientific progress and the limits of these advancements before human nature is threatened. In Frankenstein Shelley presents us with a protagonist who, from a very early age is curious to the basis of life, “The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine.” Upon
The comparison of texts Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott and Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley allows the reader to explore their retrospective contexts and provides an insight into the values and perspectives that were apparent at the time of composition. Both these texts deal with issues surrounding changing morals and the progression of science. The texts offer us the perspective of the dangers of unchecked scientific progress when it is motivated by greed and glory, and the effects these advancements can have on society and the natural environment. They also provide insights into the moral values that were regarded important in each composer’s eras. These values have been influenced by the contextual issues …show more content…
Morals such as what it means to be human and what it means to be monstrous, personal responsibility and the role of the creator are questioned within both texts. Both composers are skilful in how they bring these ideas to the fore in their use of differing forms and styles. Shelley uses narrative structure, characterisation, vivid imagery and symbolism and elements of Gothic and Romantic literature while Scott’s re-imagining of film noir and cyberpunk is filled with potent imagery and symbolism, thoughtful use of lighting, colour and film techniques like camera angles to evoke his futuristic world.
When exploring the texts Frankenstein and Blade Runner, the most dominant similarity between the texts is the questioning of unchecked scientific progress and the limits of these advancements before human nature is threatened. In Frankenstein Shelley presents us with a protagonist who, from a very early age is curious to the basis of life, “The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine.” Upon