Similarities Between Frankenstein And Bladerunner

“In what ways does a comparative study accentuate the distinctive contexts of Frankenstein and Blade Runner?”
Composed nearly 200 years apart with differing contexts, the Romanticist, Mary Shelly composed a gothic novel ‘Frankenstein’, in the Industrial Revolution era and the Age of Enlightenment which draws upon the rise of Galvanism. As well as the post modern, post apocalyptic film noir composed by Ridley Scott ‘Blade Runner’ reflects upon the increasing computing industry which changed the natural process of life. Hence, an analysis of both texts in light of their differing contexts reveal how Shelley and Scott warn us of the dire consequences of our desire for supremacy and unrestrained scientific progress, concepts which link the two texts through time.
Written during the Industrial Revolution and in the Age of Enlightenment- Shelley’s Frankenstein can be interpreted as a warning to the technological curious. This curious nature leads Shelley to
Scott has intended the dehumanised dystopic setting of Los Angeles 2019 to represent our potential existence if we should let technology get out of control. The establishing mis-en-scene of the panoramic long shots of flames spewing out from towers against the dark horizon, together with the haunting synthetic pulses of the Vangelis sountrack generates fear for what our society may come to be. The multiple low angle shot of the megalopolis of Tyrell Corp highlights its dominance over its bankrupts and lifeless surroundings. This majestic megalopolis of Tyrell Corp looms over the city which becomes a metaphor for technology’s domination over society, serving as negative connotations to society. It is clear that Scott had intended that ‘Blade Runner’ is a warning of our technological progression in