Similarities Between Frankenstein And Bladerunner
“Although composed in different times and contexts, Frankenstein and Blade Runner are strikingly similar in content and values”
Juxtaposition between the creation and their environment 1. The Tyrell Corporation, business place of Eldon Tyrell, the divine scientific “genius” behind the creation of the replicants, occupies a space central to Blade Runner’s narrative. From the inception of the film, we see an extreme long shot overlooking the futuristic cityscape of Los Angeles which is defined by massive techno towers and near eternal twilight, interrupted only by constant violent lightning strikes and fiery explosions resulting in stunning plumes of flame. Within this picturesque scenery, the camera visually guides us towards the grandiose Mayan style pyramid structures that are the headquarters of the Tyrell Corporation. 2. Through this, Scoot displays that humanity is …show more content…
Noticeable differences, in relation to the natural surroundings and worldspace, can be seen between the two mountains, Mont Blanc and the Tyrell Corporation – the places where both creatures, the monster and Roy confront their creator. In Frankenstein, Victor reaches the village of Chamonix and later wonders the valley bellow Mont Blanc, stating that the “sublime and magnificent scenes afforded me the greatest consolation that I was capable of receiving”. He further elaborates by saying “…the unstained snowy mountain-top, the glittering pinnacle…the eagle soaring amidst the clouds – they all gathered around me, and bade me be at peace”. Any such peace, articulated through Romantic language which strongly evokes nature is impossible in Blade Runner. Unlike Mont Blanc, and that valley below it, the Tyrell Corporation does not exhibit the illusive, indefinable beauty of sublime nature, but rather embodies a technologically produced synthetic artificiality. It is structured both mathematically and mechanically, and like everything else in Blade Runner,
Juxtaposition between the creation and their environment 1. The Tyrell Corporation, business place of Eldon Tyrell, the divine scientific “genius” behind the creation of the replicants, occupies a space central to Blade Runner’s narrative. From the inception of the film, we see an extreme long shot overlooking the futuristic cityscape of Los Angeles which is defined by massive techno towers and near eternal twilight, interrupted only by constant violent lightning strikes and fiery explosions resulting in stunning plumes of flame. Within this picturesque scenery, the camera visually guides us towards the grandiose Mayan style pyramid structures that are the headquarters of the Tyrell Corporation. 2. Through this, Scoot displays that humanity is …show more content…
Noticeable differences, in relation to the natural surroundings and worldspace, can be seen between the two mountains, Mont Blanc and the Tyrell Corporation – the places where both creatures, the monster and Roy confront their creator. In Frankenstein, Victor reaches the village of Chamonix and later wonders the valley bellow Mont Blanc, stating that the “sublime and magnificent scenes afforded me the greatest consolation that I was capable of receiving”. He further elaborates by saying “…the unstained snowy mountain-top, the glittering pinnacle…the eagle soaring amidst the clouds – they all gathered around me, and bade me be at peace”. Any such peace, articulated through Romantic language which strongly evokes nature is impossible in Blade Runner. Unlike Mont Blanc, and that valley below it, the Tyrell Corporation does not exhibit the illusive, indefinable beauty of sublime nature, but rather embodies a technologically produced synthetic artificiality. It is structured both mathematically and mechanically, and like everything else in Blade Runner,