their difference. Explore this statement by making close reference to the TWO texts you have studied. Mary Shelley and Ridley Scott‚ through their creation of the texts Frankenstein and Blade Runner‚ both criticise human nature‚ despite their contextual differences. Both texts explore the deterioration of humanity coupled with technology (Scott) and the insatiable desire for knowledge (Shelley). Frankenstein criticises scientific ambitions‚ reflecting 19th century galvanism‚ whilst Blade Runner
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FRANKENSTEIN AND BLADE RUNNER EXAM NOTES Module A: Comparative study of texts and context. Comparative: compare and contrast Context: EVERYTHING‚ values and perspectives ANALYSING MOVIES Cinematographic Editing Frame composition Colour/group/shade Sound/ music Script/dialogue Acting qualities. EXPLAIN How frank represents the context of 1818 are both warnings to the evil of technology And blade runner context of 1982
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Blade Runner Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner was released in 1982‚ post World War II‚ Post Cold War and the holocaust‚ a period of rapid development in science and communication technology‚ and commercialism. It coincided with the phenomena of economic rationalism and globalisation (often seen as American corporate imperialism)‚ the rise of Asian involvement with Western nations and increasing concerns about the environment. Blade Runner is a Ridley Scott adaptation of the Phillip K. Dick novel
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Mary Shelley’s gothic novel Frankenstein‚ first published in 1816‚ and Ridley Scott’s science fiction film‚ Blade Runner‚ released in 1992‚ share common themes and ideas as well as similar warnings based on the time period. Despite being produced nearly 200 years apart‚ both texts reflect upon the values of their times as well as raising concerns that are timeless. Both Frankenstein and Blade runner explore the implications of Science and technology‚ the relationships between the creator and creation
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Blade Runner’s Eldon Tyrell proclaims the company’s motto as ‘more human than human’. How has the notion of humanity been explored in Frankenstein and Blade Runner? Thesis: The nature of humanity is progression‚ when we progress too far we play God and lose basic traits of humanity. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein draws on concerns from the romantics era to illustrate the instinctive and greedy appetite for progression that is part of the nature of humanity. Furthermore Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner
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development and alteration in values. Some values are timeless‚ however‚ just as those depicted in Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner (Director’s Cut). These didactic texts are therefore still applicable to today’s society‚ as the moral lessons may be related to current societal values. Shelley’s Frankenstein and Scott’s Blade Runner present similar values‚ however they are explored in a different manner due to the contexts of their composers. Mary Shelley
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Through a close analysis of Frankenstein and Blade Runner explore the implications of the quote above Both Mary Shelley’s Romantic Gothic novel Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s postmodern science fiction film Blade Runner (1992) explore the implications of egotistic humans overreaching the natural order: humans who “dare” to “sport” “with life”. Despite Frankenstein springing from a context of Romantic passion an Enlightenment rationalisation and Blade Runner from economic rationalism and
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Blade Runner and Frankenstein despite contextual differences reflect almost identical concerns transcending ethical boundaries for scientific advancement. While Blade Runner can be seen as offering a parallel plot to Frankenstein‚ Ridley Scott take the story of a creator and his being to new heights and answers questions Shelley left unsaid. Parity between both texts is driven in the meet the creators scene that demonstrate the fundamentally similar themes prevalent in both contexts‚ where the lines
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Mary Shelley’s nineteenth century epistolary novel‚ Frankenstein (1818)‚ and Ridley Scott’s late twentieth century post-modern film‚ Blade Runner (1992)‚ bear striking similarities when studied as texts in time‚ as they both aim to warn humanity about attempting to usurp of the role of God in creating life. However‚ their respective contexts mean that the way in which they present notions about humanity differs. Shelley and Scott have extrapolated their various concerns born from their respective
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Why is it that Frankenstein and Blade Runner present similar perspectives to humanities use of technology despite being composed more than 150 years apart?” in your response make detailed response to both texts. The desire for social progression has always shrouded society. Both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) were produced during eras of technological exploration. Through depicting technology breeching moral boundaries through context‚ characterisation
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