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    Blade Runner – Movie Study Questions. -describe the environment seen at the start of the movie. (It is based in Los Angeles. How does this scene differ from the images of Los Angeles we all know? What is the dominant color used here?) The dominant colour is black which shows that bad things could potentially happen later on in the film which has a lot of smoke and depicks the city as a misty place. What does the opening shot suggest about the environment of earth in 2019? The opening shot

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    In her romantically stylized Gothic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley morally critiques scientific possibilities of the period through an effective use of language‚ characterization and setting. By contrast Ridley Scott’s Bladerunner‚ set in a near future where scientific development compromises both the nature of humanity‚ as well as nature itself‚ is a critique of the values of the post-modern era within which it was created. Both texts challenge the established values and issues of their time

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    ANALYSTIC REPORT ON MISE-EN-SCENE AND SOUNDTRACK ON BLADE RUNNER FINAL CUT. The almost five minute scene cut out of the blade runner consists of loads of Mise-en-scene and wonderfully placed sound tracks. Firstly‚ I am going to discuss the costumes and make-up. I observed that most people are wearing futuristic clothes which is very bright and colourful. This makes us the viewers believe the film was made in the future. Moreover about

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    fiction novel “Frankenstein” written in 1818 and “Bladerunner”‚ Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult classic film have nearly two hundred years separating them‚ yet they raise similar societal concerns.. Both raise the question of what it is to be human and explore the pursuit of eternal life which can be examined using the literary and cinematic techniques prevalent in the texts. The existential question ‘What is it to be human?” despite context‚ continues to be relevant to society. In “Frankenstein” this is explored

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    Blade Runner‚ Directors Cut (1982)‚ directed by Ridley Scott‚ is a film that asks the audience to redefine humanity. Scott has used the motion picture as a way of showing that in itself‚ humanity is about asking the right questions‚ such as ‘What am I?’ ‘Why am I here?’ and the ability to feel emotion. In trying to answer these questions‚ in the world of 2019‚ Los Angeles‚ the boundaries between human and non-human become blurred‚ till they almost disappear. Scott also comments on the needs of humans

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    Once Amir gets some answers concerning Baba’s transgression‚ he feels as if his whole life has been a cycle of disloyalty‚ even before he sold out Hassan. Be that as it may‚ having an essence of treachery himself does little towards recovering Amir. At the point when Assef very nearly murders Amir‚ he feels "mended‚" as if now that Assef has hurt him‚ he is recovered. He even tells Farid that in the room with Assef‚ he "got what he merited." In the end‚ Amir figures out that discipline is not what

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    FRANKENSTEIN AND BLADE RUNNER Introduction to text Frankenstein by Mary Shelley About the author * Published Frankenstein in 1818 Type of text- novel under the Board’s Prose Fiction category Context * Galvanism * Luigi Galvani (18th century) used electric current to case a frog’s legs to twitch. * Theories- current could reanimate human corpse’s brain‚ also caused by chemical reaction * Shelley used these theories to create monster * Genesis * Story of

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    and lively that absolutely show all emotions inside. 2. What is the significance of the chess game? The symbolism of the chess game makes the viewers recall "the chess" in The Immortal Game. Hence‚ the viewers connect in ideas and apply this in Blade Runner to conceive that the chess game between Tyrell and Sebastian looks like the end of two characters in The Immortal Game. Although the chess boards in the film don’t look like exactly as The Immortal Game‚ we can know the game represents the battle

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    Blade Runner Essay Blade Runner Is a CyberPunk Science Fiction Movie Filmed and Directed by Acclaimed Director Ridley Scott in 1982. The film depicts a dystopia society of the future in which man has reached the level of technological supremacy where his exact copy can be engineered. These “Replicants” have superior Strength‚ Speed‚ Agility and at least equal intelligence to their creators. A fail safe device in the form of an incept date; the replicants only have four years in which they can

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    compositional milieus‚ Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner (1982) share ongoing anxieties regarding unrestricted technological growth and social decay. By examining these texts together as social commentaries which are shaped by their Regency and contemporary contexts‚ we come to a heightened understanding of human nature and its flaws. When considered together with Blade Runner‚ Shelley’s early 19thC novel Frankenstein reveals ongoing social anxieties regarding

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