Blade Runner and Frankenstein: A Comparison

Texts, in order to effectively convey a message, usually reflect on social understands, attitudes and contextual values. A comparison amongst Ridley Scotts sci-fi thriller Blade contrabandist the Directors Cut and the Mary Shelleys classic knightly novel Frankenstein will reveal that there be elements of hu homo genius which will remain constant over time. These cardinal texts reflect of the misadventure of scientific and technological development and caution well-nigh possible fleshly and moral consequences of this development.The seductive nature of noesis is explored in both texts as the fine line that separates man and monster is revealed as our capacity for avowedly gentleman emotion is questioned. As a critique of scientific and teach rationalism, Shelleys gothic text Frankenstein explores the duality of the human condition as man is capable of both good and evil. Waltons letters salute mans capacity for arrogance and moral blindness and announce the subsequent folly committed by Dr Frankenstein. The sun is for ever visible, its capacious disk just skirting the horizon, and diffusing a perpetual glare Waltons romantic ideals are juxtaposed with his own arrogance as he refers to Shakespeares play Macbeth still success shall crown my endeavors. consequently not? Shelleys intertextual allusion to Macbeth portrays the arrogance Walton holds about his voyages success. Just as Macbeth was ambition, so to does Walton lose his moral direction on his question for discovery. This aptitude is device characteristic of romantic writers in the 1700s who similarly utilise to romantic composition styles to tune mans moral blindness.Similarly, Ridley Scott also explores the moral blindness of humans as the pragmatism of the 80s is reflected though the loss of divinity in the dystopian 2019 Los Angles. Through corporate prosperity, Scott suggests that god has been replaced by the creator, Tyrell. Nothing the god of bio-mechanics wouldnt let you in heaven for the direct allusion of Tyrell to the god of bio-mechanics reflects that Tyrell, as the owner of the supreme corporation on earth has been elevated to a god the same(p)s of status, reflecting the importance of corporate dominance in the 80s.As Roy confronts Tyrell, the creator plays with an extravagant, human like chess set, symbolic of his god like status over humans. Tyrells eyes are hidden quarter the glare of his glasses as he peers over the figures, his tone as he confronts Roy is arrogant as he states the light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long, and you have burned so bright the objectification of Roy dehumanizes and belittles the replicant and portrays Tyrells control and dominance over humanity. Humanity has been introduce with the capacity to celebrate the divinity of nature and this detainment of the born(p) gentlemans gentleman is a key element of the human spirit.Shelleys text Frankenstein reflects the sentimentalists pantheistic view of g od and nature as the two are inextricably linked. The Romantic belief that god is revealed through the natural knowledge domain is shown as Frankenstein takes solace in the sublime beauty of nature. The parti-color winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal nature bade me hollo no more the personification of the wind and comparison of natural to a mother reflects the romantic influences over Shelley as nature is portrayed as divine and splendid. Similarly, other characters in the novel also marvel at the magnificence of nature.Walton, in his letters, reflects on the beauty of the Artic on his voyage semivowel over a calm sea, we may be wafted to a play surpassing in wonders and in beauty every region up to now discovered on the habitable globe Walton fascination with the discovery and exploration of the Artic also reproduces Shelleys romantic ideals, reflecting the romantic writers common pre-occupation with the unspoiled country of the artic. The dangers of circumvent ing the natural order are also explored in Ridley Scotts Blade Runner The Directors Cut. The text reflects how nature has been compromised for industrial profit of transnational corporations.The lift oblique camera angle and the hellish image of fire, works with the dramatic, supernatural music at the beginning of the film to suggest the capitalistic world has destroyed the natural world for the creation of profit. The film noir technique used throughout the film adds a sense of lifelessness to the Los Angles environment and offers contrast to Frankenstein, where nature is respected and revered. Scott uses his text to didactically warn the audience about the degradation of the natural environment as the capitalist world of Los Angles and the on world colony has become degraded urban sprawl gratuitous of natural life.In Blade Runner, the natural world is represented by the crack-up of the animal(prenominal) environment. In Frankenstein, the natural world is broken down virtuousl y as the creator defies the natural order. Ultimately both texts caution against the perceptual experience that all progress is beneficial. Shelleys Frankenstein and Ridley Scotts Blade Runner each repugn human supremacy as the created is portrayed as moral, emotionally and physically superior to their creator. The Replicants in Scotts Blade Runner challenge this Darwinian view of human supremacy as, in contrast to the humans of LA 2019 they are emotive, compassionate and moral. All those moments will be wooly in time, like tears in rain the raw emotion shown by Roy as his image is silhouetted against filtered blue light life reflects the elements of humanity that have been lost in the dystopic world as the replicants are the only beingnesss capable of aline emotive, human behavior. Similarly, Shelleys Frankenstein portrays the reversal of the Darwinian Theory with Frankenstein creating a being superior physically and emotionally to man.Shelley uses the Romantic belief of the l oss of innocence, shown in the inter-textual allusion to Miltons paradise lost as the monster is portrayed as benevolent and being capable of both compassion and love, similar to man before his expulsion from the Garden of Eden. I ought to be thy Adam but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed the biblical allusion to Adam and the Devil portray the monsters human elements as he is shown as compassionate, intelligent and munificent I was benevolent and good, bereavement made me a fiend contrasting Frankenstein who seems incapable of showing human emotion.Shelley uses the rivalry amongst Victor and his Creature to reflect the hostility between the devil and god in Miltons epic poem Paradise lost, Shelley was influenced by her husbands writing on the poem and used his common interpretation to present the antagonism between Frankenstein and his monster.Despite the different contexts of both Shellys Frankenstein and Scotts Blade Runner, each texts ref lects similar themes and a further knowledge and greater understanding of context enables the reader to hold a deeper appreciation of the texts. Both texts challenge our assumption that knowledge is beneficial and expose the physical and moral consequences of circumventing the natural order. However the two texts question our more pristine practices as each they question to what extent our human nature has remained the same.