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Deckard vs Batty
The scene starts with Batty looking in on Deckard, kept out by a fence but telling Deckard that he can see him. This to me represented the Nexus 6’s plight overall: they are tantalizingly close to being completely human, but … Continue reading
The Biblical Undertones of Blade Runner In Its Lighting
Blade Runner struck me most with its portrait of “inhuman” replicants striving to prove their humanity whilst enduring the inhuman treatment of “real” humans. I was most interested in the instances that united biblical references and lighting technique to a … Continue reading
Retiring Zhora
The scene of Zhora’s retirement is a deeply moving and rich scene that is meant to evoke an emotional response from the viewer. As the chase begins, no music plays in the background. Instead, the cacophony of the cluttered and … Continue reading
The Opening Scene
The opening scene of Blade Runner: The Final Cut is designed to introduce the audience to the dark and bleak world of Los Angeles in the year 2019. The first glimpse that the audience has of this futuristic society is … Continue reading
Blade Runner 2
As I was catching up on news, an article popped up about discussion of Blade Runner 2. The article is a discussion with Denis Villeneuve, the direction of the sequel to Blade Runner. If you have time, I suggest taking … Continue reading
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The Importance of the Unicorn: An Analysis of the Final Scene of Blade Runner
I would argue one of the most complex and dense scenes in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is the finale, where Deckard notices an origami unicorn, picks it up briefly to look at it, smirks, and turns to leave with Rachael … Continue reading
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Roy’s Final Moments
A scene that really impacted me was when Roy grabs onto Deckard’s hand in order to save him. Does that make him more human or less? Deckard had killed, murdered, Roy’s lover and friends, so it could be considered human … Continue reading
Should you donate your body to science?
Our group spent most of our time discussing the logistics and legality behind donating bodies to science. It is likely that Dr. Frankenstein did not receive the body parts he used through a legal, ethical source. However, today there are … Continue reading
Human…or Robot? — Andrew, Luke, John, Dan
How do we define what is human? Is it by how we act, what we say, how we were created? Or are we defined by how we think, how we analyze and interact? If it is the latter, then what … Continue reading
Body Ethics–Alex, Allie, James, and Claire
The idea of the possession of your body after death Is organ donation uncanny? Many people think so. You have to opt into it. Society assumes you contain control of your body after death even if it could be beneficial … Continue reading