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Brave New World and Blade Runner, a Comparison
Summary: Compares Adous Huxley's novel Brave New World to Ridley Scott's film "Blade Runner." Explores the contrast between nature and technology. Explains how each work depicts that theme.
Aldous Huxley heeds the audience a warning that "technological
progress has merely provided us with more effici means for goin
backwards." as does Ridley Scott's film noir BR. These texts con
cern itself wid issues of the degradation of humanity, identity n
gender and it is a testimony to how we envisage a future world
ravaged n tormented by ecological disaster and by a capitalist
system gone utterly "savage" This is demonstrated through the
creators use of language devices and film techniques. The audi
ence is presented by the ideal of 'in the wild' which is essentially
a moral void, a emptiness where humanity is traded for technolo
gical advancements. These texts both share a common theme, the
degeneration of humanity through the progression of technology.
These creators have merely commented on their belief of the futu
re to come. Growing concerns become worry-some as nature no
longer...
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