āThe history of the world is but the biography great men.ā ā Thomas Carlyle. āThe end of rebellion is liberation, while the end of revolution is the foundation of freedomā ā Hannah Arendt. Though Carlyleās insight is undoubtable, this author under the influence of Arendt believes that the history of the world is in fact the biography of great rebels. From Nelson Mandela opposing the legalised racism of apartheid to Galileo Galilei reorganising the stars, rebellion has punctuated revolution throughout...
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What are some common themes and characteristics of postmodernism that occur in two texts that you have studied in this unit so far? Whatever texts you choose, make sure that you have read, listened to, or watched them in their entirety! For example, you might choose a movie and a poem or two movies. Also, consider how someone else might see things differently, that is, include some reference to a different interpretation that you donāt support but that others might....
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When asked which set is the best, many designers reply by saying that itās the one that the viewers scarcely notice and that does not draw attention to itself. On the other hand sets of movies like Blade Runner shift the audienceās attention to sheer spectacle and dominate the experience of watching the film. More so, Lawrence G. Paull says that film architecture offers an opportunity for the designer to make the architecture āstarā of the film and design the...
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The novel āThe Handmaidās Taleā written by Margret Atwood and the movie āBlade Runnerā share the similarities of power being distributed unequally throughout their respective society. Both protagonists have some sort of power although for Offred's power is very minor and only used at very rare moments. Tyrell and the Commander in both of their societies have immense power, however both of them do not abuse as much as everyone else, for example, the officers forced Deckard into killing the...
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āPower is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorshipā (ā1984ā). In a society where citizens are stripped of their right to form an individual thought, forced into their line of work and have every action watched by their government, a dystopian society is formed. Leaders of these toxic bubbles strip their citizens bare of basic human rights and...
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Authors create works to convey their experiences and views on society. The texts they create are utilized to send a message and express their standpoints on social narratives. In the related works, the movie āBlade Runnerā (1982) and the novel āFrankensteinā (1818), the authors contradict the dominant social narratives of their time, supporting counter-narratives, including romanticism and the regress of technology and unfettered capitalism, respectively. These texts effectively portray a view of the world in their time in history through...
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āThe Handmaidās Taleā by Margaret Atwood and āBlade Runnerā directed by Ridley Scott both take place in dystopian societies that demonstrate power over their citizens. In both texts, those lower in power are controlled by their representative state and taken advantage of. In āBlade Runnerā, power runs over humankind and freedom, while āThe Handmaidās Taleā demonstrates a similar plot, including the control of women. Replicants are created in āBlade Runnerā to live as controlled individual slaves who cannot live past...
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Music surrounds us, no matter where we travel or what we do it is impossible to not be exposed to two notes that create a musical tone. People use music to sometimes cope with emotions, relive certain moments where they felt euphoric either by relating to the lyrics or even just through hearing certain sounds of music. In āBlade Runnerā, the sound design of the movie helps us, viewers, tremendously in understanding and depicting the emotions and the environment each...
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