Monthly Archives: September 2015

ELIZA & PARRY

The first link is the link to the ELIZA program, which is acting as a psychoanalyst. It’s entertaining to play around and see how the program responds. http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3 This next link is an interesting article I found that shows the … Continue reading

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The Buddha in the Robot

Here’s an article examining the concepts of Buddhism in robots: http://jetpress.org/v23/borody.htm

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Dominance and submission in Blade Runner

In comparing the book Androids dream of electric sheep? and the film adaptation Blade Runner, my attention was immediately drawn to the differences in the relationship between Deckard and Rachael. In particular, the two mediums approach opposite dynamics of dominant … Continue reading

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On the Depiction of ‘The Prodigal Son’ Tyrell Murder Scene

Dr. Tyrell’s murder is one of the most memorable scenes in Blade Runner, largely because of the powerful emotions evoked from the rich visual and aural depiction of the classic theological narrative in which a creation destroys its maker. Yes, Roy Batty, the … Continue reading

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Intelligence vs. Superiority

One of the most striking scenes for me was the one in which Roy Batty used his chess expertise to ultimately defeat and destroy his creator. This takes place over several scenes, starting with Roy and Sebastian in Sebastian’s residence … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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