Blade Runner the 1982 movie directed by Ridley Scott and I Robot the 2004 movie directed by Alex Proyas, show how two movies in the same genre of science fiction can explore similar and different themes. The shared themes of creator turning on the creation, technology and the implications on the future and Morality are explored in both the movies, however through stylistic features, plots and dialogue, the films vary from each other. Blade Runner with its dystopian and philosophic charm follows morality more, whereas I Robot has a heavier emphasis on technologies implication on the future and the creation turning on the creator, due to its mystery based plot.
Both stories share a common theme about technology and its implications on the future. …show more content…
The creation turns on the creators for different reasons with Roy seeking more life and Viki seeking to complete her goal of world peace by ruling. In both cases the creation turning on the creator can be seen as due to the creator’s error. Tyrel programmed Roy without emotions and to kill, so it came as no surprise when he got angry and couldn’t control his emotions leading to Tyrell’s murder. Viki turning on humanity could be put down to, a lack of precautions with only three basic rules and being unchecked. Both stories act as a warning to us to be aware of what we create and the unknown. Both stories foreshadow the turning on the creator with a false memory in Blade Runner of a spider’s egg hatching and eating the mother. In I robot however, there is an intertextual referencing to Frankenstein. Both these cases of foreshadowing act as warning with Frankenstein example meaning it has happened before and will happen again if we don’t learn from it. In Blade Runner the example shows the audience that it is a natural occurrence for the creation to turn on the creator. These warnings reinforces the idea that creator will turn on creation and we must understand this to stop it from happening
Both stories share a common theme about technology and its implications on the future. …show more content…
The creation turns on the creators for different reasons with Roy seeking more life and Viki seeking to complete her goal of world peace by ruling. In both cases the creation turning on the creator can be seen as due to the creator’s error. Tyrel programmed Roy without emotions and to kill, so it came as no surprise when he got angry and couldn’t control his emotions leading to Tyrell’s murder. Viki turning on humanity could be put down to, a lack of precautions with only three basic rules and being unchecked. Both stories act as a warning to us to be aware of what we create and the unknown. Both stories foreshadow the turning on the creator with a false memory in Blade Runner of a spider’s egg hatching and eating the mother. In I robot however, there is an intertextual referencing to Frankenstein. Both these cases of foreshadowing act as warning with Frankenstein example meaning it has happened before and will happen again if we don’t learn from it. In Blade Runner the example shows the audience that it is a natural occurrence for the creation to turn on the creator. These warnings reinforces the idea that creator will turn on creation and we must understand this to stop it from happening