Section A: One of the primary conflicts in Blade Runner is trying to identify real humans versus “replicants” (this is a challenge both for characters in the film and the film’s viewers). Without an identifier or test to determine who is human, how do we determine what makes a human “human”? Or what makes someone inhuman” (a monster)? How do you think Viktor Frankenstein would answer these questions?
When we think of replicants, in movies or in books, we make them in our image. We try to give them the capability of thought and emotion, but, as technology, we still expect them to serve our wants and needs. But, to what extent does that replicant become an individual? At what point would we give the replicant freedom and the same rights as their …show more content…
It’s better to be thankful for the things you have been given in life and the things you have worked hard for than to wish for unattainable things or thing that come with unintended consequences. If the old man would have never made the wish, maybe the son would still be alive and his parents lives would be full and happy rather than having to grieve his death.
Extra Credit: If you had the option of selecting the readings and films from this course, name one from the semester you would eliminate (and why) and something you would add (and why).
I would add the original brothers grimm fairy tales and maybe certain regions horror stories or folklore because there are some really scary and interesting stories. It would be interesting to look at some of those and dissect the meaning behind the stories and their origins.
I would take away the Dorian Grey reading, not because it was not interesting, but because it was something I have already seen before. I wanted to read new and exciting stories that I had never seen or heard of before. The reason I would keep Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes, though, is because I feel like they have a lot of ties to many other stories and I had never read the original books before. They were very interesting to learn
When we think of replicants, in movies or in books, we make them in our image. We try to give them the capability of thought and emotion, but, as technology, we still expect them to serve our wants and needs. But, to what extent does that replicant become an individual? At what point would we give the replicant freedom and the same rights as their …show more content…
It’s better to be thankful for the things you have been given in life and the things you have worked hard for than to wish for unattainable things or thing that come with unintended consequences. If the old man would have never made the wish, maybe the son would still be alive and his parents lives would be full and happy rather than having to grieve his death.
Extra Credit: If you had the option of selecting the readings and films from this course, name one from the semester you would eliminate (and why) and something you would add (and why).
I would add the original brothers grimm fairy tales and maybe certain regions horror stories or folklore because there are some really scary and interesting stories. It would be interesting to look at some of those and dissect the meaning behind the stories and their origins.
I would take away the Dorian Grey reading, not because it was not interesting, but because it was something I have already seen before. I wanted to read new and exciting stories that I had never seen or heard of before. The reason I would keep Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes, though, is because I feel like they have a lot of ties to many other stories and I had never read the original books before. They were very interesting to learn