Recent content by wasted_dawn

Re: Frankenstein/BR - circular dystopias? Sort of... Although more specifically, I meant that blade runner's conception of a dystopic future had a lot in common with Shelley's present - with the industrial revolution full of chimnies, black smog, and nature being destroyed.

Re: Frankenstein/BR - circular dystopias? I think it depends on whether you think Deckard is a replicant or not. If Deckard is a replicant, then everyone dies, pointless lives wasted, no acknowledgement of humanity, the corporation wins, all that jazz. If Deckard is human, then it shows...

Re: Frankenstein/BR - circular dystopias? Nature vs articifiality is a key contrast, but I think more importantly is individual vs mass. This even seen in the creators - Frankenstein as an individual, Tyrell as a corporation. Frankenstein is two individuals at war with each other, and other...

Frankenstein/BR - circular dystopias? I've noticed that other than the freaky flying cars, and other super-advanced technology, BR dystopia mirrors the common perception of the industrial revolution. The first time we see the city, with the fire and the chimmneys, the machinery and the grime...