Parallels

Parallels

Purpose
1. Shelley
  1. Warns people of the consequences
    1. Going too far with science
    2. Superseding God
2. Scott
  1. Reveals the consequences
    1. When science takes over
    2. 'Playing God'
      1. Ultimate destruction of humanity and nature
Roy and Creature
1. BR draws an undercurrent
  1. in the Frnk myth
    1. sympathy for creature
  2. successfully maps how
    1. film similarily elicits our sympathy for replicants
2. posses a compelling eloquence
3. ironically more 'human' than human
  1. Passion for life
    1. Frnk: nature
    2. Br: Roy saves Deckard
  2. Possess more vision
Scenes
1. Mountain metaphor
  1. Confrontation of gigantic pyramid-like structure
    1. parallel with Mont Blanc
      1. Meeting place between creation and creator
        Frnk: Creature and Victor
        Victor ascends to meet
        BR: Roy and Eldon
        Roy ascends to meet
      2. Frnk: "sublime and magnificent"
        aritculated through Romantic language
    2. BR: doesn't exhibit illusive, indefinable beauty of sublime nature
      1. Embodies synthetic artificiality
        Mathematically and mechanically defined
Rejection
1. Not accepted in society due to 'appearance'
  1. Both reveal enmity during confrontation
    1. Frankenstein
      1. Spiteful nature caused by
        humanities unwillingness to accept
        "unearthly ugliness"
    2. Bladerunner
      1. malignity caused by
        fear from humanity
        treated as mere objects. Killing euphemised to "retirement"
2. Feared by creators
Humanity
1. In the end, audience feels more sympathy towards the 'monsters'
2. Both feel more passion than humans
3. More human than human

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