Essays on Blade Runner

Andrei Tarkovsky’s “Solaris” and Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” are two important science fiction films, one of which was released in 1972 and the other in 1982. Solaris takes place in a future where people are able to explore other planets in other solar systems. Blade...

Existentialism is a philosophical study which emphasizes the existence of the individual as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will. Existentialism is a philosophical belief which focuses on existence. There are several examples which illustrate the presence of existentialism in the...

The film Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott, is the best way I can describe combining the science fiction and genre and the film noir genre. The film does an amazing job showing the audience the unsettling future that is 2019 Los Angles. Ridley Scott...

Ridley Scott’s depiction of 2019 in the film Blade Runner contrasts the world of 2019 today. Unlike the film, there are no humans migrating “off-world” and there are no androids infiltrating the human race. While the current technology does not parallel Ridley’s 2019, the concepts...

Existentialism is a philosophical study which emphasizes the existence of the individual as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will. Existentialism is a philosophical belief which focuses on existence. There are several examples which illustrate the presence of...