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darkness of science compared to nature
- Romantic period - introduce
- elements in "inanimate nature had the power" to deliver to Fr. the "most delightful sensations"positive tone
- contrast - Gothic context - macabre imagery of...
- dark side of science
- Fr's obsession --> "darkness had no effect" "churchyward was to me... merely bodies deprived of life"juxtaposition of language
- dangerous potential of science
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detrimental impact of man's greed
- capitalist context of 1800's - claustrophobic, coca cola, fighting for consumers' attention, dystopic, post-apocalyptic
- "commerce is our goal"dark clothing - neon lights = overreliance on tech
- replicants and humans somehow connected to tech = commodification of natural world to keep up with everchanging artificial
- desaturated colour = life run by tech
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what it is to be human
- similar view points, different context
- fr = lack of care for monster
- monster = "miserable...abandoned" like an "abortion to be...trampled on"fr more emotional capacity
- BR = "skinjobs""more human than human"confusion of what makes human identity in a world run by technology
- zhora's death = sad, non-diagetic music + heartbeat
- hopelessness and determination to live = human characteristic
- questions essence of humanity
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overrliance on technology leads to corrupt values of humanity
- tyrell = glasses = impaired vision = symbolize his corrupt perspective
- owl = malfunctioned eye = result of man's flawd perspective
- = effect of scientific advancement
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replacement of God
- post christian context of 1800s = man replaces God
- tyrell = "god of biomechanics" "prodigal son"world is being overrun by corporation and technology
- God is being replaced with " " " "
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man usurping role of God
- Fr man usurps not technology
- Galvanisitic = "bestow animation upon lifeless matter"hyperbolic language = unnatural authority of Victor and ignorance in playing god
- interxtually --> promethean myth
- Both composers warn on obsessions with science and playing god
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