投影片 1FJU

1、blade runner questioning human identities outline ngeneral questions nintroduction nthe world of blade runner architecture and space nthe replicants vs. humans scientists as “fathers” the eyes fighting for survival and replicants reflections on human society rachaels learning nthe others: gaff and t

2、he animals in the film blade runner, minority report postmodern simulacra n how is crime defined? n is the prediction fallible and changeable? n minority report as echo, fabricated or another time path? multiple reality n is anderson neo? n how much of our existence a mental projection of our existe

3、nce? n (in-)separability of mind and body, subject and object, individual and system postmodern simulacra reality nlyotard the postmodern condition: our task is to search for new presentations, not in order to enjoy them but to impart a stronger sense of the unpresentable (p.81), since “.it is our b

4、usiness not to supply reality but to invent allusions to the conceivable which cannot be presented.” nwhat is “unpresentable” in our society? 1) capitalist simulacra; 2) reality as a matter of perception; 3) memories and history 4) the “human”? the three films the other postmodern issues blade runne

5、rminority reportthe matrix 1. environment animated ads natureonly as a lab world colorful illusions nature-absent 2. slum and minorities ethnic minorities a global city places in the br city 1.center of power tyrell corp (chap 7), police station 2.residences of deckard (chap 11) and sebastian (40:10

6、) 3.“everyday life”-eating and sex-related entertainment: streets and shopping areas (chap 4) nchina town: chinese dragon in neon lighting eye making place nthe noodle bar nlittle tokyo: animoid row nshopping arcade snake pit nightclub - a place for upper- class persons to slum it, smoke opium, watc

7、h exotic dancers nsocial functions degenerated no family connections or the other social functions. social space power center tyrell co. manufacturing replicants to serve as slaves in off-world exploration and colonization. social space signs of power ntyrell co. egyptian pyramid-shaped nroman and g

8、reek columns nowl and some statues, ndifficult access, etc. policemen and the police station nrep-detect, a unit specifically created to cater for escaped replicants. nthe other policemen, in the background. nnot really powerful. the more powerful - commercials nhigh-tech + the stereotypical off-wor

9、ld: another frontier for american dream “theres some of me in you” to roy; suffers from a problem similar to that of the replicants: “accelerated decrepitude.” scientists as fathers ntyrell cares only about business indifferent to their well-being; the father-son scene: ntyrell: the light that burns

10、 twice as bright burns half as long. and you have burned so very very brightly, roy. look at you. youre the prodigal son. youre quite a prize! roy: ive done questionable things. tyrell: also extraordinary things. revel in your time. roy: nothing the god of biomechanics wouldnt let you in heaven for.

11、 roy kisses tyrell on the mouth. tyrell screams as his eyes are gouged out. missing mothers 1.the test of leon: ndescribe in single words, only the good things that come in to your mind about: your mother. leon: my mother? holden: yeah. leon: let me tell you about my mother. shot fired 2. rachaels a

12、ttempt (33:10) nyou think im a replicant, dont you? pause look, its me with my mother. “relative” proofs of identity nempathy test nsnake scale nphotographs nbryan rescued twice by them. deckard ncold. “sushi. thats what my ex-wife called me. cold fish.” nkills to avoid being a victim. “id quit beca

13、use id had a belly full of killing. but then id rather be a killer than a victim. and thats exactly what bryants threat about little people meant.” nequipped with a gun and machines; otherwise, he would not have been able to make it. machines to reconstruct space and identity nvoigt-kampff machine a

14、dministers an empathy test, a test device similar to a lie detector that measures emotional responses. challenged by rachael. nesper - a high-density computer with a very powerful three- dimensional resolution capacity. snake scale zhora nonly evidence of zhoras presence eyes and its implication nth

15、e false mirror, 1935 nseeing is believing? eyes nrachel: “he wont see me.” nsurveillance machines nthe replicants blue or brown eyes. nroy: ive seen things. seen things you little people wouldnt believe. zhora challenges deckard ndeckard: well, like to get this job. i mean, did you do, or. or were y

16、ou asked to do anything thats lewd or unsavory or otherwise, uh, repulsive to your person, huh? zhora: ha. are you for real? the death of zhora nexploited and brutalized like the mannequins the death of pris npris: likes sebastian. chap 28 - na strong bond between her and roy because both of their l

17、ives were running out at the same time. npretends to be a doll. nlike a doll electrically shocked. roy appreciate and struggle for survival ncites poetry -“fiery the angels fell, deep thunder rolled around their shore, burning with the fires of orc” (blake “america: a prophecy”) n the last chase-and

18、-run: n“not yet” drives a nail through his hand to keep his spirit up. n“six, seven. go to hell, go to heaven. deckard breaks off a pipe from the wall. hits roys forehead like a bat. yeah, thats the spirit. deckard flees out a boarded window by kicking it. roy: asks for sympathy nslavery: quite an e

19、xperience to live in fear, isnt it? thats what it is to be a slave. nexperience and accepting death: ive seen things you people wouldnt believe. attack ships on fire off the shoulder of orion. i watched c-beams glitter in the dark near tannhauser gate. all those moments will be lost in time. like te

20、ars in rain. pause time to die. roy: shows sympathy nappreciates life at the end: “i dont know why he saved my life. maybe in those last moments he loved life more than he ever had before. not just his life, anybodys life, my life. all hed wanted were the same answers the rest of us want. where did

21、i come from? where am i going? how long have i got? all i could do was sit there and watch him die. rachaels survival nchap 35 completely passive; ndeckard: do you love me? rachael: i love you. deckard: then trust me. rachael: i trust you. nending: ovshe has a longer lifespan nchap 22 nto prove her

22、humanity ndeckard tries to kiss rachel, but she heads for the door. deckard stops her by force. then kisses rachael. deckard: now you kiss me. rachael: i cant rely on. deckard: say kiss me. rachael: kiss me. deckard: i want you. rachael: i want you. deckard: again. rachael: i want you. put your hand

23、s on me. empathy test nremember when you were six? you and your brother snuck into an empty building through a basement window. you were gonna play doctor. he showed you his, but when it got to be your turn you chickened and ran. remember that? you ever tell anybody that? your mother, tyrell, anybod

24、y, huh? you remember the spider that lived in a bush outside your window. orange body, green legs. watched her build a web all summer. then one day there was a big egg in it. the egg hatched. rachael: the egg hatched. deckard: yeah. rachael: . and a hundred baby spiders came out. and they ate her. (potential sign of her resistance) the others: (1) gaff nbegins as an ambitious brown-noser, wanting to get a promotion in the police department. ncity-speak, guttertalk- a mishmash