Blade runnerDo androids dream of electric sheep?

Mareike Heiss, Katarina Stefanakos, Charleen Meißner

Structure• Do androids dream of electric sheep?

o Philip K. Dicko Historical background

o 2nd sceneo Relation between characterso Plot

o Voigt - Kampff testo 5th scene

• Blade Runnero Ridley Scotto Comparison: film and booko Scene – ‘Tears in rain’

o analysis• Conclusion

Do androids dream of electric sheep? Philip K. Dick

• * 16th of December 1928 in Chicago

• difficult childhood• 14-years old: wrote his first

novel• interested in Philosophy, Physics

& Religion• 1951: sold first novel • 1952-1955: 70 short stories• depressions & drug habit• † 2nd of March 1982 in Santa Ana

Do androids dream of electric sheep? Chapter 2

Setting of the story: -San Francisco 1992/2021 -after Nuclear War -emigration to Mars (“New America”) -dark, frightening atmosphere

Do androids dream of electric sheep? Rick Deckard

• Human (?)• ‘bounty hunter’ or

‘blade runner’• Has a romantic

affair with Rachel

Do androids dream of electric sheep? Rachel

• ‘android’ or ‘replicant’

• Has a romantic affair with Deckard

• Possession of Rosen/ Tyrell

Do androids dream of electric sheep? Eldon Rosen/Tyrell

• Human• Owner of ‘Rosen

concern’ and Rachel

Do androids dream of electric sheep? ‘androids’ or ‘replicants'

• Generation Nexus 5• Look exactly like

humans• Live only 4 years• Are made to guide

people on Mars & to work for them

• Are forbidden to travel on earth

Do androids dream of electric sheep? Pris and Roy

• Pris looks like Rachel (in book)

• Roy is the leader of the androids

• Both live with JR Isidore or JF Sebastian

Do androids dream of electric sheep? JR Isodore/JF Sebastian

• ‘second class’ human

• Works for ‘Rosen concern’

• Live with Pris and Roy

Do androids dream of electric sheep? Plot

• After atomic war earth is destroyed

• Lots of animals die out• Healthy humans emigrate with

androids the mars• Androids are forbidden to live on

earth• ‘bounty hunter’ hunt androids• Six androids came to earth to find

their inventor• Deckard have to find and

eliminate them

Do androids dream of electric sheep? Voight-Kampff test

• Test to identify androids

• The machine notices emotional reactions

Do androids dream of electric sheep?Chapter 5

• Rachael is tested with Voight-Kampff-Test• Machine seems to fail• Eldon Rosen tries to blackmail Rick Deckard

Final question:“My briefcase is made out of one hundred percent

genuine human baby hide”

Blade Runner Ridley Scott

• 30th of November 1937 in England

• Subjects of study: - graphic design - painting• famous director: - Gladiator - Blade Runner

Comparison: book and film

Book• “Androids”• animals important• “Bounty Hunter”• question of

humanity in Deckard´s thoughts

• Deckard is married• J.R. Isidore• atmosphere:

sacastic

Film• “Replicants”• animals not relevant• “Blade Runner”• question of humanity in

the story• Deckard´s family status

not clear• J.F. Sebastian• atmosphere:

melancholical

Scene: ‘tears in rain’ Analysis

• What did you see in the scene?

• What kind of atmosphere is created?

• What does the pigeon symbolise?

Scene: ‘tears in rain’Analysis

• atmosphere: dark, rainy, cold

• Roy is stronger than Deckard

• pigeon = freedom • can androids be human? Roy has emotions, memories & saves Rick´s life• pigeon flies away Rick

´s soul is free

Conclusion- book & film recommendable- book & film should be seen independent

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it,

doesn´t go away.”Philip K. Dick

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