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Modern to Contemporary Art You earned __________ out of 15 points.
Blade Runner Extra Credit
 
 
 

View the movie Bladerunner and answer the following questions.  (Hint: searching key words on www.wikipedia.org may help.)

Where is the movie set?  What is the general tone or mood?

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What is a replicant?  How have they been created and how do they differ from humans?

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What is the crime of the replicants?  In other words, why do they engage a mutiny and seek out the head of the Tyrell Corporation?  What do the replicants want?

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Is Decker a relicant?  Support your theory.
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Bladerunner was released in 1982, but it shrewdly foretells many of the main concerns of the 21st century.  Identify some of these issues.  What is the film’s forecast for the future?

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Bladerunner asks many questions, but resolves very few of them.  Identify at least three 21st century issues considered by the film.  Do you have any answers?
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