Similarities Between Blade Runner And Frankenstein

The Blade Runner by Ridley Scott and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley both shares similar characteristic of that of most non-fiction literature in the way in which writers represent “monsters” and robots. The conflict in this type of genre is usually “us versus them” and to a broader extent science and humanity.

The replicants in the film Bladerunner and the “monster” in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein clearly depicts how these creatures can be antagonistic towards human and yet similar in some ways. In each of these examples the creatures possess human-like characteristics (some, like the replicants in Bladerunner appear almost exactly human) yet are still “monsters” and not quite human. Thus each of the human societies shuns and despises these creatures for what they are. It is ironic though that the protagonists in both pieces of works are portrayed with “monster” like characteristic, a role reversal between the monster and the hero of the work.

In today's culture Frankenstein is mistakenly associated with the “monster” of the novel. This case of mistaken identity accurately describes Victor Frankenstein for what he is: Frankenstein is in many ways more monstrous than the actual monster.

Frankenstein’s initial reaction to his creation was ghastly, he was “Unable to endure the aspect of the being” he created and “rushed out of the room,” he tries to avoid returning to his now-haunted apartment. After returning home he was relieved to find no sign of the creature. Frankenstein also denies the similarities that are so apparent between Frankenstein and the monster when he says to the creature, "Begone! I will not hear you. There can be no community between you and me." Frankenstein seems to be in denial of the relationship between himself and his creation and condemns the