Blade Runner and Meropolis

Blade Runner and Metropolis

The movies Blade Runner and Metropolis are two science fiction movies that are from two different ages. For Fritz Lang’s Metropolis it is a 1927 hit blockbuster that was a revolutionary movie at the time with its amazing special effects and amazing sets, however it was a black and white film with no sound and limited techniques. On the other hand is Blade Runner, another hit movie that was made in 1982 that boasts a much better repertoire of special effects and Computer Generated Images (CGI). However despite its many differences these two movies have a surprising amount of similar themes and aspects. This seen in the settings of the films, both films are set in a dystopian future where the democratic view of society is twisted in a way that plays on the fear of the audience such as the growing advantages of the rich where they can exploit the poor or disadvantaged. Another is that the machines created by man are the ones to cause the conflicts and problems in Blade Runner it is the Replicants the androids that rebel and in Metropolis there is the robot which guises itself as Maria. Another similar aspect is one that is more visual. This would be the shots and scenes shown in the movie. The last similarity would be the themes of the movie which is the fact that both societies are based on the backs of slavery and that the lower class rises up against the upper.

The first similarity is that both movies they show the audience a similarly dark and twisted version of the world we live today. In both movies they decide to show a future that plays on the deep fears of all democrats. In this world that is based on the ideal where freedom and equality and democracy the worlds of Blade Runner and Metropolis show the exact polar opposite of these qualities. These worlds show the weakness in democracy where the rich is able to take advantage of the poor or disadvantaged. In Metropolis this dystopian democratic view is shown when you see the very...