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This 7 page paper discusses the replicants from "Blade Runner" as members of the avant garde of the future and what that means for us today. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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ground. Perhaps thats because it explores themes that are not easily categorized; its main concern is one of the most loaded questions of all, what it means to be human.
This paper discusses the question of the replicants, if they could be considered part of the avant garde of the future, and what that means for us today. Discussion The
term "avant garde" is most usually used to discuss art; a quick scan through dozens of definitions on the Web reveals that most sources use words like "new," "original, "daring,"
"cutting edge" and so on, and then almost invariably add "especially in the arts." Does it make sense to consider the replicants in this context? Its possible to consider them
as works of art in a sense, since they are constructed, but that would be a considerable stretch. Its probably more reasonable to consider them as the avant garde in
technology; specifically, in artificial intelligence. That is, they represent the cutting edge in technological advancement. In her essay on Blade runner, Cathy Cupitt says "one of the defining features of
post-modern society is the rearticulation of the verbal by the visual" (Cupitt, 2001). That is, we are using images rather than words to articulate our desires. The replicants in Blade
runner can be seen in this light as a sort of idealized human: strong, capable, and tireless. But its hard to see them as avant garde. However, if we consider
further, particularly in regard to the themes of death and humanity, they start to come into focus. The replicants, we recall, come back to Earth from their dangerous off-world assignments
because they dont want to die; Baty and the others want their creator to give them more life (Cupitt, 2001). This desire comes into direct conflict with their original mission,
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