The motifs in Blade Runner reminded me of a film released in 2010 called Never Let Me Go. I have not seen the film, but I became intrigued after seeing the trailer a few months ago. It's about three children that are raised at an exclusive boarding school. They are clones made from "originals," and their only purpose in life is to be organ donors. Eventually, their lives will end with their final "donation," but along the way the children grow into a complicated adolescent relationship of love and betrayal. It is based on a book by Kazuo Ishiguro. Since the children are clones, there are questions about whether they have souls, and it brings up issues of what makes us human.
Here is the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kymQcM4ej3w
fascinating connection, Lena, that I hadn't considered before. Usually _The Matrix_ is the film most will readily compare to _Blade Runner_. I am intrigued by the idea of how we are all here in this world to serve a function.
ReplyDeleteKind of similar to Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. I wonder what other similar themes we could find in other recent books and films?