Film Viewing: Blade Runner (1982)

Film Viewing: Blade Runner (1982)

Please ensure that you view Blade Runner during the same time period as you are working your way through the materials in this theme of the Course.

The image below marks my own view of the fear factor for the film. You can map your view in the The Blade Runner and the Fear Factor choice activity.

The Eighties and Early Nineties in Context

I suggested, in Approaching the Genres that we can map changes to cultural attitudes toward technology and gender by looking at films that are representative of a particular culture at a particular point in time.

As we consider films from the 80s and early 90s, you may like to look at the following websites for contextual/background information.

• Try this brief list of events and another here. For a more detailed site with additional links you can pursue this world events site.

• The Feminist Chronicles Website gives rich and detailed timelines of important events by the year. I've directed you here to begin at 1980, but you will notice that as you scroll down the Feminist Chronicle webpage there is an index of years that you may choose from. Choose the 90s to explore events in that decade further.