Essays on Harrison Ford

Through discussion of the philosophical themes from the course that arise in the movie a better understanding of the relationship between film and philosophy and the various elements that are utilized in the movie to present the implications of these ideas. There are a variety of philosophical themes present in Blade Runner. Questions related to humanity, morality consciousness, and life and death are all explored. These ideas can be understood in relation to philosophers such as Aristotle, Sartre, Heidegger, and Kant, whose positions regarding these aspects of truth can help to provide insight in this regard. Exploration of the ...

‘Star Wars’ is considered to be the worldwide phenomenon. George Lucas, the creator of the film series, could not have expected that the adventures in a galaxy far, far away would receive such a commercial success. Before 2015, there were 6 movies in total: the three original ones and the prequels. Of course, the movies that were released between 1999 and 2005 were not that critically acclaimed and received mixed reviews both from the critics and from the audience. But still they did not leave anybody indifferent. And that is what the entertainment is really about, is not it? ...

In Ridley Scott’s 1982 science-fiction film Blade Runner, the detailed world that provides the film with its setting is created and filmed in a unique and interesting way. The setting is Los Angeles in the far-flung future of 2019, where corporations rule the world and synthetic humans called replicants have been outlawed. The film follows bounty hunter Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) as he is ordered to hunt down several replicants who have escaped to Earth. The care taken in the creation of the world of Blade Runner, in combination with the abstract, breathtaking story, creates a visual and cultural futurist’ ...