Aldous Huxley and Ridley Scott’s Blade Rnner and Brave new world
Question: When they are considered together, how do Aldous Huxley and Ridley Scott’s representations sustain interest in humanity’s relationship with nature. Humanity’s complex relationship with nature is scrutinised in Aldous Huxley’s novel “Brave New World” and Ridley Scott’s feature film “Blade Runner (Directors Cut)” together portraying a grim view of the future, of a dying earth. The concept of “In The Wild” is an integral constituent when considering both texts as it analyses the concept that contact with the natural world is indispensable for humanity and that we are rhythmically falling victim to a wedge, essentially divorcing us from nature. Through countless cinematic and literary techniques responders are warned against impending dangers arising from scientific and technological advancement and the loss of an individual identity. Both texts consider not only the relationship between futuristic beings and their environments, but also reveal some disturbing trends in technological advancement and the effects these may have on the natural world and its inhabitants in times to come. Religious and social contexts aided by a Marxist perspective overwhelm responders by the degree to which we delve into discovering our possible future. Aldous Huxley’s 1930’s satirical novel “Brave New World” essentially creates a dystopic loveless society where we are lead to believe that this supposed Utopian happiness is merely a façade built upon self sacrifice: the loss of love, art and religion. “Brave New World’s” epigraph symbolises Huxley’s underlying purpose for writing such speculative fiction, implying “any attempt by those in authority to create a perfect world is dangerous and that Utopians should be avoided”. Huxley’s purpose is examined in his futuristic society where science and technology have advanced to control the world. With the elimination of “the wild” we are met with a world where the inhabitants are blissfully ignorant of anything before the conception of “civilisation”, as they know it, the origin of mass-production, the foundation of their society.