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Blade Runner Optional
I used this image to answer this questions because it shows the conflicting ideas in this movie of asian culture. While the setting is in a very asian looking setting, most of the main characters are white males rather than any asian character. In contrast, the asian characters that do show up in Blade Runner tend to be workers or people doing more manual labor rather than anything larger in the story. This is slightly similar to Neuromancer in that they are both set in asian setting without many main characters that are asian. A critique on this could show the objectification and commodification of Asian culture in cyberpunk and sci-fi, by taking things they find novel and interesting about Asian culture - the oriental settings and backgrounds, they aren't necessarily celebrating the culture - instead just taking from it.
image sources: www.knewscorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/white_men_in...
www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00135/TH27_LABOR_1352...
Blade Runner Optional
I used this image to answer this questions because it shows the conflicting ideas in this movie of asian culture. While the setting is in a very asian looking setting, most of the main characters are white males rather than any asian character. In contrast, the asian characters that do show up in Blade Runner tend to be workers or people doing more manual labor rather than anything larger in the story. This is slightly similar to Neuromancer in that they are both set in asian setting without many main characters that are asian. A critique on this could show the objectification and commodification of Asian culture in cyberpunk and sci-fi, by taking things they find novel and interesting about Asian culture - the oriental settings and backgrounds, they aren't necessarily celebrating the culture - instead just taking from it.
image sources: www.knewscorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/white_men_in...
www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00135/TH27_LABOR_1352...