Robots and Technology in the Movies

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This paper assesses the extent to which films have changed their views on technology, with time looking at certain films from different eras. It looks at "Metropolis" (Fritz Lang, 1926), "Blade Runner" (Ridley Scott, 1982) and compares them to the recent work "AI: Artificial Intelligence" (Steven Spielberg, 2001). It also argues that films, regardless of the time setting, predominantly represent the more negative aspects of technology.

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"Technophobia is a theory, submitted by Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner that signifies the fear of machinery or technology, as a threat to the human race. However, films containing technophobic views often affirm fears of society as well as the basic threat that technological advances pose, as it signifies "the triumph of radical change over traditional social institutions" . With this in mind it seems that films, regardless of the time setting, predominantly represent the more negative aspects of technology. I shall be arguing that the time period in which films are made will affect the outcome, be it positive or negative."

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