Johnny Mnemonic
this was the first time i had ever read cyberpunk, and it was not what i was expecting. a few of what i expect are motifs of the genre were familiar to me, such as the storage of information in a characters brain resembling a computer. i recall an episode of Dr.Who in which this was applied via a bank heist operation. the idea of renting out space to others was a very interesting concept that i had never seen explored before. another aspect of the story which i suspect is common place with most cyberpunk was the technical gargen. much of the descriptive language used was centered on synthetics and metals, very little organic references. this makes sense considering the robotic aspects of the genre. such terminology use gave off a very cold feeling to the writing.
The dolphin character was probably the most interesting in my eyes. again, like i have found in other readings this semester, i find myself draw to characters whom are very restricted in movement because of my own childhood. the man was confined to a tank, yet played a crucial part in helping others. there was also a drug culture aspect introduced with this character, something i think we as readers tend to not consider or associate with futuristic texts.
over all i actually did not like this weeks reading. i found it very difficult to fallow, and a lot of the paragraphs seemed only half thought out or switched around in the middle of ideas. there also were numerous errors in the copy of text provided, which seemed to add to the difficulty. i felt almost lost in a sense when reading this text, perhaps this is part of the genre's goal (to offset the reader or make them uncomfortable). i am not entirely sure, but there are other genres during this course that i have enjoyed much more and am inclined to revisit.
this was the first time i had ever read cyberpunk, and it was not what i was expecting. a few of what i expect are motifs of the genre were familiar to me, such as the storage of information in a characters brain resembling a computer. i recall an episode of Dr.Who in which this was applied via a bank heist operation. the idea of renting out space to others was a very interesting concept that i had never seen explored before. another aspect of the story which i suspect is common place with most cyberpunk was the technical gargen. much of the descriptive language used was centered on synthetics and metals, very little organic references. this makes sense considering the robotic aspects of the genre. such terminology use gave off a very cold feeling to the writing.
The dolphin character was probably the most interesting in my eyes. again, like i have found in other readings this semester, i find myself draw to characters whom are very restricted in movement because of my own childhood. the man was confined to a tank, yet played a crucial part in helping others. there was also a drug culture aspect introduced with this character, something i think we as readers tend to not consider or associate with futuristic texts.
over all i actually did not like this weeks reading. i found it very difficult to fallow, and a lot of the paragraphs seemed only half thought out or switched around in the middle of ideas. there also were numerous errors in the copy of text provided, which seemed to add to the difficulty. i felt almost lost in a sense when reading this text, perhaps this is part of the genre's goal (to offset the reader or make them uncomfortable). i am not entirely sure, but there are other genres during this course that i have enjoyed much more and am inclined to revisit.
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