Representation of Robots in The Stepford Wives, Blade Runner and Westworld

Robots, androids or automates as human-made objects have been involved in mythology and literature for centuries ago. And also robots, androids or automates have taken place in the cinema that has almost 150 years old. Various tasks have been attributed to robots in different periods of history. 4th Industrial Revolution is established in the Hannover Fair in Germany in 2011. With the 4th Industrial Revolution, robots with artificial intelligence have started to take part in our daily lives by getting out of science fiction literature and cinema. Robots will be part of the new society with people in the new world that is under construction. In the 21st century, human beings established a strong relation to electronic goods. In addition, humans have started to have an electronic artificial arm and leg. As a result of these developments, it should be stated that human beings have entered a new period structurally. While robots are starting to have a human appearance and human characteristics, mechanical devices have become a part of both the human body and being. It is predicted that the society of the future will consist of robots, cyborgs, and humans. Since the beginning of the 20th century, science fiction cinema has discussed the position of robots in society from different perspectives. The Stepford Wives (Bryan Forbes,1975), Blade Runner(Ridley Scott, 1982), and Westworld (Michael Crichton, 1973) are cult films that stand out among sci-fi movies that discuss robots from different angles. In this thesis, how robots are represented in these three science fiction films are analysed using Marxist and feminist theories. This research was aimed at clarifying the positions of robots in the new society. Keywords: Robot, Science Fiction Movies, Feminism, Marxism