However, as the story unfolds, we see Ford's character, Rick Deckard, slowly come alive again and recover some humanity while pursing four escaped replicants. All while sustaining the feeling and flavor of the original. Rutger Hauer's performance was intense. There is more to this film than just pulp. The special effects were exceptional.
Emmet Walsh, William Sanderson, and Edward James Olmos. The garbage-littered streets and permanence of dark and rain give us the sense that we've seriously screwed up the atmosphere, and the impression that all respectable human beings have fled to the off-world colonies, leaving only the scum of the earth behind. Much of the set was pulled off using models. I think they all did a great job. In any other film, this would have felt out-of-place but here it is simply perfect. Very simplistic messages, if any. These guys really knew what they were doing.
It fulfills one of my requirements of great films in that I walked out of the theater a different person than when I entered. This may contradict what I said earlier about being spoonfed, but I liked the narration because it explained what was going on in Deckard's mind. However, this is a deeply thematic and philosophical film, and as such the characters are the tools of the story's themes. I was especially fond of the pyramidesque Tyrell Corporation building, which hinted at the god-like presence of Eldon Tyrell Joe Turkell , the creator. Joanna Cassidy was just plain hot. When four replicants commit a bloody mutiny on the Off World colony, Deckard is called out of retirement to track d.
Whoever thought of this combination is a genius. This truly is a film that demands subsequent discussion and its ambiguous ending leave a haunting and eerie feeling. I love it not only for the initial feeling it gives, but because of its perseverance none of the visuals, themes or technology feel dated but as deep, gripping and current as ever. The film's power is chiefly derived through its stunning visual imagery of a dark futuristic cityscape and its philosophical themes. The four fugitives, Pris Daryl Hannah , Zhora Joanna Cassidy , Leon Brion James , and their leader, Roy Batty Rutger Hauer , have escaped from an off-world colony in order to find their creator and bully him into expanding their pre-determined four year life span.
Do Deckard and Rachel live happily ever after? The replicants are androids that look like real human beings. I may be one of the few that really likes the original. Or are the replicants really the good guys? Set in 2019 Los Angeles, Blade Runner zooms in on the eerily-lit, urban streets of the city and follows Richard Deckard superbly played by Harrison Ford who brings an exquisite moral ambiguity to his character a special policeman who tracks down and terminates artificially-created humans called replicants, who have escaped from an Off-World colony and made their way to earth and need to be stopped. At the end of the film we are left to wonder if these Replicants are human, and if Deckard himself is in fact a Replicant. The new director's cut, contrary to many cinematic re-hashings, actually serves to clarify many of the more nebulous aspects of the plot and makes a great film even better, arguably allowing it to be modernized and polished for a new generation of viewers who are more picky and yet simultaneously less idealistic.
Ridley Scott's Blade Runner is a brilliantly crafted science fiction film that not only touches upon, but bravely plunges into deep philosophical questions, making it simply ten times more important than any film of its genre. There are so many topics to debate. Their escape from an off-world colony has an explicit self-directed purpose, whereas Deckard's life appears to have none other than his job, one that he has tried to give up. Scott raises more questions here than he answers, and as a result, critics are still debating the mysteries of this film today. The replicants, genetically-engineered human cyborgs, that Deckard must hunt down and kill are in many ways more alive than Deckard himself initially. Among the themes explored are the following: - The dehumanization of people through a society shaped by technological and capitalistic excess. I thought he did a tremendous job down-playing the role.
Blade Runner 1982 Blade Runner : In the futuristic year of 2019, Los Angeles has become a dark and depressing metropolis, filled with urban decay. In spite of a rich glaze of science fiction and futurism coating this adventure, there are distinct film noir elements present primarily in the bluish haze that the film is seen through and its gritty urban atmosphere. If you are not someone who naturally enjoys contemplating such themes, the film's brilliance may be lost on you. If replicants are bad, when why did we go to such lengths with our technology to create them? Since it is all about technology, it fits then that Blade Runner features a ridiculous amount of product placement, especially from Atari. In my opinion, sets made by hand require leagues more of skill and are much more impressive and realistic than those computer generated.
Blade Runner deserves credit, celebration and remembrance for it is simply an excellent film. Pictures Tomato user meter: 88% Tomato consensus: Misunderstood when it first hit theaters, the influence of Ridley Scott's mysterious, neo-noir Blade Runner has deepened with time. And it fulfilled another requirement in that it improved with repeated viewings. The movie itself is a detective noir quest for the meaning of life in a science fiction environment, but the story is a commentary on what it means to be human and the questions each one of us have about life, like: How long have I to live? It's also fun watching actors before they became more famous later like Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, M. A large part of the success that this movie has received can be attributed to its ability to operate on many different levels.
The things Deckard encounters on his detective journey raise many philosophical questions like: Who is really a replicant? Is this all merely an illusion? The soundtrack, arranged by Vangelis who won an Oscar for his Chariots of Fire score , consisted mainly of Jazz and Blues. There is a hint of style from the 40's, especially with respect to cars, costumes, and music. It works on so many remarkable levels. Ridley Scott's hauntingly possible depiction of what might become of Los Angeles down the line is absolutely brilliant. Every time I watch it, my answers change. His lines at the end were intriguingly philosophical.
It is timeless beauty with huge doses of emotion. There are several dramatic moments involving life-and-death struggles, but most of these are more subdued than in a normal detective story plot. Call it restorative work if you will. It has incredible special effects, but never at the expense of the story. Why do I have to die? The score by Vangelis is strangely gripping when combined with the striking cinematography of the film.