Blade Runner

Even though other people have mentioned that this film was slow and that the movie wasn't interesting. I thought it was the best movie we've seen in this intersession and is now one of my all time favorites. The story was well done and acted. It was an interesting story and it was great to see how it played out.

The film itself, as art, was visually striking. The shots of the city were done with so much detail and with great sets. The vehicles hovering and flying off. These effects were much greater than the effects they have now. I feel that computer graphics have sort of taken away from the realistic feel of movies. If Blade Runner had been done today then the computer graphics would've been easily noticeable. The gritty, dark and unkept streets of the city were just simply amazing. These are some of the best effects I've seen in movies, in many ways better than the things that come out now.

Another things that was amazing was the music. I knew of Vangelis, the composer, beforehand but never listened to this soundtrack so I didn't know what to expect. The use of synthesizers and other keyboards fits perfectly with the era that this film takes place. The music adds a lot to the film in silent parts. I can't say enough about the artistic merit of this film. But, enough ranting.

The film does carry a deep message about how humans will someday create something better than them and fear it. They have fear of something better like the replicants taking over the world. They fear this because humans would and have done the same thing to an inferior species, take over it and establish their rule over everything. If we were to find some other race out there in another planet that was lesser than our own, we would probably conquer them and use them for labor or something. It's part of human nature. They are shutting them down when they get to 4 years before they develop emotions and become humanlike and take over anything they deem inferior. In fearing the replicants, they are fearing themselves.