Saturday, April 20, 2013
Blade Runner
Blade Runner is probably the first film that should be included in a film series dealing with "the future." Through its multiple themes and stylistic conventions, Ridley Scott delivered a timeless piece that ultimately dealt with the idea of a changing future. The film draws upon different science fiction and film noir techniques to create an exciting venture into the new world. The future surrounds us, but it is up to us to maintain order and civility in order to assure that the future does not kill the past, but instead continue progressing it. Deckard (Harrison Ford) is the perfect example of this notion, as he, although not confirmed in the film, is part replicant - or at least somewhat of a product of the new world. Deckard uses this to his advantage, however, in his quest to defeat the evils that the future has to offer.
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I would actually say that of the film we watched Le Jetee would be the more appropriate candidate for first film in reference to "the future." Its thematic devices, such as the dystopic undercurrents, life underground, and the focus on objects centering around optics, have been massively influential in science fiction including Blade Runner.
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