Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Blade runner
I enjoyed blade runner a lot more than the other movies so far. The darkness that surrounds the movie enhances the mood of the story. The movie seemed to elaborate on an idea of how technology has limited our sense of individuality. That life has become a routine leaving us unafraid of the world. The only fear I saw in the characters was from the replicas that were afraid of dying. The human being thought the movie did not seem to show many forms of emotion. When the doctor saw the replica in his room he did not fear him, even though it was almost certain that it was there to do so. I wondered thought the movie on whether or not Rick Deckard was a replica or not. I found it interesting at how well he does his job; it brings up the notion that “it takes one to know one.” There were a couple of quotes I had found interesting at the time, they related to fear and of control over death. There are many who fear death, most would say because it could happen at any time. Here it is just the opposite, the replicas fear death because they know it is certain and when it is going to happen. I also found it interesting how memories can be implanted to create a personality. A person’s character and personality is altered by events that occur in our life. The movie shows how without memories how do you know that you existed or still do?