Sci-fi benchmark

Rating: 9/10 (8 February 2019)

Enough cannot be said about the virtues of this movie, both visually and thematically. It's one of Ridley Scott's finest efforts behind the camera and a sci-fi benchmark that created a legacy that still permeates everything that it's related to futuristic and technogical landscapes.
From the very first shot, the movie will grab you by the scruff of the neck and take you on a visually stunning journey where there is even room for philosophical ruminations about the very nature of what it means to be human. But not all of it is fantasy and wonder. The movie is flawed in that it depicts its main characters in a very unrelatable and detached manner. This is also its worst pitfall. Scott was way more concerned about creating a futuristic setting than he was in delving into his characters' psyches. Actors were left to their own devices when trying to gleam into their characters reasons for being. Most of what can be seen on the screen, acting wise, was due to the actors commitment to their respective roles, e.g; Rutger Hauer's compelling performance of an android who only wants for his kind and his own, that which mankind has always taken for granted, the possibility of living longer and free, must surely be the outstanding performance of the movie.
Nitpicks aside, the movie is still to this day a remarkable cinematographic achievement and one that gains with repeated viewing. Amazing production design, photography and state of the art special effects has made it stand the test of time. Along with viewing it in its final cut version, which is the best of its five cuts, a viewing of the documentary; '' Dangerous Days'' in which we, the audience, are given the chance to dive right into the laborious and painstaking process of creating such a cinematic marvel, is not only advisable, but mandatory. Feast your eyes on it.