A dystopian noir done well

Rating: 8/10 (26 January 2019)

"Blade runner" is a film that has a alot of short comings but overall it still holds up very well to this day. In the far future of 2019, artificial intelligence created by humans known as replicants have gone rogue, Officer Deckard (Harrison Ford) is sent to take care of the 4 replicants. This movie sets the tone for what's in store in the 1st few minutes. It opens with some exposition and it leaves you wondering what the replicants are capable of. Let me first say that this movie is absolutely gorgeous, the visuals are the main star of this movie. Ridley Scott did a fantastic job of creating a dystopian world. The cinematography is stunning and it overshadows everything in this film. The main character Deckard(Harrison Ford) is fairly uninteresting his motives are unclear most of the time, and Harrison Ford's acting is quite mediocre in this film. He never truly feels like a fleshed out individual, he is always seen with no emotion and a bottle of liquor in his hands. All of the replicants do a great job of being emotionless except when needed. Deckards love interest throughout the film isn't even aware that she is a replicant which makes you feel attached to the character. The replicants are afraid of death, which makes them feel as if they are real humans with emotions. The two antagonists during the end of the film do a great job. The male relpicant especially does an exceptional job. He comes off as being not human but he shows so much emotion through anger and fear. Overall this movie does a good job on setting up a good noir film, but not every question is answered and the ending just brings more questions.