One of The Definitive Sci-Fi Masterpieces

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 2016)

Ridley Scott has made a name for himself by mastering several different genres but he's always been at his most comfortable in Sci-Fi and Blade Runner is proof to this. Blade Runner is a masterpiece, it's completely flawless, there is not a single other film like this one despite many trying. The plot of the movie seems simple but in the end it's really a story about life itself and how you use yours not matter how long or short it may be. Harrison Ford was the perfect casting for the character of Rick Deckard he's fantastic in this movie he's perfect and being an experienced operative while also managing to come across as exposed when he meets Sean Youngs character and his arc gives the film a more personal touch. The design of the city of Los Angeles 2019 is absolutely incredible the special effects are seamless and it legitimately feels like it could happen one day. It's not a perfect future it's one full of crime and poverty but that's a good thing because it makes the film feel more real and less like a fantasy Utopia. Rutger Hauer was fabulous in this movie he's just the right amount of menacing without ever seeming over the top and his monologue towards the end of the film is just a marvel to watch and few times have my eyes been more glued to the screen that during this monologue. There aren't a whole lot of action sequences in this movie but when there are it's not only riveting but really intense Ridley Scott clearly carried over the techniques he used in Alien to maintain tension and it fits just right into this film. Like I said there aren't a whole lot of action sequences in this movie it's mostly dialogue and got some of the finest and most intriguing ever put to film every new scene forces you to think and reevaluated were you were in the last scene and demands and grips your attention. Ridley Scott is truly one of the finest directors ever he knows how to direct a movie he holds back and shows just enough to keep the viewers attention. A lot of the moments in this movie don't make a whole lot of sense but it's meant to be that way, we're meant to be wondering what the hell we just watched and force us to got back and watch it again.
I completely understand why this film was hated upon release it was something completely different from everything else and still is to this day
A+/100%