Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2015)

If you have never seen Blade Runner, you will soon realize it is a very unconventional science fiction film. Especially considering the time it was released in. Keep in mind Star Wars and the Empire Strikes Back had just been released and people were in very involved in that tone those science fiction movies had. The Star Wars movies (even Empire, as dark as it is) are less serious films. In fact, the original Star Wars story was created by George Lucas as a sort of homage to old Flash Gordon adventure serials, which were pretty silly and not at all serious to say the least. So Blade Runner came out in 1982 and it was very misunderstood. Critics and audiences alike thought it was too slow and lacked character development. Even Roger Ebert said: "It looks fabulous, it uses special effects to create a new world of its own, but it is thin in its human story. " when the movie had come out. If you don't know, Blade Runner has been released multiple times over the years. This review will be exclusively for the Final Cut of the movie, which is widely considered the greatest. Roger Ebert even took back his previous statements about character development when he saw the Final Cut of the movie and gave it a perfect 4/4. This is just an example of initial reactions of the movie. So like I said, a lot of people didn't enjoy Blade Runner because the masses thought it was slow, but others liked its many brainy ideas. It didn't make too much money initially, and became a sort of cult phenomenon. Blade Runner still manages to look amazing after 30 years since its release. This is a movie that achieved something great by creating a future that seems new and modern with amazing new technology, but at the same time, it managed to create a very dark, dirty environment that somehow seems old as well. Something about this film is that it never feels like there is hope. It is an extremely dark movie. I love the practical effects they used in this movie to create buildings, cars, weapons and more. The effort put into this project is truly magnificent. Blade Runner, the Final Cut is a masterpiece. It's slow, but never boring, every scene is important, no scene feels out of place. It's one of my favorite movies of all time and essential sci-fi viewing.