Good for dystopian lovers

Rating: 7/10 (6 May 2019)

Being a teenager I never had a taste in films that were filmed before the year 2000. However, this movie had definitely enlightened me to try to watch more older films. I love dystopian genre of movies and books. Blade Runner was a very original and different and nothing I had ever seen in this modern day. The beginning was definitely a bit confusing. Two men in a room, one asking the other one odd questions and then ends up fighting each other in the end. Watching this movie in our AP Literature class, no one around me really understood what was going on which had driven away the attention of most students in the room.
As the movie was going on, our teacher had told us that some of the setting was actually used with models none being CG. Being able to portray flying cars and things that won't even be invented till decades after the movie release was surprising. The movie made very realistic models which is crazy that they even did it without the help of computer graphics.
The ways that the characters were conveyed were very interesting. The replicants were often wearing clothes that most wouldn't have worn to fit into society. One of the female replicants had even put a black eyeshadow all over her eyes to make her look like a raccoon. The directors had used this to portray her more crazy like nature. While her lover was wearing what you would typically see villains from superhero movies wear. This was probably to show his strength and power as a replicant.
The theme of the movie was definitely that no matter what you try to create, humans can not be replicated perfectly to fit into society. They will either go crazy or just be insufficient compared to a actual human with feelings and a conscious to know right from wrong. Humans are pure and too complicated to convey in an artificial intelligence.
The movies message was to show how you should value your life and make the most of it. Replicants had only 4 years to live and were begging for more. While some people are throwing away their lives some people just want more of it.
The rating of this movie would be very different if it were to be rated today, with just mild language and little nudity. I would definitely recommend this movie for someone who enjoys dystopian with a bit of action.