piece of art

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2007)

Based on the novel "do androids dream of electric sheep" Blade Runner Directed by Ridley Scott, IN 1982, despite of the its narrative ,which is typical film noir ,Blade Runner is probably the best science fiction movie ever made.
Movie takes place in Los Angeles 2019.However, climate has changed extremely and all day raining make the ambiance, darker and colder which is great for a futuristic/film noir movie.
Opening scene shows the pessimistic industrial new future to audience and creates depressing feeling in the beginning of the movie.
The city is threatened by four human like android called Replicants. They escape from their working place (spaceship) and return to earth to find their creator. They have limited maximum four years lifetime and they are programmed with the safety software which prevents them knowledgeable about their robot beings. The company which produces replicants also invents a device contains fake personal history so they can remember their pasts.
Blade Runner unit is a special group of cops who have the only power to destroy the replicants. The story of movie focuses on Blade Runner, Deckard, played by Harrison Ford. Deckard is the only cop who can terminate (retire) renegades replicants.But when he falls in love with another replicant Rachel, he starts to think about what he is doing
The movie moves very slowly as a science fiction, but it is perfect for a movie which you can also consider a film noir.However. Blade Runner is unique movie which combines two completely different genres in an excellent way.
Acting is superb in the Blade Runner. Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer performances are one of the best in their career and Sean Young's performance is also fairly good and fits perfectly for her character.
Visual effects are simply great in the movie. In the opening scene, big skyscrapers, disturbing fireballs, huge and cold buildings show us that future is not friendly. Flying cars and sky taxis also look pretty convincing.
Score and music of the movie manage to give moody ambiance of the dark future and also using of synthesizer works well in haunting scenes.
In a philosophical perspective, Blade Runner forces its audience and asks "What makes us different than artificial" or being an artificial makes them less human. While the movie is asking these questions, we watch war between humanity and replicants.
These four android and their desire to live represent that they are not just robots. They are more than artificial beings. They can feel, they can have passions and important than everything they can love. In this point movie clearly delivers its messages to audience
I believe that, the philosophical aspect, dramatic story line, dark and pessimistic ambiance and magnificent finale make the Blade runner greatest science fiction movie ever made.