Quality Science Fiction

Rating: 9/10 (4 November 2019)

Have seen this so many times now but had not watched it for a while. Then went to see it performed with a live soundtrack at the Royal Albert Hall. The show and performance was immense. Anyway back to the movie, great plot, great cast, great special effects. Has not really dated at all. The version I saw was the directors cut, which does not feature Deckards voiceover, which is a shame as I really like that and feel it adds something more to the movie. The one thing I really realised this time round was that it was difficult to identify who the heroes and victims really were in this. I always obviously rooted for Deckard but his profession is not that admirable really. The replicants actually care for each other and have feelings that few actual humans actually demonstrate in the movie. Yes the replicants are violent but at the same time they are only trying to survive. Providing them with feelings and emotions is cruel and then to ultimately end their life abruptly is a horrible way to go. They want answers, revenge, to live a decent life. They are treated like robots which essentially they are, but they have human feelings. You very much feel for them where as the humans, even Deckard at times are the aggressors and have very few redeeming features. The way Deckard seduces Rachael is actually quite rough. Knowing she is a replicant and also that she is very vulnerable makes it all very awkward to watch. Still a great science fiction movie, one of the very best ever.