Deep as an urban ocean

Rating: 10/10 (11 February 2002)

Blade Runner is one of those movies you either get or you don't. Some people find it bizarre and disturbing. My father loves this movie and I watched it for the first time with him. Blade Runner is complex and entrancing--the special effects still blow me away. The gritty world created by Scott in this film is so believable that I wanted to become part of it. Many fans of Dick's writing hold the movie up to the book, pointing out "mistakes" and other changes the script makes to Deckard and to the plot, but I think this is an erroneous argument. Scott's film shows us a realistic portrayal of what city life might become, and focuses less on the man vs. machine theme of the book. The two should be enjoyed as separate works, for each is superior in its own way. Scott's Blade Runner is film noir meets sci-fi, and the result is magical. Vangelis' floating, mysterious score doesn't hurt things, either; in fact, without it, I dare to say that the impact of the movie would not be as great.