An awesome time-changing sci-fi noir masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (13 April 2019)

'Replicants are like any other machine, they're either a benefit or a hazard, if they're a benefit then it's not my problem'. I will remember this line and a few other spine-chilling ones in my film, especially the tears in rain monologue, sad and awesome. I don't have a favourite film, but this one almost made it to #1 on my list, I can't believe how a film could impact my life with just the first 10-15 minutes. The cyberpunk, dystopian los Angeles is beautiful yet kinda creepy. The city reminds me of the Rapture from another great game BioShock which I also love. It may look like a Sci-Fi or a special effects extravaganza but really it's a story of Freedom, love and creation. It beautifully mixes genres such as Drama, romance, a little bit of horror and obviously a noir-thriller.
Blade runner was a film ahead of its time which explains how it bombed at the box office but like other films that came out during that era, it is now a classic. It was very influential because of how it inspired many other Sci-Fi thrillers or just Sci-Fi movies to come such as Total Recall, The Terminator, Equilibrium and more. Even though this film is praised by audiences and critics i still feel this film is underrated. I cannot help but feel myself immersed into the dystopian los Angeles and why do I feel immersed well it is because of its slow and beautiful cinematography that shows almost every detail of this cyberpunk world. Some people may feel that this film is just pure eye-candy but it is definitely more than just the city of Los Angeles, its about Replicants that just want more life and freedom so that they could live like other humans. What makes replicants so human is the fact that they don't wanna die like every other human. But they are seen as evil cyborgs because they do anything to get what they want. That is also the issue with humans as well because don't we also sometimes do stupid or bad things to get what we what like hackers for example, they hack the internet and other brands to get money which sounds even more evil because these nexus 6 replicants don't want money, they just want to live.
My conclusion is that Blade Runner is a gorgeous, creepy and groundbreaking masterpiece that asks fascinating questions such as what does it mean to be human? This is an amazing film and if you haven't watched it then I say why haven't you already?