Must watch more than once

Rating: 10/10 (29 October 2019)

I've only viewed Blade Runner twice, the second time being last night at 12am viewing the theatrical cut and the first time viewing the director's cut. One commonality I have had with my viewings of this film is that I ALWAYS aim to watch them in the nighttime, preferable between 10pm-12am where everyone but me is asleep.
I recommend you to do the same. It is unreal, if the film hasn't numbed you with how lonely our existence is, these viewing requirements should enhance the experience. This film is absolutely beautiful for its time, the cinematography, lighting and scores of Vangelis all combined can make the viewing experience orgasmic for many viewers. 24 hour nighttime days, constant rain, bustling side-stores, traffic congestions and a mass of people everywhere sporting dystopian fashion. Most of us probably have not found ourselves under these circumstances all at the same time, but the film does a great job of transporting us these on the streets of chaotic, bleak Los Angeles in 2019.
The lovely thing about this film is that no matters how many times you view it, twice, thrice, ten times etc... There is always an idea, detail or theory you can formulate during or after the film. It rubs off you, not maybe the first time but the second time you will start to feel it. I definitely did not know what was going on the first time I viewed this film, sure the plot was simple and straightforward on paper, but the real fun comes from experiencing and observing the process and completing the plot.
Some of us will "get it" in the first viewing, that is cool. Some of us will not "get it" in the first viewing, that is also cool. Blade Runner is a film to be patient with, the aim of the film is to show the depressing and hopeless paradox of a technologically dominated society. This idea is magnified by observing the small details: little to no natural flora and fauna makes for a total urbanised city with no goal but to make it little by little every single day, trash littered across the city, large masses of homeless people, lights constantly surveying the city scapes and streets and the buildings all providing light making up for the lack of clear skies.
I can say right now that I still do not fully "get it", the film has characters commiting multiple actions with dual meanings which deserves another review for more explaining but I'd rather let you watch it for yourself to experience this pioneer of the sc-fi, dystopian neo-noir genre.
It is a film that you should not compel yourself to watch, this film is not for everyone but do not hold yourself back if uncertain because it is worth it. I has taken me a year to bring myself to watch this second viewing, but coming back, I'm glad I took my time with this, and so should you.