Enjoyable Movie

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2019)

As someone who grew up in the 2000s, I have not seen many movies that were made like Blade Runner. Blade Runner did a lot of great things with special effects that you would not expect a movie from 1982 be able to do with the lack of computer programs to assist them. For the most part the special effects were fairly believable, even now in 2019. The people who made the movie did a really good job making the movie believable for the most part, but there are some aspects of the movie that I find hard to believe.
The movie takes place in Los Angeles in 2019, and in a very dark and rainy world. I do not recall seeing any sunlight throughout the entirety of the movie, which played a big role in setting the mood of the movie as a very down and emotionless time. The emotionless mood that I get from the rainy weather and lack of sunlight ties well into the emotionless state that the replicants live in with a lack of memory and a struggle to handle emotions. The Los Angeles that was depicted in 2019, is vastly different than current day Los Angeles supposedly set at the same time. The Los Angeles depicted in the movie is very congested with skyscrapers reaching high into the skies in every scene that shows the surroundings. The city in the movie was overcrowded with no nature or wildlife anywhere, the only life was the humans and replicants. Current day Los Angeles on the other hand has plenty of nature and wildlife. The actual city is not so overcrowded and polluted as the Los Angeles in the movie.
The plot at times was difficult to understand and easy to get confused with while watching. Blade Runner is a movie that you should watch very closely or else you are going to get lost in the plot very quickly. There was times in the movie that I was confused who was who and what was currently happening in the movie, Blade Runner is definitely not a movie to throw on in the background while doing something else. I do not think it is the fault of the movie creators that the movie is confusing at times, rather it is the viewer not paying enough attention closely. It is partially the movie creators fault, but not as much as the audience is most likely at fault for not staying focused on the movie.
Overall I thought the movie was enjoyable and everyone should give it a watch. It was different from any movie I've seen before, most likely due to the time I grew up. It has great special effects for its time. Although the audience can get lost in the movie at times, as long as you watch closely and try to enjoy the movie, anyone can enjoy this movie.