Bladerunner

Rating: Null/10 (1 July 2005)

I love the things that you don't notice specifically on the first viewing. These things contribute to the overall atmosphere of the film, but I really noticed them after I had first seen the film. For example, Deckard's sardonic voice-over; Sebastian's loneliness and guilt which causes him to let Pris into his home although he is suspicious of her; Rachael's 40's dress and hairstyle; the inhumane testing of the 'droids; the photos that are so important to all the characters (Deckard has his, too); the casual cruelty of these creators of the androids. The wonderful humanity of Roy in the end.
Also, what about the light reflected in the androids eyes? Deckard's eyes reflect light in the same way. Has he been created to kill androids? Ridley Scott thought so.
Now other movie looked like this in 1982. Everything since has been derivative of this watershed film. Those wonderful shots of a dystopic LA in the future were jaw-dropping when I saw it in the theater in 1982. Ridley Scott used a Frank Lloyd Wright house as Deckard's apartment; this is a totally unique environment with it's walls of Mayan stellae and low ceilings. Sebastian's apartment is in the famous Bradbury (named after Ray Bradbury) building in LA.
This is a wonderful movie!