Blade Runner, An Analysis

Blade Runner is a 1980's science fiction movie that is directed by Ridley Scott, and that stars numerous well known actors, such as Harrison Ford, Sean Young, and Daryl Hannah. Although, if you are expecting a Star Wars or 2001 a Space Odyssey type movie, be prepared for disappointment. The movie is based on the story Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. Unlike most other futuristic movies Blade Runner has a dark …showed first 75 words of 573 total…

…showed last 75 words of 573 total…God, Tyrell, and his creations, the replicants. Ridley Scott uses his visual effects very well to portray or hint to these ideas. For example, the Tyrell Corporation headquarters is a huge pyramid like building that seems to be stretching towards the heavens and Tyrell's office and house is more like a cathedral than anything else. Overall, Blade Runner is a very interesting film, but its plot and uncertainties, cause it to have some large drawbacks.