Blade Runner Film Review

Initial Thoughts

            When we first sat down to watch this in film class, I had no idea that it was directed by the famous Ridley Scott back in 1982, nor that it stared the fantastically dull Harrison Ford. All that we were told is that it was in a futuristic world with robot human look a likes attempting to extend their life spans.

            But I don't want to give to much away, lets talk about Ridley Scott's Blade Runner!

Storyline: 23 out of 25

            Yes I realize that the concept has been done a ton of times, in fact this film was made right a round the time that robots vs humans were all the rage. But this film's storyline has a few major differences between itself and other sci-fi thrillers like; Terminator, etc. For one, it has the machines going after something intelligent, instead of them just wanting to kill someone for pleasure or that they were programmed to kill. The machines have seeked out their creator in order to extend their lives, as they only have a 4 year lifespan. it is actually very intriguing to see machines, things that aren't even real, attempt to prolong their non-excitant life. I suppose that there's a life lesson to be learned here, as many people, especially now a days, are trying to live longer, or look younger, and without giving away the ending, lets just say, it simply can't be done.

Action/Special Effects: 25 out of 25

            These special effects will grab you attention, especially for the early 1980's. they are simply gorgeous. allot of the fighting takes place in dark environments (which is honestly everywhere, its sort of the setting of the film) which makes the flashy gun shots and loud fighting noises much more effective and suspenseful then if you were on a star wars set.

            Another thing is that many (if not all) of the death scenes are shot in slow mo, and I don't know how you guys feel about slow mo, but it really adds to horror/suspense of every death scene. And especially when the antagonists reasoning for killing all of these people is warranted and even backup by many plot devices. this is truly one of those films where you can't really decide whose the protagonist(good guy) and whose the antagonist(bad guy).

Characters: 25 out of 25

            Once again this film does something right with the characters and acting quality. I think that the machines will be the most interesting characters in this film, simply because of their motives and relationships between one another, and more importantly between everybody else. With the alluded time for the movie, they put in just the right amount of characters, in order to get sufficient character development. They even kill off a few of the lesser main characters, in order to focus more on the characters who are more essential to the plot. And even though the machines show the horrible crimes they are capable of, their true motives and real thoughts and feelings are consistently being shown through Fords encounters and through that magnificent twist at the very end.

           

Acting Quality: 19 out of 25

            And yeah, remember what I said about fantastic acting quality, that can be said for every actor except one (and be honest you probably know who I am going to say) that actor is Harrison Ford. now you may hate me for this, but he is a terrible actor, in fact he is just as dull as Shaquille O'Neal. barley ever lifting an octave and giving the "I don't really give a crap" attitude throughout the majority of the film, once in a while you will get an intimate scene and then it will be okay, but for the most part, its just crap.    

And so the final verdict for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner is!

92/100

Fantastic

With a solid storyline, amazing and suspenseful action, a dark and depressing atmosphere and ground breaking characters, this sci-fi film is by far my favorite sci-fi i have ever scene period. So what Harrison Ford is ridiculously dull? what the film gets right, it gets right.

Now, as I am sure that all of you sci-fi fans have seen this film already, and you know what, why don't you give it another watch! And for everyone else, why don't you watch it as well, it is one blast from the past (which ironically takes place in the future) that you won't soon be forgetting!