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Blade Runner (1982)

Based on a story from Philip K. Dick this adaptation is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Harrison Ford. A man is charged with hunting down and killing a group of renegade replicants (robots that appear human) that have come to earth against the law.

As a piece of film making this is a stunning effort. The dirty lived in look of the future world has inspired many following films and was revolutionary at the time. Much of the films plot is influenced by film noir and a lot of the lighting in the film also echoes this. Visually the film is very impressive, the special effects work well and the whole concept of the world the film exists in is filled out perfectly on the screen.

When it comes to the content of the film it is suitably rich in theme even if the plot itself is a little sparse. The nature of humanity, mortality and how the artificial life forms fit into this are the main points of discussion. As mentioned previously the plot draws heavily on the ideas of film noir with a fatalistic protagonist, femme fatales and an antagonistic police captain which fits in well with the gritty-future look the film has.

5/5 it should be noted I watched the final cut version.