You know I never felt bad for the replicants throughout the whole film until Batty changes his mind, saves Deckard and gives his final speech. There you get the glimpse at what those replicants really were about and that they were much more than machines. Up until that scene they were rather one-dimensional (probably intentionally so) and I always felt they deserved to be hunted for being such a threat.
Maybe it's because I only ever saw the "Final Cut" and all, but I definitely felt for the replicants long before that. Even in the scene with Roy and Leon in the freezer with that Asian scientist, Roy is menacing yet not evil, and in a way almost childlike - he really seems precisely like what they say he is, a creature created as a powerful adult man who has to start from zero in experiencing emotions. Same with Pris and to a certain extent even Leon - Zhora doesn't really get enough screentime to show much development, and Rachael doesn't even realize she's a replicant, so obviously she seems much more human.
Interesting about the animals. I remember Zhora saying something like "would I be working in such a place if I could afford a real snake", or Deckard admiring the bird of prey at Tyrell's, all hinting at animals being pretty rare, probably mostly extinct at this point. Which always made me wonder if the animals we see in the crowded market street are real.
Fairly sure the answer is no - after all, that's in the very same street where that Egyptian guy makes his artificial snakes. The ones sold in the streets are bound to be artificial as well.
Movie club March part 1: Blade Runner
11/03/2010 09:11:13 AM
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I haven't gotten around to watching it yet...
11/03/2010 11:00:40 PM
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I'll be joining in soon. I haven't watched my copy yet...going to tomorrow afternoon. *NM*
12/03/2010 06:58:19 PM
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This movie is a benchmark for me.
15/03/2010 01:30:47 PM
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Looking back 1982 was a great year for movies.
15/03/2010 05:56:54 PM
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Strangely, I think I've seen Grease 2 the most often out of those films.
15/03/2010 06:13:37 PM
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Re: Movie club March part 1: Blade Runner
15/03/2010 08:22:14 PM
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You know...
15/03/2010 08:53:18 PM
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Re: You know...
16/03/2010 12:52:55 PM
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Re: You know...
16/03/2010 01:05:19 PM
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I imagine your impressions will be common for first time viewers. *NM*
15/03/2010 09:03:35 PM
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This is such a curious movie....
16/03/2010 05:46:18 AM
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A gorgeous and immersive experience
22/03/2010 12:57:10 AM
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So now I saw it, finally.
25/03/2010 09:50:23 PM
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Quick question....did you see the final cut, or one of the original cuts w/the voiceover?
25/03/2010 10:19:26 PM
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Final cut (and in a cinema - that didn't hurt with some of the shots, let me tell you)
25/03/2010 10:25:29 PM
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I wish I could see it in a theater....one of these days I'm going to find it in a local theater
25/03/2010 10:49:14 PM
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