Originally posted by: Windexed
Well, don't go in expecting Raiders of the Lost Ark, as Blade Runner is pretty slow. I thought it was dull the first time I saw it, but now it's one of my favorite films. While it's extremely well made and will challenge you, what sets it apart, for me, is how atmospheric and ethereal it is. The score, the haze, the set designs, the camera angles. Just awesome.
Well, don't go in expecting Raiders of the Lost Ark, as Blade Runner is pretty slow. I thought it was dull the first time I saw it, but now it's one of my favorite films. While it's extremely well made and will challenge you, what sets it apart, for me, is how atmospheric and ethereal it is. The score, the haze, the set designs, the camera angles. Just awesome.
I just finished watching the movie, (director's cut DVD) and I really didn't get it. It was slow, not much happened between beginning and end, and the ending didn't make sense to me. The only part I really, thouroghly enjoyed and thought was brilliant were the scenes with Rachael, when she found out she wasn't human. It was eerie, and brought up some strange concepts. When Deckard had his "unicorn" dream, I was a bit shocked. Was the movie suggesting he was a replicant too? But the movie didn't seem, to me anyway, to keep running with that concept. I thought that the acting, the cinematography, the effects, the music, etc. were all very, very well done.
Anyway, I went on Wikipedia and started reading some of their essays on the themes of the movie, and I started to get what the movie was saying. I have a much greater appriciation for it after reading about the themes, and I get why a lot of it was done like it was. When I have time, I'll watch the movie again, and maybe this time I'll have a better appriciation for it.