B L A D E R U N N E R

THE ADAMS AND EVES

• COUPLES:- Deckard and Rachel- Pris and Roy

• SNAKE – Zhora

• PLAYING GOD – Tyrell

HUMANITY• By making clones, man has opened a forbidden

door…the one only owned by God.

• Replicants seem to:• Be more sensitive• Have a quest(Roy has a quest, but Deckard

doesn’t)• Want more LOVE and LIFE

• By creating replicants, Tyrell seems to take on the role as God, for all replicants

ENVIRONMENT• IMPORTANT – Ridley Scott

• POLLUTION – Problems we face today

• NO NATURE – Exchanged by buildings prevents nature life, mostly at night

• ANIMAL GENETICS – Owl, snake, now humans (cloning)

WE MUST PAYATTENTION TO THE CONSEQUNCES OF OUR ACTIONS WHEN DEALING WITH NATURE

SYMBOL OF THE RAIN

• Rain is a repetitive theme in BR – always raining in the film

• Rain symbolizes ‘New World’ in the Bible – to wipe every living creature God had made

• Rain brings an oppresive and stifling atmosphere

• Rain in the film provides a harsh and hot atmosphere

ARCHITECTURE AND MOVEMENT

• Bigger buildings represents ‘POWER’

• Tyrell lives at the top of the pyramid – because he is the creator, the most important person

• Power is conveyed by the sizes of buidings

FILM NOIR

• Typical characters like:•Detectives•Femme Fetale•Bad guys

• 2 cops who represent one main element in film noir

•Bryant – BR squad chief•Gaff – Bryant’s sidekick

GREEK MYTHOLOGYSIMILARITIES

• Both challenge creators

• Mountain – Skyscrapper

• Slaves – Eagle and death

DIFFERENCES•Roy wins intellectually then physically

•Roy – dove represents freedom