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//Historical by Haley Stamper//

//Blade Runner// is the 1982 movie made based upon Philip Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” In the future humans have engineered Replicants, cyborgs with a limited lifespan, to work for them mining off planet. A blade runner, Deckard, is tasked with capturing four escaped Replicants who are on earth illegally (//imbd.com//). Within the film the individual Replicants make decisions, to try and extend their life and in Rachel's case to help the Deckard and then fall in love with him. When the film was released in 1982 only four of the sixteen reviews were positive and the people of the eighties passed it off as just yet another science fiction movie yet it is today held in high esteem as a film representative of the eighties (Ahmed).. This is in large part thanks to a newly edited version of the movie released in 1992 which expanded upon themes of memory and humanity while removing and adding certain elements that had been changed during the editing process (Ahmed). Thanks to this second release the //Blade Runner// is held in high esteem by movie enthusiasts and is viewed as a good representation of eighties film.

Sources:

** Ahmed, Omar. “Reception Studies: BLADE RUNNER (1982, Ridley Scott, US)”. //blogspot.com//. September 2012. Web. 29 October 2014. **
“Synopsis for Blade Runner”. //imbd.com//. Web. 29 October 2014.

=**Cultural by Justine Chavez**= ==== Blade Runner has set a high standard for science fiction films from its unique style. This story is based from a futuristic cityscape of Los Angeles. According to the director of Blade Runner, “L.A. today perhaps isn’t quite the blow-torch skyline and acid-rain megalopolis of “Blade Runner,” but the film certainly created standard images and codified themes for several generations of science fiction films” (Boucher). Since this film is a science fiction movie it gives inspiration to the audiences to think about how human ideas are coming to together to predict this how the future world will be ran. According to filmsite, “The film's theme, the difficult quest for immortality, is supplemented by an ever-present eye motif - there are various VK eye tests, an Eye Works factory, and other symbolic references to eyes as being the window to the soul” (Filmsite). Society wants to be in a place where nothing bad ever happens and how everyone can never fear death. Blade Runner shows society what everyone can do with technology and science in order to create less hard work for us. ====

Sources: Boucher, Geoff. “Ridley Scott: ‘Blade Runner’ has ‘echoed through pop culture in a very special way’.” Los Angeles Times. 6 Jun. 2010. Web. 6 Nov. 2013.

Filmsite. “Filmsite Movie Review” Filmsite.org. 25 June 1982. Web. 30 Oct. 2014

Despite the movie’s initial appearance of an action film, Blade Runner operates on an unusually rich number of dramatic levels.As with much of the genre, it owes a large debt to “film noir”. The film is known for containing and exploring such conventions as the femme fatale, a Chandleresque first-person narration in the theatrical version, and the questionable moral outlook of the hero extended here to include even the literal humanity of the hero, as well as the usual dark and shadowy cinematography. It is one of the most literate pieces of science-fiction, both thematically enfolding the moral philosophy and philosophy of mind implications of the increasing human mastery of genetic engineering. It also draws from within the context of classical Greek drama and its notions of hubris. Linguistically, it draws on the poetry of William Blake and the Bible. This is apparent when Tyrell famously says “More human than human’ is our motto” (Blade Runner). Additionally, Blade Runner aimed to be an allegory on modern environmentalism and an ever-increasing globalization. One author wrote, “It takes place in Los Angeles. No aliens at all. But it isn't the L.A. we know ... things have changed. Lots of things, moving through the background of the film, give us a powerful sense of being in a strange new place” (Card).
 * Aim of Blade Runner by Jack Gillette **

"Quotes from Blade Runner." imdb.com. Web. 30 October 2014.

"Blade Runner." wikipedia.org. Web. 30 October 2014.


 * __Audience by Jay Chambers: __**



Blade Runner is a movie in which it’s basically the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, just adapted into a movie. Plus, the novel and movie are more different, but revolve around the same concept. Basically, this movie has the following background terms, androids, artificial intelligence, and even empathy. The ideas of the movie were based on physics, robotics, and even law enforcement" (Science Channel). Basically, the movie had a different perspective on reality by using sci-fi like features to display that message, which interested the audience. The intended audience are people who are more interested in those type of things such as movies that are mind-bending and psychological; the type of movies to make you think about reality and society. People who would enjoy/believe in sci-fi experiences would be interested in this movie because of the fact that it would make people think more about how this would relate to the real world and how it links to real world situations. For example: a very popular question would be “What is reality?” because of the fact that it makes you question the true meaning of reality, but more sci-fi like to make it interesting and not so boring (Science Channel). So overall, the movie tends to have an always-expanding audience as well because of the psychedelic features in the movie to make you think more about society and reality itself.

"Philip K. Dick." sciencechannel.com. Web. 30 October 2014.

"Blade Runner." wikipedia.org. Web. 30 October 2014