Blade Runner Symbolism

Blade Runner Analysis

To analyze the movie “Blade Runner” I started by watching the film (I had already seen it several times in the past) and then re-watching to analyze various scenes as well as get a more overall reaction to the work as a whole. The following analysis is more freestyle (based upon the notes I took while watching the film more closely the second time through) and my thoughts about the work as a whole will follow.

Opening scene of a technological metropolis, but the fireballs and flames give a hellish aspect to the scene. The constant rain also gives it a very dark and foreboding feel, and the presence of people everywhere (even as billboards on the buildings) gives this world a crowded oppressive feel.

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Roy and Leon (Noel backwards?) question Chew about their incept dates, and as they enter Chew’s lab, Roy makes a very interesting quote about “Fiery the angels fell” (definitely solidifying the religious connotations to this film which will appear throughout). I found a very interesting commentary in the scene where J.F. Sebastian invites Pris into his home, and he tells her that he “makes friends” as a genetics engineer. When they enter his home, two diminutive dolls dressed in military garb walk in to greet them, and then clumsily walk away (men of science typically create very small, very clumsy men of
Upon exiting his apartment with Rachel, he finds an origami unicorn, showing that Almos’ character has been there but has spared Rachel’s life (even though he knows that she is a replicant). The strange part is, the only other mention of a unicorn is in Deckard’s dream (which he does not relate to anyone in this story) therefore how could Almos’ character know of the significance unless Deckard himself had implanted memories and thus, was also a replicant (the way he proved to Rachel that she was a replicant by telling her her own memories that she had revealed to no one). This would also explain the missing replicant (it is Deckard himself) who has been reprogrammed to “retire” the others. If this is the case, this would mean that not only could replicants feel, but that they could also perform higher acts such as love and self