Rain Deckard Themes

Common themes and motifs of animalistic behavior, dolls and commodification, and childlike behavior is futher explained through the mise en scene and relates back to the entire film giving it a deeper meaning…………
Animalistic behavior
• Raccoon characteristics, sly and she painted a mask over her eyes
• Dies like a fish out of water, she flops around dramatically like she’s getting electrocuted
• As she waits for Deckard to arrive she stares off in the distance, then flicks her head towards the camera like an animal of prey and stays in that position
• When Deckard comes she turns into a chameleon blending into the environment she is in making it hard for him to find her
• Two of the only movements in the room is a fish swimming in a small
• With replicants being represented as unicorns throughout the film, this shot could represent the the unicorns being washed away by the rain such as the myth of the unicorns not making it on Noahs ark and being washed away.
All in all, the film blade runner has many underlying themes and motifs carefully woven together in every scene to add coherence and a deeper meaning to the overall film. In analyzing the scene between Pris and Deckard, four of the main themes were animalistic behavior, commodification like dolls, childlike behavior and isolation and being trapped. The director uses the mise en scene to indirectly tell the viewer more of the story when they take a close look and analyze the every aspect of the cinematography, editing, framing, wardrobe, and the