![]() ![]() Cops hunting robots, robots hunting robots, the rain and endless dark skies brought about by climate change. They live in that dirty noir space, where things are dark and grim. We have corporations and a desolate planet at the center. The worldbuilding of Blade Runner is astounding. The human story is always at the center, so ask yourself, why do we care about your characters? They can't just be human, or humanoid, they have to have a journey that makes us care. And the movies challenge us to ask these questions as we root for what's happening. What are machines? How advanced can consciousness get before we consider it human? As an audience, we wrestle with these huge moral questions. From treatment, script, shooting, editing, all the way through the "final cut." Anything and everything can change.īoth Scott and Villeneuve's version shows the search for a soul. People used to complain about Scott messing with this stuff, but I think it solidifies that all ideas are subject to change. There are five different takes on Blade Runner in the box set I have, and all of them have slight differences, from the unicorn dream to voiceover, to alternate endings. One of the things I admire about Scott is his pursuit for the best version of this story. So whether you're a human or a replicant, you're welcome to explore them with us.Ĩ Great Filmmaking Lessons from the Blade Runner Films There are so many lessons we can learn from this pair of movies, but we're going to focus on eight of them. They're both about journeys that begin with a simple question, "What makes us human?" These are two different movies, but they work in tandem as part of the same universe. Today, I want to relish Scott's other science fiction masterpiece, Blade Runner, and the update, Blade Runner 2049, directed by Denis Villeneuve. We enjoyed what he did with Alien, and saw James Cameron's take as well. But it seems that when we do, Ridley Scott is frequently at the center. It's rare that we get to see two legendary filmmakers tackle the same subject and themes within the same franchise.
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