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Bladerunner

Bladerunner, directed by Englishmen Ridley Scott is a science fiction film, which explores the idea of humans and non-humans locked in battle, each, driven by necessity for survival in a futuristic world where life in any shape or form seems constantly under threat. Rick Deckard (acted out by Harrison Ford) and Roy Batty (acted out by Rutger Hauer) are two major characters in this feature film, Bladerunner characterised and depicted as being neither god nor bad.

Harrison Ford plays Rick Deckard, a detective who is forced to put up an insensitive wall around him so as to carry out his job properly. The seriousness, the no-sense speech and the mechanical execution of his tasks all contribute to this image of a tough guy cop. He is portrayed as neither being a “goody” or a “baddy”. Many shots and camera angles of him are at eye level, which indicate a “good cop”. This is especially exemplified in the opening few minutes of the film. Deckard is sitting on a bench, reading a ...

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