Blade Runner Notes and Collage

 Blade Runner Film Notes

• Nexus 6-virtually identically to a human- a replicant

• 2019 in Los Angeles

• Turing Test

• What is a turtle?

• Test to evoke emotional response

• “That's the hotel, that's where I live”  

• Golden land of opportunity and adventure 

• New hire blade runner was not as good 

• Nexus 6: Roy Batty

• 4 year life span of Nexi’

• Developed in 2016

• Rachel was quick to answer the questions until the dinner question (boiled dog)

• Decides she was replicant

• Rachel does not know that she is a replicant 

• More human than a human-motto

• Found a skull of an animal

• Deckard tells Rachel the real truth, she is a replicant 

• Family photos

• I think Sebestian, therefore I am 

• Only can be said by a human

• “I think”

• Deckard was about to be killed by Leon, Rachel saves him 

• When Tyrell says that it is impossible to give them a longer life span, Roy crushes in Tyrell’s eyes with his bare hands

• Deckard finds out that both Sebastian and Tyrell have been murdered

• He goes into Sebastian’s apartment

• Decor: room full of creepy dolls, Pris disguises herself as a doll to attack Deckard

• Pris jumps onto Deckard and tries to decapitate him 

• During the second attack, Pris is shot and is killed

• Roy finds Pris and kisses her

• Deckard tries to shoot Roy

• Roy asks what Deckard is made of

• Roy punches through a wall and breaks Deckard's knuckles

• Roy howls and says he is coming for Deckard 

• Why do wolves howl? (Connection)

• Social rally call, a hail to hunt, ward off rivaling pack

• Deckard is the rival, Roy is the wolf

• Deckard climbs to a roof and is barely hanging on to the edge

• Roy looks down at him (power)

• “That’s what it is to be a slave”- Roy Batty

• Roy pulls Deckard back up onto the platform 

• Roy only has moments left until he expires

• Tells Deckard what he has seen 

• Rain pours down on Roy, conveys sadness of his expiration 

• Gaff  gives a mini statement speech for Roy 

• “It’s too bad she won’t live. But who does?”

• Blade Runner influence on Pop culture

• Themes explored

• Robotics/Artificial Intelligence

• Identity

• Memory

• Morality/Expiration

• Corporate Power

• Oppression

• Glowing eyes
• The filmmakers used a two-way mirror known as the Schufftan Process, invented by Fritz Lang (Metropolis)
• Eyes=window to the soul
• Red eyes=symbol of replicants
• Taking a picture with the flash, red eye effect appears
• In one shot, Deckard is pictured with red eyes, suggests his replicant identity 
• Owl classic symbol of wisdom and knowledge
• Tyrell possesses
• Allows him to become corporate overload and creator of replicants 

Tyrell Corporation" sculpture made of cut-out cardboard.

- Recreating the actual movie the best an A.I. can do.
- Transitions between 4 different themes.

• Violence on one side.
• Leon shooting the man interviewing him to protect himself.
• Rachael shooting Leon to protect someone else.
• Romance on a second side.
• Deckard and Racheal making out.
• Acceptance on a third side.
• Wolf and owl over Roy's shoulders as he holds the pigeon.
• Somewhat reminiscent of Native Americans' spiritual beliefs in nature and animal spirits
• Death on a fourth side
• Roy saving Deckard.
• Roy's body shutting down.