Blade Runner Assignment

Rick Deckard is a special police operative who hunts replicants (human copies) who have rebelled on distant asteroids and returned to earth. This reinterpretation of film noir style, borrowing heavily from imagery in "Citizen Kane", presents a dystopian future of alienation and a quest for identity.

Here are some ideas to consider for your blog:

What is identity and how it it defined? What is the nature of the human condition? How do the some of the characters try to find meaning in life? What does creativity mean? What is the power of the corporation and how do the characters react to it? What kind of advertising is there? Is there any way to escape it? What is the nature of memory? Is memory reliable? What are the moral implications of technology? When do humans become monsters? Does the film contain spirituality? What is the nature of God? Who could be God in this film? What do you think about the scene between Roy and Tyrell? How do music and sound contribute to the visual imagery? What mood and atmosphere does the film convey? What do you think about the Origami figures? Why might Rachel ask Deckard if he has had a "Voight-Kampff" test? What do you think about Sebastian as a toy maker? What do the replicants say about life and death? How might it relate to the human condition? What is the nature of consciousness? What role does memory play in consciousness? Are all the replicants aware that they are copies? Compare the use of visual imagery to images found in Citizen Kane. How are they alike or different? Can you see analogies to slavery? What are some examples? What does it mean to be human? Do the replicants fit the definition of humans? Are there any elements of post modernism in the film? (look up post modernism if you need to review)