Blade Runner Review
AN excellent film that contains inferred messages of the consequences of planetary climate violations and the creation of a pastiche of humanity. The future world provides glimpses into the ultimate sacrifice that humans would have to make to ensure the continuation of the species.
Delicate swipes are made at third wave feminism, with a nostalgic look at the way men still see their ideal woman. Unfortunately, the woman is a replicant and the only women who are given power, fall into the pseudo-psychotic variety and are finally killed. A demonstration of the ultimate fall of postmodern feminist rhetoric.
The class structure is demonstrated through the lives of the privileged few who have narcissistic control over their sumptuous surrounds. Down on the ground, where the neighbourhood is a vision of emptiness, filth and poverty, children struggle for survival in slave work camps. The Marxist view of alienation has not been lost in the futile work they are tasked with and the feelings of the wanton proletariat are evident in all scenes. The symbolism of a single toy is a genuine item of reflection back to the ideals of ownership. This is something that cannot be attained by the majority.
Then there comes the failure of humanity and its downfall in the wake of capitalism. Remnants of long since forgotten material items litter the planet floor. Thus making a discarded landscape that pollutes the lives of the masses.
The comparison between reality and pseudo-reality in the form of replicants and humans provides an ideological view of what the future might bring if humans continue on their present path.
However, the end scenes produce a view of recompense in the form a father finding his biological daughter. Sadly, she is immune-suppressed and so physical contact is prohibited. The connection is demonstrated through a more spiritual grouping that surpasses physical barriers. Ultimately, the message is clear that the human spirit with survive.
Well worth watching
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