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Cinematography by Jordan Cronenweth
Harrison Ford
Rutger Hauer
Sean Young
Edward James Olmos
M. Emmet Walsh
Daryl Hannah
William Sanderson
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| Blade Runner 2 of 10 |
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| Directed by Ridley Scott Cinematography by Jordan Cronenweth Harrison Ford Rutger Hauer Sean Young Edward James Olmos M. Emmet Walsh Daryl Hannah William Sanderson |
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| This is probably THE cult film of all time. And all the cult groups love it for totally different reasons. There is even a Catholic cult group, probably mostly because of bizarre scene involving a death soliloquy, a dove, and some nails. I was unmoved. Everything was incredibly confused. And the acting was horrible, even Harrison Ford. Unless it was part of Ridley Scott's intent for every single character, with the possibly exception of the badly under-developed Replicant designer, to seem wooden. Which is possible, I guess. But I didn't see much there to be excited about. Also, much has been made of the film's visuals. And they certainly were formative; they clearly had a profound influence on many future sci-fi filmmakers. Almost every non-Spielbergian vision of the future is based on this film, as far as I can tell. And if impact makes something good, then this film had great visuals. But if it doesn't, than this film's visuals are amazingly over-rated. The movie is incredibly murky. Everything looks dark and obscure, so that it's very hard to tell what you are actually looking at. Maybe that's beautiful. But I think it's lazy. Come to think of it, that seems to be a common theme in this film, both visually, and from a story standpoint. It's lazy. Ever since Hegel, people have realized that if you confuse your audience members, they will think that you are profound. And the story isn't profound, even though many have come to think so. Instead, it's lazy. It's too loose, too unfocused. It raises too many questions that it is unwilling to answer. And it carefully avoids any real philosophical explanations for what is happening, instead dropping uneasily into hollow platitudes and pithy catch phrases. However, one would have to say that, in spite of its weaknesses, it is a very memorable film. Which is a bad thing; I think it would be a much better thing if it were a forgettable one. I would rather have almost any other picture in my mind than this jumbled, rudderless clutter. | |||||