Blade Runner Flashcards
Roy quote 1
“fiery the angels fell, deep thunders rolled around the shares burning with the fires of Orc “ -Roy Reference that replicants are angels. Halo around his head,
Priss quote
“I think Sebastian therefore I am” priss. From Decartes french philospher
about existence. That priss has thoughts so she must exist
Roy and Tyrell
“I want more life father”-roy “A life that burns twice as bright burns
half as long” Roy then kisses tyrell and squishes his eyes out. As if he’s crushing his soul.
loud music shows intensity.
Roy death
“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe” “all those moments will be lost in time,
like tears in the rain. Time to die” Roy releases Dove as he dies symbolising his
soul going to heaven. It stopped raining for the first time and the sky opened up showing sun. Showing Roy spirit entering heaven and how his struggle had come to an end and how he showed humanity in his final moments.
Priss death
Deckard and priss fight. She gets shot and killed. She screams and howls, kicking her fight and thrashing on the floor. Showing her desire to live as if she is fighting of death. Shows her fear and humanity. As the want to live is what it means to be human.
Deckard change
At the start deckard shows no empathy or feelings towards replicant. When Racheal finds out she is one her whole life is changed, deckard just makes jokes and doesn’t see the seriousness. When killing zora he shows no empathy. He tricks her and then shoots her in the back while she’s unarmed. But when he kills priss he looks sorry and he doesn’t really want to do it. When Roy dies he looked sympathetic and even sad. Showing his change in character, he has started to see the replicants as humans not robots
Christianity
Tyrell looks like Aztec pyramids, shows sacrifice and death. Halo sounds when it’s on screen referring to angels. Inside is gold with bright lighting, referring to heaven. When Roy confronts there is candles and gold referring to heaven. Tyrell is wearing white robes. Roy is seen with halo
Camera shots
Close ups of face
Low angle of Roy shows his powder
Close up of crucifix referring to Jesus Roy is chosen son
Quick cuts to show tension
Film noir used
Film techniques
Howling as priss follows jf shows she is hunting
Howling by Roy shows he’s gone animalistic
Halo sounds around Tyrell corp
Boiling water as there is tension between jf and Roy
Chess game as if jf is playing against god
Bradbury apartments are wet rotten and decayed like society
Themes
Humanity
Environment decay - pollution very Asian like shows what could happen to the world
Life and death
Morality and empathy
Identity
