Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Blade Runner: Good Scene, Bad Scene

I thought the scene where Roy was trying to kill Deckard was pretty good. The suspense of the scene really kept the viewer on the edge of their seat. Personally, I was hoping that Rick would get away without a scratch. The chase sequence was rather dramatic. The director had everything from broken fingers to free climbing the side of an apartment building. Ricks broken fingers added to the suspense of the scene. As viewers, we were not sure if he would be able to climb the building with his hand in the condition it was in.  The climax of the chase scene was came when Rick leaped across to another building and just caught the ledge. As he hung there, Roy easily jumped across and looked down upon Rick as he dangled from the building. I certainly thought that Roy was going to step on Rick's fingers causing Rick to fall to his death. However, the opposite happened. Roy actually grabbed Ricks arm and pulled him up to safety. This part of the scene really confused me. Why would the Replicant that was trying to kill Rick the entire scene save him? After pondering about this, I realized that maybe the Replicant felt remorse for his actions. Roy knew that his systems were shutting down and he help Rick up right before this happened. The unanswered question still remains; Do Replicants feel emotions?

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