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Re: Blade Runner Police Spinner
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Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:32:48 GMT
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Ridley Scott is the master of mood in BR...the dismal feel of the perceived
future is so effectively meshed with the hardboiled det. fiction/ film noir
atmosphere. Throw in the Vangelis on the soundtrack, and the thing just
drips mood.
I remember reading an interview with Scott and he said that he was in no way
attempting to create the noir sci-fi genre at all, to the point where he
found such laudations to be a betrayal of the film's intent. Odd to hear an
artist downplay the very thing that makes his work so revolutionary.
That DVD sounds awesome...would like to get the original with Decker's voice
over.
Cheers,
-G
In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren writes:
> In lugnet.space, Allan Bedford writes:
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> > I saw it in the theaters 20 years ago and was about your age at the time.
> > (does that date me?) To be honest... I didn't really "get it" at the time.
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> Same here. Although even then I could appreciate it at a purely aesthetic
> level. The visuals and the music and the mood they create virtually spawned
> the whole cyberpunk genre.
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> > It's a pretty deep story, but a good one. I would certainly not recommend
> > it for someone who's not ready for it. I know that sounds silly, but
> > everyone's different. Perhaps you could watch it with a parent... or an
> > older relative?
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>
>
> > Or wait a couple years... you may even enjoy it more.
> >
> > > > For even more background, give the book a read. The movie was based on a
> > > > novel by Philip K. Dick, called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" The
> > > > book is darker yet than the movie and delves deeper into the character of
> > > > Deckard (played by Harrison Ford).
> > >
> > >
> > > Sounds interesting...
> >
> > It's good stuff... though Dick was a bit twisted. :)
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> And some. Ever read 'A Scanner Darkly'?
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> >
> > I would almost suggest reading the book before seeing the movie. Many of
> > the subtle themes of the movie are revealed once you understand the full story.
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> I read the book when the movie was out, and frankly I didn't enjoy it then,
> certainly not as much as the movie (note: the book is very different from
> the film as I recall). However, I've been reading more of Dick's stuff
> lately, it might be time to re-read it. I think I'll watch the movie again too.
>
> Allister
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