Eighties Classic Blade Runner Still Strikes a Chord with Viewers

Classic 80s Movie Review : Clone Issues Make Blade Runner a Cult Classic

In writing this movie review of Blade Runner, I can't help remembering some of the best works of science fiction and of science. For me, what makes science fiction fun is the believability of being in the future and the excitement of everyday elements of life seen in new ways. This is one of the characteristics of most of the Philip K. Dick stories I've read, including "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" the book screenwriters Hampton Fancher and David Peoples based the movie Blade Runner upon. Viewers that love a good plot with a good moral conundrum will like revisiting this eighties movie classic as will modern viewers who've never seen it before.

The first element that makes Blade Runner such a classic of the eighties is Harrison Ford. Harrison Ford is and was a hunk that personified the go for it hero of the eighties. He plays the character Decker in Blade Runner, a police officer trained to terminate escaped replicants who have no rights on Earth. Replicants are clones that are created to perform off-world work and have a limited life built into them, a problem that many clones have including the famous cloned ewe Dolly. Replicants are distinguished from humans by their response to an empathy test.

The movie revolves around a chase by Decker after four super intelligent replicants, taking the viewer through the streets of a Los Angeles that has grown many stories higher and wider, with a distinctly Asian influence. Some of the funniest parts are the replicant gymnast, the snake, and the cry for humanity by Roy, the leader of the replicants. Roy wants more life and tracks down his creator and there viewers learn about his research.

Whether you're into a good classic eighties movie or science fiction, Blade Runner is still a treat. Especially if you want to know how deeply Decker believes in his job when faced with a beautiful woman and like a movie with a lot of action.

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