Blade Runner Analysis essays

Blade Runner Analysis essays In the science of studying media and communication, there are many different ways of approaching the subject in which you are going to analyse. That is to analyse advertisements, texts, TV-series, films etc. and other media. My task for this assignment is to give an analysis of a film of my choice. A film is a quite complex medium to analyse; thus it is important to have analysis "tools" or some criteria to follow. In my analysis I am asked to consider the use and resolution of binary opposition and through analysis of narrative structure. In my assignment I am going to consider how the couple is represented, and how the narrative structure and binary oppositions have influence on the plot of the story. The film I have chosen is the old science fiction film noir "Blade Runner". During this analysis, I will use the abbreviation BR when referring to Blade Runner. I have chosen the original version, and not the "Directors cut"- version that were released in 1992. Furthermore, this is a complex movie that I thought would be interesting to use for an analysis. It is a dark, futuristic science fiction movie, which is said to be "a hybrid of science fiction, film noir, detective thriller, bounty-hunter western and love story" (Gianetti, L., 1999, p. 313). Thus it is a quite complex film, and there are lots of things to consider. Moreover, the complexity is due to the fact that there are more than one possible plot in the movie. In my opinion the most important plot is that androids or replicants vs humans. Deckards dramatic need in BR is to haunt and kill four "nexus 6" replicants that is considered a great danger to humans. Another plot is the romance between Deckard (human) and Rachel (android or replicant). This is more of a sub-plot. Further, there is the question if Deckard himself is a replicant. Film analysts and Blade Runner fanatics frequently ask that question. Deckards glowing eyes and his fascination for phot...