Blade Runner - Ridley Scott (1982) - Sequence Tears in rain

Extract

[...] At the beginning of the sequence, Roy occupies the whole frame. Filmed in bottom view, this angle of view gives him a divine aspect. He overlooks the scene, master and decision maker of all actions and consequences they will generate. He holds in his hands Deckard's choice of life or death, represented by the dove in his left hand and the nail in his right. When he has finally defeated his opponent, who is clinging to the edge of the abyss, trying with all his might to get out of the void, Roy rises from the roof and jumps to his opponent. [...]

[...] In any case, the two enemies are equal, and one is no more human than the other. Conclusion This sequence summarizes the problem we mentioned above, which is whether a replicant, Roy in particular, is capable of feeling and coping with feelings of crisis. His elevation from robot to human during this final scene answers the question perfectly, since Roy, facing Deckard, shows compassion and shares with us his inner torments through his long monologue. He therefore ends up existing almost as a man, human, through the multitude of feelings he is forced to experience, such as suffering, the loneliness of being the last replicant and of having seen all his friends die. [...]

[...] Blade Runner - Ridley Scott (1982) - Sequence Tears in rain The film we will analyze today is the movie Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott. Released in 1982, Blade Runner is a science fiction film introducing us to Rick Deckard, a Blade Runner who will be in charge during all the film to eliminate replicants, androids with human appearance. The film will alternate between Deckard's point of view during his hunt and that of the replicants, notably their leader Roy Beti, who, condemned to death by his machine nature, is looking for a way to get around his shutdown date. [...]

[...] Reversed Roles The beginning of the extract plunges us into the ultimate scene of the film. Throughout the story, the Blade Runner tracks down the replicants to kill them. Here, it is Roy Beti, the last replicant, who tracks Deckard. But this hunt comes to an end as Deckard finds himself trapped on the roof of a building, above the void, on the point of letting go and dying. This scene puts the spectator in high tension since the situation does not seem to have many outcomes other than Deckard's death. [...]

[...] Roy confirms this feeling with his speech: "Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave." The roles have been reversed. Roy, who throughout the film was looking for a solution to survive, places Deckard in the same position, looking for a hold so as not to fall into the void. Roy's words share with us his inner torments. He lives permanently with the feeling that his life could stop at any minute. [...]