a review of 银翼杀手

I can't believe it took me this long to actually watch this movie. The cinematography and music are absolutely great. I love how dark and slummy everything seems despite the fact that humanity is advanced enough to build androids. To me, it's a good reminder that technological advancement doesn't mean everything will be shiny and fancy, there will still be rich and poor (and the poor won't get the fancy stuff). The plot itself just kind of slides along and is not the strongest point of the movie. I think the most interesting thing to me is that it forces us to think about what it means to be human. If something thinks like a human, appears to feel like a human and fears death like a human, does that make them human? If not, what things do make something human? I don't think this was intended at the time, but in our current political climate, that scene where Deckard forces himself on Rachael can also bring into question what we think about consent. If Rachael is a robot, but still thinks and feels like a human, does she deserve to have control over her own consent? I'm sure plenty of people including myself would say yes, but it's at least something to think about. It also brings into question what we think about good and evil. Are the Replicants the bad guys because they are doing terrible things to find a way to be free of the constraints they were born with? Is Deckard evil for assassinating and raping these androids? I personally think that all of these characters are both good and evil in their own ways.