For me it is not easy to choose a single favorite film, I have several for different reasons. In this case I choose Blade Runner (1982) by Ridley Scott. It seems to me that it is a sort of intermediate between mainstream films, I mean, "digestible", but with a number of features that give it complexity. Based on the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (1968) by Philip K. Dick, Ridley Scoot's version presents us with a dystopian future where there is an artificial production of human beings - called "replicants" - who are employed as slaves for colonies in the outside world, because they possess greater physical conditions and less emotional response. However, a riot in one of the colonies indicates that the latter is relative, and a special police force, the "blade runners", will be in charge of "retiring" the fugitives who reach land. On the basis of the above the film will raise a number of ethical questions.
The most recent film I saw is Dersu Uzala (1975), a Soviet-Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa. I highly recommend it. Based on the 1923 memoir Dersu Uzala by Russian explorer Vladimir Arsenyev, it shows the adventures of a Soviet expedition in the Russian Far East that receives the help of a native on more than one occasion, and with it, a beautiful story of friendship and disagreements between civilization and nature.
I don't have a favorite category of films. I commonly rely on reviews and/or recommendations.
Both this and Blade Runner, I highly recommend them. They are very easy to watch for free.
| Original movie poster from 1982 for Blade Runner |
Movies like Blade Runner are the kind that last over time. I like to mix science fiction with the social sphere and some politics with ethical conflicts between the characters.
ReplyDeleteUff i never watched this movie, but always my friends recommended me! i hope watch someday.
ReplyDeletewhat a great movie! love the music and the thematic
ReplyDeleteOh i didn't know this movie, maybe now it's time to see it!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this movie, but I did read the book you mentioned. It's a fascinating subject, I love dystopian movies!
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