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Blade Runner Final Scene

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The film Blade Runner: The final cut, directed by Ridley Scott takes place in a futuristic society. We are given a summary of what will be going on in the film since the very first scene of the film. The setting of the film is demonstrated early on showing how important the setting of this film will be for the understanding of what is going on. The setting of the film takes place in future time in Los Angeles in the year 2019.In the White Scrolling text we learn about the Tyrell Corporation, an advanced high tech corporation that focuses on the production of human replicants. The Tyrell Corporation is significant in how the film develops as it is where the most important scenes that interpret the film occur. The opening scene starts off at the Tyrell Corporation we can see the odd pyramid shape architecture of the building. This first scene in the film is one of the most important scenes because throughout the film what Leon says in this first scene is …show more content…

The first symbol that is very apparent is that of the eyes. The opening scene, before it leads us to the Tyrell Corporation shows a close up of an eye. Also, when the thought to be replicants are given the Voight- Kompff test to see whether the individuals are actually human, a close examination of their iris is given to identify any reaction. The eye can also show emotion that the examiner is looking for since eyes are widely referred to as the windows to the soul. Another theme that jumps out with the symbolism of eyes is how the replicants have a light up glow in their eyes. In The scene where Rachel is introduced to Deckard inside the Tyrell building it seems as if her eyes glow in a way. In this scene is also when we are introduced to a robotic owl the pet replicant of. Rachel asks “Do you like our owl?” When Deckard asks if it’s artificial she assures him that it is. The artificial owl in the building represents the wisdom of

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