Ridley Scotts Blade Runner - Ananalysis - 2682 Words

Introduction 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. Bladerunner is a†¦show more content†¦We have got the villain in the strongest and most elegant replicant, Roy Batty. He is the arch-replicant, or head of the evil force. On the opposite side we have got Deckard, which is the hero of the story. He fights the villain and his as sociates. The helper in the story is the other blade runner is Gaff, even though he doesnt appear too often. He is still on Deckards side, and he keeps leaving small origami objects wherever he goes. The princess though is undoubtedly Rachel. The ending of BR, is like a classical one, where the hero gets the princess. The hero fights and defeats the villain. The way the audience view the events in the film, is very much decided by whose point of view that is being used (OShaugnessey, 1999, p. 113). The way Deckards voice-over is used in BR makes it easier for us to know which characters to sympathise with, and also to follow the plot. Deckards voice-over lets us in on his emotions and how he views things. It is also easier to follow the changes he is going through. In the Directors Cut -version of Blade Runner, the voice-over is let out. This detail makes this story a lot more intricate, because the protagonist is much more difficult to understand. Even though the voice-over is a very small part of the movie, it makes it a lot easier for the audience to know how