Some critics of Blade Runner state that the technology of the film dominates the characters, and that the depth of characters is second to the depth of technology. Other futuristic novels have examined this idea, such as Burgess' A Clockwork Orange, Orwell's 1984, and Huxley's Brave New World. Many of the themes in the film reflect on this idea further. It is a notion that dominates the dystopian Los Angeles of Blade Runner as it seems to blindly accept technological improvements.
Technicism is the concept that all problems, all needs, and all reality will eventually be controlled using technological means, methods, and devices. The callousness and implied cruelty of the design imposed on the replicants is the palpable driving force of the paranoia. It is ironic to note that one of the most violent of the replicants, Roy, is the only one to execute his genetic programming to his endpoint, as all the rest perish through violent interactions with humans. For example, the origami unicorn presumably left by Gaff, leads the audience to believe Gaff knows the truth of Deckard's humanity.Īn additional level to the paranoia is the lifetime time-limit imposed on each replicant, and that the limit, while conceived and implemented by the corporation, is now intrinsic to their being. The way Gaff interacts with Deckard implies that Gaff is Deckard's "handler" and Gaff also seems to know things about Deckard that Deckard doesn't even know. The symbol of "eyes" also tie into this theme.
Even Rick Deckard seems to be watched by Gaff. This gives the impression that the population is always being watched. Every major theme adds to the paranoia of the film and envelops us in suspicion and uncertainty.Īt the beginning of the film, the replicant Leon is being interviewed by the Blade Runner Holden, who is working undercover at a company's employment office to screen for escaped replicants using the Voight-Kampff test, indicating the paranoia directed towards replicants.Īdvertising blimps float over the dark sprawl of 2019 Los Angeles their searchlights penetrating into every dark corner, as seen when Deckard enters the Bradbury Apartments.
Paranoia pervades Blade Runner just as the rain falls on Los Angeles 2019.
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