paul ryersbach writes:
>> If the
>> problems that I have with the film are substantial, could someone please
>> justify for me the epithet of masterwork that this film boasts?
>>
>>                       paul ryersbach
 
Yes, when I read the comment about Blade Runner being a masterwork of
writing, this similar thought did cross my mind.  I don't think that the
screenplay is what makes Blade Runner such an important film.  In fact,
since the screenplay was simply an adaptation and might still have been
better organized, I think the film is successful regardless of the writing.
I am often confused by what Ridley Scott looks for in a film.  I am not
convinced he has the strongest sense of story in any of his films with the
ONE exception of Thelma and Louise (and maybe Alien).  His forte is the
mise en scene and it is that which makes Blade Runner what it is.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mark Allen
Xantherboy
 
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