> Someone recently stated that the Peoples script for Blade Runner is a > masterwork of its genre. I have never read the script as opposed to > seeing both the original release and director's cut of the film. While I > appreciate the inventiveness of the film's visual style, especially the > repetition of motifs having to do with the eye, but the narrative never > seems to explore any of the interesting implications of the story. There > are interesting themes broached on memory and the construction of > identity, and the use of empathic response as a means of distinguishing > the human from the inhuman reminds me a bit of Bataille's Theory of > Religion, however, these elements seem to be overshadowed by cliched > references to historical slavery and racism and by a forced resolution of > Deckard's relationship to Rachel at the film's conclusion. 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 ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]