Blade runner & The Lady from Shanghai Comparison
'The director is always the most important influence of the film', Compare how far your two chosen films support this statement. Blade runner is classified as a film noir, consisting of its dark, shadowy and depressive colour scheme and lighting aesthetic, within its elements throughout the film. Deckard is the most noticeable of the 19 40's influences, attired in earthly toned suits with an emotionally detached and anti authoritarian disposition. The original text for the film was inspired by "Do androids dream of electric sheep" which was composed in the 1960's by Philip Dick, the appropriation was composed in 1982 and holds elements of different themes such as "Cyber Punk" with its futuristic theme and style throughout the film. With Ridley Scott, as an auteur he has a key elements that are seen throughout his film and are strongly shown in Blade runner and the main style is having a strong female as the lead of his film and in film noir it is