Sci-Fi Classic: Blade Runner

If you've never seen the movie Blade Runner then you're missing out on one of the best sci-fi film noirs of the last century. Blade Runner is a peek into the future of Los Angeles with it's heavy multicultural influence and darkly lit backdrop.  It's easy to forget that we're looking at Los Angeles at all and not more of a city of the world.  The film follows detective Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, and his unrelenting pursuit of fugitive replicants. The lead antagonist in the film is the super intelligent replicant Roy Batty, played by Rutger Hauer.  Batty is not only physically superior to Deckard, but also surpasses him intellectually.  Batty's mission is to find his maker/creator and acquire more time to live since all replicants are genetically programmed to expire in roughly 5 years time.  Throughout the film you can't help but ask yourself who's really the good or bad guy.  The film clip above is the only time Roy Batty shows vulnerability and it's touching to say the least.  Rutger Hauer improvs the "tears in the rain" line, which poetically displays his humanity. Enjoy!