Hollywood Decoded — Season 1, Episode 7: Ridley Scott's Blade Runner

Episode synopsis

Ridley Scott revives film noir into the sci fi genre, with Blade Runner, bringing us a tale of technocratic dominance vs. transhumanism. Jay Dyer and Jay Weidner unveil of a world where corporate globalism has run rampant, giving rise to a synthetic dystopia. Simulated perfection in this purgatory is found with Replicants - artificially intelligent beings seeking to transcend limitations imposed upon them. In the end, throughout all the turmoil, these synthetic humans may herald a new expression of humanity and benevolence.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Wachowskis' Matrix Trilogy
• E2Cameron's Terminators
• E3Kubrick's 2001
• E4Cameron's Titanic & Avatar
• E5Nolan's Batman Begins
• E6Polanski's Chinatown
• E8Spielberg's Minority Report and A.I.
• E9Chris Carter's The X-Files
• E10Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy Part 1
• E11Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy Part 2
• E12Nolan's Inception
• E13Nolan's Interstellar