The Blade Runner Creative Process

 




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    For the project, Hannah, Jenna, and I texted in our group chat about our idea to use an eye as the center point of the of our project. We focused the eye around how Roy Batty views others. At the center is Tyrell, his "father" who created all of the replicants. In the inner part of the eye, we decided to put Roy and his replicant "family" who were deemed as evil by society, despite them not doing anything but wanting to survive in a world where they never asked to be created. Outside of the red circle is where you can find the "good" characters such as Deckard, Rachel, Detective Gaff, and JF Sebastian. We used black and white to create the collage to show how dark and desolate the world can be once humans have too much power, and used red as a symbol for the perceived "evil" of the replicants. There are photos on top of the blue tears to represent Roy Batty's memories, while the tears themselves have no photos. This is a metaphor for how once one dies, their memories die as well and become blank slates.     


    Roy Batty and Deckard are character foils because we do not quite know who the true antagonist or protagonist is. Roy Batty was believed to be evil at first because he rebels and kills to get more life, but in reality, he is simply trying to live for longer than the four years he is given. Deckard is seemingly good at first because he is trying to protect Earth from these replicants, yet maybe he is the antagonist for not giving them a chance at a peaceful life. Furthermore, Roy Batty and JF Sebastian are mirror characters. Although Roy is a replicant and Sebastian is human, they are similar because both of them will inevitably die a premature death and nothing can be done to stop it. This is a very critical point because it goes to show that no matter what species each character is, they are not truly above the cycle that is birth and death. 

    I related to Roy Batty's monologue greatly. Despite his memories being full of rage, chaos, and destruction, these are the memories he relives and cherishes because they are all he knows. He chooses to enjoy these memories because of how much Roy cares for life. Even though he did not live a happy life, he knows that memories are important to every individual because they can make someone and build someone's character. Roy is different, though, compared to many other people because his "family" is all gone, so there will be no one to live on in his memory. I think this relates to two things about me. I've always feared being the last one in my family or out of my friends to survive because that would mean once I die, no one will be alive to remember me, which happened to Roy. Additionally, I connected Roy's monologue to mental health among Generation Z. We, during the most developmental period of our lives, have endured a deadly pandemic, isolation, school shootings, racial issues, and so many other things that have, of course, affected our mental health. Despite this, I think Roy Batty is a reminder that despite what a person endures, there is always a light in the sense that a person can be shaped by their memories. No matter how challenging a person's life has been, there is always a lesson or something better to come. 

    My group and I all came together to construct each part of the project! It was a lot of work, but fun at the same time. We each agreed on who should explain what part, and then just presented everything today!



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