schwarmerei1: manticoreimaginary: I just watched Blade Runner for the first time (yes I know) and…
Saturday, July 4th, 2015I just watched Blade Runner for the first time (yes I know) and WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT ‘ROMANCE’ SCENE?? YUCK YUCK FUCKING GROSS.
There are many things I love about that movie, but that scene is CREEPY AS FUCK! And I don’t think it’s supposed to be…
A few years ago I rewatched it after a 20-year gap and had the same reaction. The strange thing for me is that while remembering the scene, I’m didn’t recall feeling the revulsion I felt at it during the re-watch. So either I’d blocked that out or 1980s me really was that clueless.
I suspect it was mostly the latter.
Welcome to 1982, when a sympathetic lead male character can be rapey as fuck in pursuit of an edge-y, noir-ish aesthetic, and the audience is expected to respond with, ooh, sexy.
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