Blade Runner: Memory and Identity

Blade Runner - Memory and Identity 2: Someone else's memories

1. What is Rachael's opening question?

- ' You think I'm a replicant don't you? '

2. How does Rachael try to persuade Deckard that she's a human?

- She brought photographs of her mother as an evidence. 

3. How does Deckard prove she's not human?

- Deckard already knew Rachael's childhood memories and told her that it belonged to Tyrell's niece. Then, Rachael started crying which was unusual because replicants lacks experience of emotions.

4. What is the significance of the spider story?

- It reflects the Tyrell Corporation and it also shows that Rachael's life was a whole lie.

5. Describe the music that starts playing in the spider story? What meaning does it convey?

The music was emotional reflecting Rachael's emotion as she found out the truth about herself.

6. Who do Rachael's memories belong to? How does that make her feel?

- it belonged to Tyrell's niece and she probably felt betrayed because she realised just now that she spent her life living in lies.

7. How does Deckard respond to this? What meaning does that convey?

- He tries to comfort her and told her that he ' made a bad joke. ' This shows that he has empathy toward a replicant which he has to kill.

8. Make notes on: Mise-en-scene, Cinematography, Lighting

- Mise-en-scène:

Bar and blinds => classic film noir 

- Cinematography:

Different types of shots such as close up, mid shot, 2 shot.

Camera angles/tilts

- Lighting:

Used a low-key lighting