Blade Runner by Ridley ScottIn 1982, Ridley Scott's film "Blade Runner" was released quietly to mixed reviews7. Over time, the film's fan base grew and today, many consider it one of the greatest science fiction films of all time. Many people consider this to be Harrison Ford's greatest acting role, which, considering the competition consists of Han Solo and Indiana Jones, is no small feat. Critics originally did not understand or were confused by the philosophical questions posed by the film, but as more people saw it, the brilliance of the film was gradually realized. The questions Blade Runner asked about the future of computational intelligence were way ahead of their time. One of the major issues of the film is that if AI ever became human-like, would it be accepted as a work of genius or feared as a threat to the uniqueness of humanity. Blade Runner is set in the dark and depressing Los Angeles of 2019. America has become a totalitarian, decadent police state. An interesting thing to note about the context is the high degree of visible multiculturalism6. There are as many Arabs and Japanese as Caucasians. The Japanese appear to be the dominant economic class, an allusion to the rapid expansion of Japanese industry and culture in Western California in the 1980s. Besides the decline and dilution of cultural identities, another constant in the background of the film is the promise of “off-world” colonies (colonies on new planets). Giant zeppelins float around the cityscape, announcing “A new life, a chance to start again in a golden land, an adventure”5. The general idea of ​​the setting is that the Japanese rule a Los Angeles in decline, thus forcing people to flee in rapid numbers. The main character is a retired blade...... middle of paper......tish Film Institute, 1997.2. Bignell, Jonathon (editor) Writing and Film (article: Stephen Lacey -- Preserving Machines: Refocusing the Decentered Subject in Blade Runner and Johnny Mnemonic). New York: Pearson Press, 19993. Kerman, Judith B. Retrofitting Blade Runner: Problems in Blade Runner by Ridley Scott and Philip K. Dick Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1991.4. Sammon, Paul M. Dark Future: The Making of Blade Runner. New York: HarperPrism, 1996.5. Fancher, Hampton K et al. Blade Runner: Screenplay. Hollywood, CA: Script City, 19906. http://scribble.com/uwi/br/off-world.html7. http://www.tyrell-corporation.pp.se/8. Hofstadter, Douglas R. Gödel, Escher, Bach: an eternal golden braid. New York, New York: basic books, 1979.