| the
film in any great measure of success, the film had a more linear plot; the audience was not asked to question the so called ‘truth’ of each scene; the film has a reliable narrator (in the original version), whereas the novel questions its own plot. This scene also calls up the partnership of Phil Resch and Rick Deckard in the novel. (Although it has to be noted that Phil Resch provided a good comparison to Deckard in the novel; he - Resch - embodied almost everything that Deckard didn’t want to become). This partnership would not have been compatible with the lone hero of Blade Runner. It also would have been potentially confusing for the audience, who may have formed divided loyalties between the two characters. Also, there would have been the potential for this to have been read as a ‘buddy’ film, again something that would not have been fitting for a film which has one foot in the trappings of the films noir of the 1940s and 50s. Deckards wife, Iran, is possibly the only |
Deckards motivation in the novel - he goes out to kill the “andys” so that he can raise enough bounty money to buy a real animal so that they, Deckard and Iran, can be a happy, respectable couple. Because the acquisition of a real animal is so important to Deckard he automatically assumes that this will satisfy his wife also. Ridley however, wanted to base Deckards character on the hard-nosed private detective films, a wife would not have complemented this character. Neither would a great desire to own a pet! Making Deckard a cold, hard drinking loner also made him more believable as a remorseless killer. I started this chapter by referencing |
|
[PAGE 25]
| |