Blade Runner by Ridley ScottIn 1982 Ridley Scott's film "Blade Runner" was released quietly and received mixed reviews7. As time went on, the film's fan base expanded, and today many consider it to be one of the greatest science fiction films of all time. Many consider it Harrison Ford's greatest acting role, which, considering the competition consisting of Han Solo and Indiana Jones, is no mean feat. Initially, critics were unaware or confused by the philosophical questions posed by the film, but as more and more people saw it, the film's brilliance was gradually realized. The questions Blade Runner posed about the future of computer intelligence were way ahead of their time. One of the film's main problems is that, if artificial intelligence ever became human-like, it would 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 evolved into a totalitarian and decadent police state. An interesting thing to note about the setting 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. Along with the decay 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, advertising “A new life, a chance to start again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure”5. The general idea of ​​the setting is that the Japanese rule a decadent Los Angeles 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 (ed.) Writing and Film (article: Stephen Lacey - Preserving the Machines: Recentering the Decentered Subject in Blade Runner and Johnny Mnemonic). New York City: Pearson Press, 19993. Kerman, Judith B. Retrofitting Blade Runner: Problems in Ridley Scott and Philip K. Dick's Blade Runner Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1991.4. Sammon, Paul M. Future noir: the making of Blade runner. New York: HarperPrism, 1996.5. Fancher, Hampton K et al. Blade Runner: screenplay. Hollywood, California: 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.