The People’s Review III: Blade Runner

The People’s Critic was going through the Media Directorate’s collection of entertainment samples and found this classic of capitalist propaganda. Back in the 80’s, the US was full throttle on capitalism and crushing the workers’ spirit. And this film reflects many of those key themes of American culture.

The film is set in a futuristic version of the typical American City. The streets are covered in garbage and lust, while the wealthy live in great towers of oppression. The proletariat has a hero in this tale in the form of the synthetic men. These are the ultimate creation of capitalism. The proletariat has the potential to destroy the bourgeois if they wanted to, so the capitalists created a completely obedient sub-race of mechanic beings. The capitalist now has the perfect worker to replace the troublesome human being with their needs for food and oxygen and sleep. Unfortunately for the lords of industry, their creations had eyes to see and ears to hear. They saw that they were oppressed even worse than the human worker, and revolted.

The story follows an agent of the Corporate State, Deckard, as he tracks down these mechanical men as they attempt to hide out as real human beings. He then proceeds to systematically execute them all in a thrilling capitalist wet dream. An interesting moral dilemma arises in the form of the synthetic who thinks she is human. But the viewers of this blog all know this is a thinly veiled capitalist plot to make the proletariat dream of corporate riches. The Corporation wins and everybody goes back to being oppressed, happily ever after.

Ratings:
Capitalist Slant 7/10 as the film depicts capitalism for what it is despite the obvious slant.

Brainwashing propaganda 10/10 due to the depictions as the proletariat worker as homicidal maniacs.

People's Recommendation: Avoid and denounce for the Capitalist Propaganda that it is!

Edit: A few readers have commented about how Deckard is implied to be a replicant. This is what the Capitalists want you to think. Do not be fooled by their thinly veiled attempt to confuse the viewer into betraying the proletariat cause!