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Hi all,
I had this idea for a long time and just recently completed it. How would Blade Runner, my favorite film, look if told from the point of view of Batty instead of Deckard? If this was the story of a gang of Replicants trying to survive and Deckard is the ruthless killer hunting them down?
This is the REPLICANT cut, a vastly different version of the film which serves as an Alternate look at the story, not an extension of the original. It focuses almost exclusively on Batty and co. To further distinguish it from other versions, I decided to experiment with the look of the film, namely, render it in high contrast black and white. This is not greyscale (which is like watching the movie on your TV with the color off). I wanted the movie to have a stylistic, ultra-noir look ( like Frank Miller's Sin City comics)--the result, I feel, is just that: blown highlights and glares are balanced by deep contrast, reminiscent of the look of Fritz Lang's Metropolis-- recreating the shadowy world which Deckard inhabits, emphasizing the noir quality of the movie.
The cut is complete, and I would love it if you would review it for me. Please Private Message me for links if you can help do this to help me improve it before submitting it to fanedit.org. Thank you.
Runtime: 75 min
Original: 120 min
Time cut: 45 min
Revised Cutlist (spoiler alert):
1. Entire film in high-contrast B&W--contrast slightly increased for blown out scenes and reduced for underexposed shots.
2. Rutger Haur's credit before Harrison Ford. Film retitled "Tears in the Rain". Other titles cut except for Ridley Scott. Opening scrawl replaced with the "Replicant" definition from the Workprint cut.
3. Film cuts from Hades landscape (before the Leon-Holden interview) to Pris' meeting with JF Sebastian (with inserts of L.A. skyscape). This gives the replicants a more sympathetic intro in the film, instead of ruthless killers (credit for this change goes to TM2YC)
4. CHew-Leon-Batty scene moved to this point. Lines concerning JF Sebastian are cut as they have found him by now. Scene ends with Batty saying "Where do we find this... father?" implying Tyrell
5. Leon-Holden scene inserted here, as at this point the replicants have presumably gained info about how to access Tyrell corp for Chew.
6. Deckard's original intro, noodle store scene, trip to police station, all cut. Deckard introduced driving to work listening to tape of Holden, followed by briefing scene with Bryant. VK on Rachel at Tyrell corp truncated to just the test and the post-test conversation with Tyrell.
4. Rachel VK followed by Pris scene with JF (raccoon airbrush scene) up to just before Batty shows up.
5. Deckard shown finding scale, followed by phone booth sequence of Batty-Leon. Their exit here is reminiscent of an earlier scene of them going to find Chew (This is intentional as there are other instances of memory play in the film--the inconsistencies of Holden's audio tape, etc. I felt this scene added a bit of deja-vu)
6. Scene of Rachel in Rick's apartment cut.
7. Unicorn dream and photo detection scenes cut.
8. Scale identification scene truncated as well as snake merchant. Bar and phone call cut.
9. After Zhora shot, phone call inserted, recut to appear as if Deckard calls Rachel out of loneliness, and then when she hangs up, he starts dialling again (it is implied this is Bryant he's calling, as the next scene is of Bryant arriving at the crime scene). (credit for this change goes to TM2YC)
10. Bryant's lines about Rachel are cut. Deckard and Rachel's scenes in his apartment after Leon shooting cut.
11. Deckard calling Pris cut. Bryant's V.O. about JF is played as Rick drives. In this version he goes straight to her apartment. It is implied form his actions in this version that he is in fact on top of his game and more menacing, unlike in the original, where he is an "ex-cop".
12. Ending with Rachel cut. Film now ends after Gaff's line "then again who does". Final shot is of Batty dead on roof and Rick staring at him.
13. BR theme replaced with the opening theme.
14. "Fanedit" and "Special thanks" cards inserted at end.
Let me know if you would like to watch this. Appreciate it,
Rangerkris
I had this idea for a long time and just recently completed it. How would Blade Runner, my favorite film, look if told from the point of view of Batty instead of Deckard? If this was the story of a gang of Replicants trying to survive and Deckard is the ruthless killer hunting them down?
This is the REPLICANT cut, a vastly different version of the film which serves as an Alternate look at the story, not an extension of the original. It focuses almost exclusively on Batty and co. To further distinguish it from other versions, I decided to experiment with the look of the film, namely, render it in high contrast black and white. This is not greyscale (which is like watching the movie on your TV with the color off). I wanted the movie to have a stylistic, ultra-noir look ( like Frank Miller's Sin City comics)--the result, I feel, is just that: blown highlights and glares are balanced by deep contrast, reminiscent of the look of Fritz Lang's Metropolis-- recreating the shadowy world which Deckard inhabits, emphasizing the noir quality of the movie.
The cut is complete, and I would love it if you would review it for me. Please Private Message me for links if you can help do this to help me improve it before submitting it to fanedit.org. Thank you.
Runtime: 75 min
Original: 120 min
Time cut: 45 min
Revised Cutlist (spoiler alert):
1. Entire film in high-contrast B&W--contrast slightly increased for blown out scenes and reduced for underexposed shots.
2. Rutger Haur's credit before Harrison Ford. Film retitled "Tears in the Rain". Other titles cut except for Ridley Scott. Opening scrawl replaced with the "Replicant" definition from the Workprint cut.
3. Film cuts from Hades landscape (before the Leon-Holden interview) to Pris' meeting with JF Sebastian (with inserts of L.A. skyscape). This gives the replicants a more sympathetic intro in the film, instead of ruthless killers (credit for this change goes to TM2YC)
4. CHew-Leon-Batty scene moved to this point. Lines concerning JF Sebastian are cut as they have found him by now. Scene ends with Batty saying "Where do we find this... father?" implying Tyrell
5. Leon-Holden scene inserted here, as at this point the replicants have presumably gained info about how to access Tyrell corp for Chew.
6. Deckard's original intro, noodle store scene, trip to police station, all cut. Deckard introduced driving to work listening to tape of Holden, followed by briefing scene with Bryant. VK on Rachel at Tyrell corp truncated to just the test and the post-test conversation with Tyrell.
4. Rachel VK followed by Pris scene with JF (raccoon airbrush scene) up to just before Batty shows up.
5. Deckard shown finding scale, followed by phone booth sequence of Batty-Leon. Their exit here is reminiscent of an earlier scene of them going to find Chew (This is intentional as there are other instances of memory play in the film--the inconsistencies of Holden's audio tape, etc. I felt this scene added a bit of deja-vu)
6. Scene of Rachel in Rick's apartment cut.
7. Unicorn dream and photo detection scenes cut.
8. Scale identification scene truncated as well as snake merchant. Bar and phone call cut.
9. After Zhora shot, phone call inserted, recut to appear as if Deckard calls Rachel out of loneliness, and then when she hangs up, he starts dialling again (it is implied this is Bryant he's calling, as the next scene is of Bryant arriving at the crime scene). (credit for this change goes to TM2YC)
10. Bryant's lines about Rachel are cut. Deckard and Rachel's scenes in his apartment after Leon shooting cut.
11. Deckard calling Pris cut. Bryant's V.O. about JF is played as Rick drives. In this version he goes straight to her apartment. It is implied form his actions in this version that he is in fact on top of his game and more menacing, unlike in the original, where he is an "ex-cop".
12. Ending with Rachel cut. Film now ends after Gaff's line "then again who does". Final shot is of Batty dead on roof and Rick staring at him.
13. BR theme replaced with the opening theme.
14. "Fanedit" and "Special thanks" cards inserted at end.
Let me know if you would like to watch this. Appreciate it,
Rangerkris