os are hints that suggest that Deckard actually is a replicant. The eyes of replicants are glowing when you see them from a certain angle. Photos are a way for replicants to tie them to their non-existent past.
             The reason why this film is such a "hybrid" is that the elements of the science fiction lies clearly in the visual aspect of the film. The notions Film noir and detective thriller is due to the fact that Deckard is sort of a classical 50's detective that is put into the 21st century. He has got a drinking problem and his wife has left him. Other typical Film noir effects is the voiceover and also the presence of the "femme fatal" Rachel. We can also see that the film uses what is the central theme of the western movies "the conflict between civilised order and the lawless frontier" (Bordwell, D. & Thompson, K., 1997, p.56). Finally there is the love-story between Deckard and Rachel. These are two opposites that attract, and despite the seemingly impossible situation they are in, they find each other.
             I am going to start with discussing the narrative structure in BR. According to Todorov (in O'Shaugnessy, 1999, p. 107) there is a basic standard to narratives. In the start of the narrative, there is a stable situation (equilibrium) that is disrupted (disequilibrium) by a "villainous force" (Todorov in Taylor, L., & Willis, A., 1999, p. 76). This stable situation is restored in the end of the narrative. Or as O'Sullivan et al. says "A meets B; something happens; order returns" (O'Sullivan et al., 1994, p. 195).
             According to Turner "most films start by establishing the lines of conflict which will determine or motivate the events and actions of the story "(1988, p.85). The opening sequence of Blade Runner displays the main conflict. Holden, who is a human interrogator, is killed by the replicant Leon. These are opposing forces that set the main conflict or the plot of the story.
             However, this theory i...