The voice-over narration (as the screenwriting workshop dude in Adaptation said, voiceover is a terrible, lazy narrative device and violates one of the main tenets of narrative literature and, in my opinion, is much more true for film: show, don't tell.)
1) Where's the rest of the sentence?
2) I'd like to add my 2p and say that the narration in Blade Runner (which ever version) actually adds a lot to the movie, creating a film noir/pulp/gumshoe air that was absent from the narrationless version.
I agree with #2. I know a lot of people dislike it (I guess including the director?) but you're right, it really gives it the proper film noir feel that the movie needs.
I watched this movie about a month ago, and I have to say I agree. I thought the voiceover was completely inappropriate. And I also agree that Haley was the most wonderful part of the film - sad, disgusting, helpless. But overall, I got bored quickly (and yet, I thought the book was decent) and was pretty disappointed.
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1) Where's the rest of the sentence?
2) I'd like to add my 2p and say that the narration in Blade Runner (which ever version) actually adds a lot to the movie, creating a film noir/pulp/gumshoe air that was absent from the narrationless version.
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I've never seen the narration-filled Blade Runner so I can't really comment.
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