As a result, while we can safely say that that one scene was ill-considered, as a whole their relationship is not really depicted as problematic. ![]() The Han and Leia kiss in Episode V is widely criticised, but at least Leia is actually given plenty time to draw away, and we have enough of their interaction in other scenes and films that we know there was no power imbalance between them that would have prevented her from doing so, and that give us additional context. It’s a strange choice, to put it very mildly. In fact, I’d venture to say Blade Runner is the only one in this. And out of those that do, not all of them choose to pick the non-consenting ladies as the most important plot thread which to continue from the original. ![]() ![]() Not all of those films, however, get contemporary sequels. It seems no film in the 80s was complete without either that or one of the Holy Trinity killing someone in a particularly brutal way. Blade Runner - the original one - is a genre classic, featuring memorable lines, a truly great monologue, and last but not least, a dashing anti-heroic Harrison Ford sweeping non-consenting ladies off their feet.
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