What Are The Similarities Between Blade Runner And Immigration

The film Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott can be interpreted as a border-crossing story. The Physical migration of the Replicants from the colony to the Earth is one reason for the interpretation. Moreover, the Replicants are moving from one culture in the off-world colony where they were slaves to a completely different culture in the Earth where they autonomously decide their occupation. The real life example of the Replicants is illegal immigrants. The Replicants are uninvited guests in the Earth. They came down to the Earth to dream a better life than their lives as slaves back in the colony. Similarly, illegal immigrants are uninvited guests in other countries, and they also dream a better life. Unfortunately, both groups are still the lowest group of the population even after the immigration. Another similarity is that there is particular organization in the government to hunt them down. In real life, there is an immigration office under the department of homeland security to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the country. Likewise, in the movie, the blade runners are special group of police officers that are there to specifically catch the escaped Replicants.

North Koreans, in a way, better represent the Replicants because they are locked in a particular location. North Koreans are not allowed to go to move out from North Korea and, in a like manner, the Replicants are not allowed to move out from the off world colony. Moreover, North Koreans are born to do certain jobs. They are not allowed to change this assignment. The Replicants, too, are created to do certain jobs. Most tragic similarity comes from the fact that the Replicants are “retired,” murdered, once they are caught. Similarly, North Koreans are killed when they are caught escaping out from North