Similarities and Differences between Orson Welles's 'The Lady From Shanghai' and Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner'

Similarities and Differences between Orson Welles's 'The Lady From Shanghai' and Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner'

Similarities: Both scenes are quite romantic and share a first kiss between the female and male lead; Elsa and Deckard are both the ones to initiate the kiss but their styles differ - Elsa comes across as seductive which fits the femme fatale role whilst Deckard appears more abusive; both films have this theme of an identity struggle with the female leads - are both pretending to be someone else: Rachael is pretending to be a human, Elsa is pretending to be someone else until it's discovered that she's the one who is the murderer

Differences: Blade Runner is shot on a set whilst Lady from Shanghai was set outside in the open; LFS uses film noir whilst BR uses neo-noir; LFS uses high contrast and lowkey lighting whilst BR uses lowkey lighting - neo-noir visual style; BR uses two shots in dialogue whilst LFS uses shot-reverse-shots used in dialogue; BR was shot during the Blockbuster Era whilst LFS was shot during the Hollywood Era; the kiss between Elsa and Michael is more built-up making it appear more intimate whilst the kiss between Deckard and Rachel isn't and the scene is more fast-paced and moves on quickly with the plot indicating that their kiss isn't as important. Deckard's forcefulness and what could be considered Rachael being submissive indicates the type of relationship they have. These differences could be due to their differences in backgrounds; OW worked in the theatre as a director and RS in advertising where he learnt his cinematographic, lighting and editing techniques.