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I didn't say Ford's performance was bad, I said it was a good performance...especially if you consider the contrast between him and the replicants.
Wooden to me, doesn't mean it has to be a bad performance, and maybe not the correct term to use, but it captures what my thoughts are about the character. It is just a one-dimensional approach to a character and if used correctly, can make a particular meaning stand out. Deckard is a retired blade runner and is exhausted from his former job. His job became routine and his life doesn't seem to have much going on anymore. Being brought back in is not very engaging for him.
While his performance was "like a former hero who gave up," I think that lends to him having a somewhat wooden performance. He is just kind of there doing things, going through the motions. Deckard doesn't even do any detective work (Ford even admitted this). While not doing any detective work doesn't translate to a wooden performance, my point is that Deckard is just going through the motions tracking/killing the replicants. He doesn't develop any kind of moral struggle or anything of the sort through examining the behavior and needs of the replicants. He is the one that often seems to lack empathy. This is where I get the wooden performance from. The comparison between Deckard and the replicants in regards to emotions is something that people have talked about when discussing this movie and happens to be one of the ways that I interpret the storytelling. Do I think that Deckard truly has no emotions? No, he probably does. But in terms of telling a narrative, it makes for a more interesting story showing that the replicants are just as, if not more, capable of showing emotions and wanting to live a longer, more fulfilling life than the humans around them.
What I love is that the original is so great that it allows for multiple interpretations (whether one is more right or wrong doesn't really matter) and discussions.
"RG looks really wooden"
So was Ford in the original.
I love the original, probably the greatest sci-fi movie ever made. But, Ford's performance is wooden, slightly emotionless. I think it is a good performance, but he never really does any expressions other than pain during the final act (and his encounter with Leon).
I also thought that Ford's wooden performance was a good contrast to the replicants. Roy was full of emotion and desire, but he was something that shouldn't have those whereas Deckard was a human(maybe) that showed little emotion.
Obviously this is my opinion as it is how I viewed the original. I do not necessarily think that Officer K is going to be as emotionless as is portrayed in the trailer, we will have to wait and see.
All law enforcement in this movie, with the exception of McClane and Al, are seen as incompetent.
The FBI guys don't see the real threat, risk the lives of civilians, etc. The police chief doesn't want to listen to Al, or care about McClane, doesn't understand what the terrorists are doing (but Al does), etc.
Not only does he have a black guy, he has an asian guy on his team too.
seems far from a racist
I think that the purpose of the ending was to show that the X-Men are going to exist into the future. These kids have powers and are able to work together. When they make it across to Canada, they are able to join whoever it is that they are trying to reach and start again. It gives hope that the world will have a mutant team again.