In the film Blade Runner (made in 1983) starring Harrison Ford.
I found that the lighting was already the first thing I could talk about, mostly cause it's the first thing you notice. The very first scene opens up with a man looking out of what appears to be a window, there is a lot of smoke in in the room so therefore it already messes up the lighting, which I think is what they were going for. The colour grading seems to be very blue throughout the film. One scene in which caught my attention may have been the last scene. Where the villain (Roy Batty) and the hero (Deckard) are at their last fight. Deckard (played by Harrison Ford) is hanging off from his fingertips. The lighting in this scene keeps shifting from dark to light to very bright.
The blue colour grading seems to have a purpose, which is so that the whole setting is in the future as it states at the beginning of the film, November 2019. The overpowering colour of blue shows that it is very futuristic, and the fact that it is in the future and it's about robots makes the film more visual, also more pleasing to the eyes as there are a lot of other lighting, so therefore when there is more blue, you have a break from your eyes so it's not hard to watch. The smoke seems to be a consistent thing, as its purpose is to erase any harshness to any light. Because it is very futuristic and the setting seems to be very dark, they have to have as much light as possible, therefore when they have lighting, they have to make sure that it's not too harsh; adding smoke, helps with that, as it brings down the harshness and makes it really soft.
In this scene the light changes a lot as there is a lot of vehicles around them. It shows the power and dominance of the villain, also the low angle plus the light makes it clear that he is evil as the light is straight behind him, which shows power. The fact that there is no light in front of him, is symbolic as it shows that there is no light in him. But as its a sci-fi and there are robots, there are many ways of thinking about the characters, and how Roy Batty may not be a villain after all. Maybe after all the light had a different meaning, that he is i fact maybe good and not a bad guy. After giving a speech to Deckard he accepts his fate and dies, as the light shines directly onto him, increasing the affect on the audience, making it emotional, as there is less lighting on Harrison Ford, the audience can focus more on the other character and remember what just happened and focus on it, as the lighting helps to ease to mood.