After you've watched Blade Runner watch Dangerous Days, the making of Blade Runner documentary. It gives you much more insight into the movie and how "ground-breaking" it was.
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It looks like a dumb pseudo-philosophical action-thriller with an emphasis on visuals.
Much of the attraction of Blade Runner is that it's a really smart movie that doesn't try to spoon feed you high school philosophy, but rather explores it's themes and ideas through character interaction. It's a movie where you have to think about what's going on to realize how compelling many of the scenes are and what the point of certain characters even is in the movie.
Of course I had my doubts from the beginning, seeing how they're clearly abandoning the question of whether or not Deckard is a replicant, which has huge implications for the original. To the point where many scenes lose much of their meaning.
It looks like a dumb pseudo-philosophical action-thriller with an emphasis on visuals.
Much of the attraction of Blade Runner is that it's a really smart movie that doesn't try to spoon feed you high school philosophy, but rather explores it's themes and ideas through character interaction. It's a movie where you have to think about what's going on to realize how compelling many of the scenes are and what the point of certain characters even is in the movie.
Of course I had my doubts from the beginning, seeing how they're clearly abandoning the question of whether or not Deckard is a replicant, which has huge implications for the original. To the point where many scenes lose much of their meaning.
Not necessarily. Could be some reason he went beyond the normal age limit.
I thought the trailers actually perpetuated the replicant thing.
Quotes from trailer: (spoilers for people who didn't watch)
Spoiler!
The "lock and key" quote. I think this could be Leto talking about Deckard and how he needs him because he's the key to advanced replicants or something. And the "I've found him" and "that's not possible" quote. I assumed this is because they figure Deckard should be dead because he's past his expiry date.
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I really like the theory that the Alien franchise is set in the same universe and timeline as Blade Runner. I watched the films somewhat differently after hearing of that theory.
I thought the trailers actually perpetuated the replicant thing.
Quotes from trailer: (spoilers for people who didn't watch)
Spoiler!
The "lock and key" quote. I think this could be Leto talking about Deckard and how he needs him because he's the key to advanced replicants or something. And the "I've found him" and "that's not possible" quote. I assumed this is because they figure Deckard should be dead because he's past his expiry date.
My guess is:
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Both Deckard and Rachael were experimental replicants given human life spans.
I just rewatched the first one. I forgot how much fun it was.
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