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<blockquote data-quote="replicant2" data-source="post: 2053816" data-attributes="member: 16498"><p>I guess I would beg to differ. I'm admittedly not well-read in the SF genre so I'll concede that books have largely addressed the notion of the machine-as-human and all its implications. However I have seen more than four films <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> and I'm searching my data banks for other SF films exploring those themes pre-1982. None come immediately to mind.</p><p></p><p>Morever, I would submit these are timeless themes that get returned to again and again for a reason: We don't know the answers. There really isn't an explanation to these questions, or certainly no simple answers. But as humans, we keep looking.</p><p></p><p>An author (or director) can keep the ideas fresh and unique by addressing them in a unique way. And I believe <strong>Blade Runner </strong> took a completely fresh, contemporary angle on those age-old themes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Deckard-as-replicant angle is hardly a fabrication of the fans. In fact, the idea was carefully planted by Ridley Scott in the Director's Cut. Remember Deckard's dream of the unicorn? Take a look at what Gaff (Edward James Olmos) leaves outside of Deckard's apartment at the end of the film -- its a tinfoil origami unicorn. Deckard picks it up with a knowing look, and hears Gaff's previous words: "It's too bad she won't live. But then again, who does?" </p><p></p><p>Gaff's words, and the revelation that Deckard's dreams might not be so personal, are both strong indications that Deckard is not really human after all.</p><p></p><p>The film is loaded with little things like the unicorn sequence that (IMO) make it worthy of repeated viewings, like a good book. I'm not saying that <strong>Blade Runner </strong> is perfect; I agree that some of the acting is flat. It's got flaws, it drags in spots. But to me it's on a higher plane than 99 percent of SF films made before or since.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="replicant2, post: 2053816, member: 16498"] I guess I would beg to differ. I'm admittedly not well-read in the SF genre so I'll concede that books have largely addressed the notion of the machine-as-human and all its implications. However I have seen more than four films :) and I'm searching my data banks for other SF films exploring those themes pre-1982. None come immediately to mind. Morever, I would submit these are timeless themes that get returned to again and again for a reason: We don't know the answers. There really isn't an explanation to these questions, or certainly no simple answers. But as humans, we keep looking. An author (or director) can keep the ideas fresh and unique by addressing them in a unique way. And I believe [B]Blade Runner [/B] took a completely fresh, contemporary angle on those age-old themes. The Deckard-as-replicant angle is hardly a fabrication of the fans. In fact, the idea was carefully planted by Ridley Scott in the Director's Cut. Remember Deckard's dream of the unicorn? Take a look at what Gaff (Edward James Olmos) leaves outside of Deckard's apartment at the end of the film -- its a tinfoil origami unicorn. Deckard picks it up with a knowing look, and hears Gaff's previous words: "It's too bad she won't live. But then again, who does?" Gaff's words, and the revelation that Deckard's dreams might not be so personal, are both strong indications that Deckard is not really human after all. The film is loaded with little things like the unicorn sequence that (IMO) make it worthy of repeated viewings, like a good book. I'm not saying that [B]Blade Runner [/B] is perfect; I agree that some of the acting is flat. It's got flaws, it drags in spots. But to me it's on a higher plane than 99 percent of SF films made before or since. [/QUOTE]
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