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Hal Pehlich posts on 5/22/2007 9:16:44 PM
I'd consider Ridley Scott's masterpiece to be one his greatest achievements. Blade Runner's by far the most influential sci-fi films that I've ever seen in years. If you're a fan check out,' 2019, Los Angeles ' there you'll find, ' Special Features ' and at the very bottom click ' Fan Creations '. There you'll find a Blade Runner art poster in which I've illustrated for the upcoming release of BR: The Final Cut. I'm currently working on a second BR and a third one in the fall. Enjoy.
well0292 posts on 5/15/2007 8:58:48 PM
There are a million different ideas to be explored in this film. Here is one that I haven't seen too much commentary on yet. Deckard visits the adult club where Zhora is performing her act on stage: taking "pleasure from the serpent that once corrupted man" With that and all the other snake imagery we see (such as the mysterious code imprinted scale) what is Ridley Scott getting at? The idea of corruption is evident, but who is being corrupted and who is the corrupter? Could Rachel be the corrupter because Deckard goes with her. She doesn't really seem to intentionally influence him, in fact, he practically takes her by force. This can even go further: which is the corrupted and which is the corrupter: Humans or Replicants. I can't help but feel that the humans are the corrupting force because they have polluted their world, and created the replicants: beings that could be beautiful and amazing, but instead the humans fear their presence on Earth and strip them of their freedom and eventually "retire"them when they become too independent or dangerous.
schw0809 posts on 5/8/2007 6:16:47 PM
I find it interesting that a unicorn was used to inform Deckard that he was too a replicant. Just like Deckard knew Rachel's memories, Gaff knew Deckard's. The symbolic use of the unicorn is a way to tell Deckard that a unicorn is not a realy horse and that a replicant is not a real human. Deckard thought that he was human and by Gaff showing that he knew his memories, Deckard was able to find out that he too had nothing to lose.
Travis posts on 3/17/2007 1:55:30 PM
Anyone have any insight whether Tyrell was telling the truth about reversing the termination date? He seemed to have an answer for every option that Roy proposed, but I find it hard to believe that he didn't have some other idea. Was he just sacrificing his life so the replicants wouldn't get out of control?
David Loftus posts a message on 2/20/2007 11:54:59 AM
In response to Patrick Berger's question, the plight and condition of animals is a much more explicit theme in the book on which this movie is based, Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Ecological conditions have deteriorated so much that most animals are extinct, and it has become government policy to encourage citizens to care for an animal. But animals are so rare and valuable that most citizens can't afford it. They don't want to lose face with their neighbors, however, so some people own replicant animals, which are comparatively cheaper to acquire and maintain. In the book, Deckard has a fake sheep that lives on the roof of his apartment building and pretends to eat grass. It's another level to the real/fake, human/replicant themes of the story.
UMD student 65 posts on 2/19/2007 10:13:32 PM
I find it hard to understand in the end of the movie as the last clone dies he talks about war in the stars. I am wondering if the wars are just between human, or is it the discovery of ET's. And could this also mean that the clones grabbed enough power that they fought the humans in a fight for their survival.
Patrick Berger posts on 11/5/2006 2:34:05 AM
One thing that I don't understand about the movie is why there is such an emphasis placed on animals in the movie. Tyrell's owl and the snake that leads Deckard to the stripper (I forget her name) play fairly significant roles in the movie. Real non-engineered animals have become a valuable commodity in this future and I don't understand what this is representative of. I have also failed to draw any resonable conclusions of my own. Does anyone have any suggestions?
posts a message on 9/29/2006 10:18:49 AM
i've heard and looked at countless bladerunner websites and found out about the 25th anniversary release of the film,then releasing it on dvd BLADERUNNER:THE FINAL CUT.i'm currently working on a original art based on the movie,my version that's alittle different from the movie poster.if anyone's interested and you're a fan of the film,just email me.thanks.
posts on 9/19/2006 5:53:37 AM
Thats a good question. Yeah, I think the Reps would have been generally more agreeable had they been treated respectfully. I dont think Roy and his gang truly enjoyed killing people, but had nothing to lose. They were going to die, and that type of person can truly be the most dangerous. Of course even in the mostideal settings youre gonna get a few jerk Replicants here and there. But it was the curent mindsets and doctrines toward Reps going rogue that lead to them committing such crimes. Desperate times dictate drastic measures after all.
posts on 9/18/2006 10:27:22 PM
I do not think that Replicants would have been violent if they had their freedom and were treated with respect. In the movie “Blade Runner,” Replicants were designed to be identical to humans in every way except without emotion. They were to live as slaves with no freedoms. To ensure that they did not evolve into something the humans could control, they were given a life span of only 4 years.
The Replicants became violent to ensure their survival. They killed to find a way to meet Tyrell and to see if he could increase their lifespan. Unfortunately, Tyrell was unable to do so. (At least that is what he said, however, I do not know if he was telling the truth.) In nature, survival is the most important factor and I believe the Replicants only became violent after they learned their lives were in jeopardy.
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