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The BR that I watched was more that an atmospheric sci-fi flic. It was an epic parable of the human condition. In the beginning it juxtaposes humans and repli
by munch117 4y ago
The BR that I watched was more that an atmospheric sci-fi flic. It was an epic parable of the human condition. In the beginning it juxtaposes humans and replicants, but what you're supposed to realise along the way is that the life of a replicant is just an accelerated version of a human life: However long or short a lease on life you have been given, the common factor is that it is limited, and what matters is not what species you are, but how you approach life. Deckard, who is a coward unable to live the life that he has, has a life lesson to learn from the replicant who "does not go gently into that good night".
Of course, if Deckard is a replicant, then that interpretation goes out the window, and BR is just another forgettable sci-fi plot twist movie. And since Ridley Scott seems to think so, the movie is now ruined for me -- I have never watched the sequel, because it is just too painful to watch the original movie that I loved be destroyed.
I saw a movie that wasn't just a new visual style for 80's cyberpunk, it was so much more.
- scott_s 4y agoIn the sequel, Deckard is human. I feel it reinforces your take on the first.
- munch117 4y agoI'm glad to hear it. I may watch the sequel now. Maybe the rumors I heard was an intentional mislead.
- formerly_proven 4y agoMight be a case of Deus Ex Syndrome, where a hardcore fanbase preemptively smears all sequels because they're not the original.
- anotherman554 4y agoThe reply saying Deckard is human in the sequel is wrong. In the sequel Deckard says he does not know if he is human and does not care. That is the only time the topic comes up.
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