• Ixoid@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’m pretty sure my recent rewatch was the director’s cut. The theatrical release must have been indecipherable. I hear what you’re saying about the cyberpunk aesthetic - the visuals were the best thing about this movie. I would thoroughly recommend scifi buffs reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick - it’s an excellent (and not overly long) dystopian novella that has so many layers and themes (that Blade Runner largely omitted).

    • MajorHavoc@programming.devEnglish
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      16 hours ago

      (that Blade Runner largely omitted).

      I know we’re dunking on a beloved classic, but it would be fair to state this even more harshly.

      I felt like there’s really barely even a scrap of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep in BladeRunner.

      I think BladeRunner is cool, and I’m thankful BladeRunner 2049 actually at least has some ideas from the book.

      But I can’t help but regret that BladeRunner has kept us from ever getting a proper Electric Sheep movie.

      Honestly, I really just want more people to get all the amazing Turtle-on-its-back jokes done with Bender in Futurama.

      Edit: And how does a movie skip over the

      Huge Spoiler for the Book - Don't click if you haven't read it yet.

      The electric spider?!

      That would have made a fantastic movie ending to roll credits on.

    • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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      1 day ago

      I think the best way to experience a blend between the two is either the graphic novel of “Do Androids Dream […]” or the Blade Runner PC adventure game, which fleshes out the story.