🤓☝ That didn’t happen in the the novel though
Did the question of androids dreaming of electric sheep actually get answered in the novel? 🤔
Only implicitly, total ripoff.
A lot of what happened in the movie didn’t happen in the novel.
And the whole Mercerism thing isn’t even in the movie despite being a huge part of the novel.
But we got tears in rain instead.
For sure. I’m not complaining. I like both the book and the film even though they’re quite different. Or maybe because of it.
Back in 2021, I read a handful of Philip K. Dick books. I have always loved the movies that were based on them, but I was very surprised by the contents of the books. I found that he constantly derided women and portrayed blindly supporting the police, regardless of their intentions. I did enjoy the books overall, but I’m not as quick to praise him these days.
He was also deeply paranoid and delusional, since he was high on speed most of the time. Don’t see “blindly supporting police” in his works actually, any form of authority is usually portrayed of having bad intentions. Although his protagonists are often some form of cop, they are usually in conflict with their colleagues in some form.
The guy wrote some mind-bending shit, for sure, but the world is a very different place from the 60s (when he wrote do androids dream, for example)
Valis is very upsetting if you understand Phil’s upbringing, history with drugs and counter-culture, home life and his abusive relationship with sanity.
Most of his novels are basically bog standard 1950s sci-fi, but with the weird metaphysical twist that completely turns everything on its side by the end. The characters are empty vessels, but it probably doesn’t matter.
Every night, as me and my wife are going to sleep, I lean over and whisper into her ear, “It’s too bad you’re not going to live. But then again, who does?”
Oh, it’s the D.E.N.N.I.S. system:
Demonstrate Value
Engage Physically
Nurture Dependence <- YOU ARE HERE
Neglect Emotionally
Inspire Hope
Separate Entirely
What a sweet tradition! 😊
That movie is so slept on, it’s honestly one of my favorites. The book is really good too, I love the dialogue.
“Uh yes, hi, how are you? I have something, um, emergent to report!”
lol i just rewatched the blade runner episode of Bob’s Burgers last night. i never saw the movie!
That reminds me of this FASCINATING deep dive by Innuendo Studies on agency / protagony. Warning: while not technically NSFW… caution is still advised.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Telling a robot that he’s “done a man’s job” is a Gaff.
See…this is what teenage cyber bulling should be instead of catty bitches calling someone fat over and over.
… and a fully functioning uterus
I mean, they are organic, so yeah, it’s not impossible one could create offspring with another replicant
Actually, her having a child proves Deckard was one all along.
No it doesn’t. How does it prove Deckard is a replicant versus proving Tyrell Corps had become just that good at replicating life. In both Blade Runner movies to prove something was replicant they had to get electron microscope close to find printing on cells. Perhaps Rachael was just that human. Unless it was explained somewhere I missed.
deleted by creator
Why can’t they make a robot that can have human babies? Sounds possible in the realm of SF
deleted by creator
She doesn’t have to have human DNA in other body parts tho. It doesn’t make you human if you only store some DNA in a device for reproductive purposes.
Nobody claimed they’re genetically manipulated humans. They’re organic but man-made, and apparently it’s very hard to tell the difference to a real human except through emotional responses.
deleted by creator
Firstly, you come off as a huge dick, btw.
Please refrain from such language in the future. Everyone. Let’s keep it civil, please.
Little radiation as she sleeps should take care of that.
And the immortals in Highlander are from the planet Zeist.
