I'm one of the few idiots in my generation who was introduced to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep before Blade Runner, and it took me a while to judge Blade Runner on its own thematic terms, separate from its source material. The book is nearly drowning in themes (maybe a consequence of being a noir written on amphetamine), and though…
I'm one of the few idiots in my generation who was introduced to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep before Blade Runner, and it took me a while to judge Blade Runner on its own thematic terms, separate from its source material. The book is nearly drowning in themes (maybe a consequence of being a noir written on amphetamine), and though I love it I find it interesting that the adaptation might be the stronger of the two (or at least one of its MANY cuts) because its themes are comparatively limited.
...and for those curious about Contrapoints' video on Twilight (don't be a coward), you can find it here: https://youtu.be/bqloPw5wp48
I'm one of the few idiots in my generation who was introduced to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep before Blade Runner, and it took me a while to judge Blade Runner on its own thematic terms, separate from its source material. The book is nearly drowning in themes (maybe a consequence of being a noir written on amphetamine), and though I love it I find it interesting that the adaptation might be the stronger of the two (or at least one of its MANY cuts) because its themes are comparatively limited.
...and for those curious about Contrapoints' video on Twilight (don't be a coward), you can find it here: https://youtu.be/bqloPw5wp48
I want you to know I watched over an hour before realizing I'd seen it before 😆
That's amazing ha ha!