BLADE RUNNER!!! (like AMONG US, but better...)

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[@richiow68]

Let’s not forget the amazing soundtrack provided by Vangelis…

[@vapormissile]

Amen. Conan the Barbarian, Star Wars, Repo Man, Lost Boys, Young Guns, Breakfast Club, Heavy Metal. . .

[@HowIamDriving]

it most cases a major part of a movie.

[@danielsmith5088]

@@vapormissileand their most well known - Chariots of Fire

[@shaggycan]

A masterpiece of a score.

[@vapormissile]

@@danielsmith5088 boom

[@QuayNemSorr]

Amazing movie. Pure art. Roy Batty died in 2019. As did his portrayer Rutger Hauer. RIP

[@theashrook6129]

🤯

[@rixyl7475]

Easily one of my favorite actors.

[@ThePyroSquirrel1]

The ending monologue he delivers always gets me

[@Sawyer1982OAC]

@@ThePyroSquirrel1 i think it was improvised, wasn't it?

[@Frostbite08]

Roy Batty is my answer any time someone asks "which bad guy was actually right?"

[@Salguine]

It's crazy to think this movie is nearly 40 years old. It's so richly detailed, so layered, that it's one of those films you can watch ten times and see new things in it every time.

[@Buskieboy]

It has texture, the whole movie is alive.

[@JPH1138]

I remember watching this film for the first time in 2003 and being amazed, because it looked better than most films out in cinemas at the time despite being made 20 years prior.

[@oldfrend]

this film created cyberpunk. that's why it's so timeless to us - countless films have copied its design and visual feel, so that it's vision has always stayed with us.

[@joemummerth8340]

The fact that Gaff then leaves behind a silver origami unicorn is meant to the indicate that he knows Deckard's dreams… indicating that those dreams were perhaps implanted, just like Rachael's memories… which would mean that Deckard may actually be a replicant.

[@Mars-l9b]

I think Gaff was the "original" bladerunner, and was very good at it, but he got injured and/or too old, so they use his memories as implants for replicant bladerunners like Deckard.

[@Baekstrom]

@@Mars-l9bThat would actually make a lot of sense!

[@necrosunderground]

@@Mars-l9b It would also explain why Gaff doesn't like Deckard: he's a skin job walking around with Gaff's memories in his head Of course, I've also heard the theory that Deckard is a Replicant with Holden's memories (the guy Leon shot in the beginning), and his literal first day of existence starts with him in the rain, waiting to get noodles, all the while believing that everything in his life was real and actually his own, except... not really.

[@TrusteftReacts]

@@necrosunderground Wouldn't he know he was Holden when he suggested Holden to check on the skin jobs?

[@necrosunderground]

@@TrusteftReacts was Rachael aware that her memories were Tyrell's niece's? Although, in fairness, the Deckard is Holden theory breaks down when you find out there's a deleted scene where Deckard visits Holden in the hospital after Bryant dragged Deckard back in

[@daremo5284]

You are probably the only person who ever laughed during Roy's "time to die" monologue.

[@lendondain1]

Yeah, that wasn't the reaction I was expecting (or wanting).

[@stormbard]

I thought the same. For me, it’s one of the best pieces of cinema ever created.

[@ariochiv]

@@stormbard And, from what I understand, the speech was improvised by Hauer.

[@chill_muffin7858]

@@ariochiv damm thats so cool

[@snooks5607]

@@lendondain1 it happens with old movies, catching a reference that suddenly recontextualizes events from one's own life is going to pull people out of the movie watching, can't really avoid it.

[@DJGuatemala83]

He left Deckard alive to show his humanity and help Deckard realize that at that moment, he was more human than Deckard... and left him alive so someone could remember him... and... remain 'alive' forever. He needed comfort before dying, and the only way he knew he could achieve that was through his own humanity. Deckard's face changing, realizing he was the bad guy the whole time, is priceless.

[@orkloven]

I don't see it as him thinking he's more human than Dekard, though, I agree with the rest of your conclusions. I think that as the end came, he saw Dekard fighting to live just as hard as he was and the preciousness of life finally mattered to him. In the end he cherished life, ANY life, enough to save Dekard, and leave a witness to his own life and death. The only immortality possible.

[@patrick86806]

« More human than human »

[@danielcarr1297]

Deckard was the turtle on his back in that moment, and the replicant decided to help it.

[@thomasnguyen7850]

Interestingly the version with Dekard narration, he explained why he think Roy let him live.

[@patrick86806]

@@thomasnguyen7850 i don’t remembre what he says! It’s been sooooo long since i saw it! 😕

[@davidbailey6397]

Natalie: you can tell everyone had fun making this. Reality: everyone was ready to kill Ridley Scott during this movie. By the way,you have the mind for these kind of movies . Asking all the right questions and appreciating the cinematography. This movie is a work of art.

[@Rwededyet]

Not to mention Harrison Ford and Sean Young hated each other.

[@davidbailey6397]

@@Rwededyet Sean was terrified of Harrison. She was actually hurt in that romance scene when he slammed her against the wall.

[@GarthPuckerin]

Daryl Hannah actually broke her arm when she ran into the van and broke the window as she slipped on the slick ground. She needed stitches and a cast to deal with the injury.

[@TheGunderian]

I think it has been said over the years this was a miserable movie for the actors. RS made them depressed on purpose to get a certain kind of atmosphere in their deliveries.

[@jackieflores9270]

Natalie is so adept and quick. ILH

[@andrewwiggin]

It's always great to watch a movie that literally defined an entire genre of films. AS Mad Max defined the post-apocalypse and Night of the Living dead defined Zombie films, Blade Runner defined the dystopian corporate future. This is an absolute classic.

[@ThreadBomb]

A huge influence on cyberpunk too.

[@luizfernandocandrade7951]

I've never seen such a dumb reaction to the scene that is considered by critics to be an icon of cinema of all time,,,.when Roy die,,,,,.and this sex still wants to control the world.... we're fucked

[@nathansnerdynook]

You can basically take any random frame of this movie and put it on your wall as a work of Art.

[@acevfx2923]

That's true for both the original and the sequel.

[@m2k16]

I don't believe you have a Nook🤔

[@mnomadvfx]

That's the benefit of having a Royal College of Art graduate as a director with Ridley Scott. Major props also to the cinematographer/DOP Jordan Cronenweth and the creative consultant Syd Mead.

[@Joshkie2]

22:50 Miniatures.

[@fxzero666]

Same as the sequel, simply breathtaking...

[@marcuscato9083]

“Why is he dreaming of a unicorn?” Funny that she should ask that. There’s a bit of debate about that... 😂

[@RedwoodTheElf]

And how did Origami guy know about the unicorn? Who's a replicant and who isn't?

[@richiow68]

The dream was implanted.. The Unicorn outside his door was to inform him of what he was.. There is KZbin information on this subject if you hunt for it

[@krbkrbkrbkrbkrb]

Her earlier comment about "we know that Harrison Ford isn't a replicant, he's the most human acting one." 😂

[@bolerobell]

@@richiow68 There is dispute about that. Ridley Scott says Yes, that was always his intent. Harrison Ford says No, they never discussed that for Deckard's background. Denis Villeneuve went ambiguous in Blade Runner 2049.

[@slartibartlast968]

I used to think it was probably because Gaff was zapping subliminal messages in Deckard's mind, to send the message that he was on Deckard's side and had access to secret technology. Then 2049 came along, and it's got mind reading technology!

[@davidr1050]

The voice over from the theatrical release goes like this: "Gaff had been there, and let her live. Four years, he figured. He was wrong. Tyrell had told me Rachael was special. No termination date. I didn't know how long we had together... Who does?" --- I never realized how powerful this movie really was. From Roy showing mercy and humanity in his last moments, to Gaff throwing down his gun and quitting without retiring Rachel...

[@jirinejedly540]

I was never bothered by that commentary. On the contrary, I like the 1982 version most, including the car scene at the end. I saw many videos reviewing the final cut and almost all of them had the same reaction at the end: "What ? That's It ? That's the end ?"

[@KaizerHiwatari]

Theatrical Cut supremacy! :) Sad to see the reactors only seeing the Final Cut all the time because there's some kind of consensus among the fans that the narration is "immersion-breaking" when it's literally a staple of the crime noir genre :(@@jirinejedly540

[@MrSporkster]

Every Nat reaction video: 'I'm so confused!' 'What is happening right now?!' 'You guys, this is SO SAD!' 'What? WHAT? WHAAAAAAAT???' 'Yeah!' 'No!' 'I have so many questions!' 'If (x) dies, I am DONE with this movie!' 'Oh my God, I did not see that coming.' 'PHEW!'

[@y3ldarb2]

Ok...?

[@metalliholic]

She needs those views

[@MrSporkster]

@@metalliholic she's getting 'em! xD

[@Malum09]

Someone should make a drinking game out of this

[@bagpipejack8979]

Idiots gonna be idiots

[@dmillitello73]

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die." Roy Batty

[@mnomadvfx]

Such a great ad lib from Rutger Hauer there.

[@Joshkie2]

The greatest add lib of all time!!! R.I.P

[@krashd]

And Natalie fucked up the moment. Still love her though 😜

[@Kestrel1971]

@@Joshkie2 The original dialogue was similar but not as elegant and Rutger Hauer told Ridley Scott he would re-write it. He re-wrote the speech overnight and they shot the next day. Definitely Rutger Hauer's work, but not really an ad-lib.

[@Joshkie2]

@@Kestrel1971 Yes I know. I just did not feel like ruining a good story with details. 😜 Ridley Scott on Blade Runner's Tears in Rain Monologue (2017) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4G4end-httrqK8

[@Asher8328]

"I'm expecting an action movie with Harrison Ford..." I think that has a lot to do with why this film did so badly at the box office. Most people made the same assumption, and then were confused and ultimately disappointed when they got something entirely different.

[@danhelphrey6260]

The original theatrical release emphasized the action somewhat more and the philosophy a lot less, which is why Ridley Scott didn't like it.

[@hcoxy928]

I enjoyed it in 1983 just after the return of the jedi

[@SingleTax]

Coming out the same time ET did didn't exactly help.

[@michaelccozens]

Fair, but also, it's hard to picture this film doing well in 1983, especially given the shallow theatrical cut. It's an arthouse movie the studio attempted to cut the art out of. It'd be like trying to make Alien a Blumhouse jump-scare crapfest instead of a moody, atmospheric, Lovecraftian horror. In any case, I'm not sure audiences who flocked to Star Wars were going to readily adopt sci-fi that made them sit and think (Star Wars is fun, but it ain't real think-y. In fact, if you start to think on it, it falls apart quickly. The Empire never heard of hull-down design? You'd think it'd become obvious when their first towering AT-AT was sniped with a rocket from 10 klicks out).

[@ThreadBomb]

@@danhelphrey6260 "The original theatrical release emphasized the action somewhat more and the philosophy a lot less, which is why Ridley Scott didn't like it." What a load of bull! The original cut and the Final Cut have exactly the same amount of action and philosophy. The only significant changes are the voiceover, the unicorn dream, and the ending. A real fan would know this.

[@harryreece9219]

‘I love the lighting in this movie’ Natalie, meet Film Noir. Film Noir, meet Natalie.

[@michaelccozens]

With all due respect to film noir, this was way beyond that. Not least for the unfair advantage of being able to use colour, and brilliantly.

[@TheStOne1]

Natalie meets cyberpunk.

[@michaelccozens]

@@TheStOne1 Not technically cyberpunk, either. That came right at the end of PKD's life as the PC revolution took computing power out of the sole hands of large corps and gave it to individuals. William Gibson was the first to blaze that trail.

[@ThreadBomb]

Technically it's "neo noir". The original film noir was really a movement, not a genre, that started with The Maltese Falcon (1941) and ended with Touch of Evil (1958). Anything after that is not authentic, because it is imitating the film noir movement rather than being part of it.

[@davidpax]

I would call it Tech Noir.

[@lmaoqasim]

Roy's speech at the end is one of the greatest monologues in cinema history and the ending of it was improvised by the late Rutger Hauer. His speech is basically telling Deckard that though he is a Replicant, he has memories of his own like any real human would. He has seen things you people wouldn't believe. He's telling Deckard that just because he is a Replicant, it doesn't take away from his humanity. Replicants just want to live. In fact, Roy and the other Replicants are probably more human than human.

[@ThreadBomb]

"Improvised" is not quite accurate. He came up with the last line and Ridley Scott let him use it. He didn't just come up with the whole speech while the cameras were rolling.

[@sioparr]

2049 is definitely a must watch too, stunningly beautiful and such a heartbreaking story

[@thomas.becker]

if you watch the sequel, there are three short movies that explain what happened between the first and the second movie, which really helps to understand the context of the second movie. otherwise you only get three sentences at the beginning of the second movie with that key information. BTW. those shorts are on the official warner bros youtube channel

[@blinkachu3394]

Didn't know that, but tbf I think the movie did a good enough job to explain it since I didn't need those short movies to understand the movie.

[@matthewtheobald1231]

Yes it was a huge surprise. It was an amazing sequel

[@DaSmerg123]

@@matthewtheobald1231 It was a bit weird how you had to dig to find the additional really cool content that came with 2049. As a long time Blade Runner fan, I started following everything about what they were doing...and my excitement only increased with Villeneuve heading the sequel project.

[@ThePereubu1710]

couldn't disagree more. I found 2049 to be an extremely dull and empty film. I felt nothing for anyone. It was beautiful, yes, but that was all it was for me.

[@cstephen98]

Trivia #2: When Daryl Hannah hits the truck window and shatters it, that wasn't supposed to happen as it was regular glass. She kept going and that was the take they used but she had to be hospitalized for lacerations all up her arm but that was the take that they ended up using :)

[@TheRealWalkingDude]

That’s funny, something similar happened with Ben Stiller filming “Mystery Men” where his character throws himself against a windshield which is not supposed to break, as a joke about how ineffective his character is. But on the first take Ben Stiller actually cracked the windshield. IRL and it ruined the take. Lol

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

But also, that's the take they used in the end...

[@TehFrenchy29]

It's and increasingly common occurrence for movies at least today to use the take on which the stunt person seriously hurt themselves (assuming their is one, and it was non-fatal) as a sort of sign of respect. Hot Rod famously has one as well; stunt guy hurt himself real bad overshooting the target and getting an even more brutal result than intended, and they went with that take instead of doing it again to get the intended result. Effectively saying "you were hospitalized getting us that take, we're not going to reshoot it just because it was a little off script".

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

@@TehFrenchy29 A couple of notorious times, they used the take where the actor really died.

[@andy6576]

@@happyslapsgiving5421 Namely?

[@pleasehelp2446]

People can argue all they want about if Deckard is or is not a replicant, the point of the movie is to be ambiguous, it's about what it means to be human, blur the line of creator and creation. Rachael and Roy were replicants but they could feel emotion and fell in love. The blade runners and police were humans who could no longer feel emotion. Deckard was meant to be somewhere in between. The answer in my opinion is that he is both and neither. He's a unicorn.

[@djpushplay]

Natalie: I'm only human. Interesting choice of words Natalie. I need you to take a test now.

[@dasc0yne]

"I'm looking forward to watching a fun, action-packed movie." BR is one of my favorite movies of all time, but what a choice of words.

[@TheRealWalkingDude]

Yeah, I was like “uh... you’re in for a surprise” lol

[@chrisleebowers]

The plot sounds like a pulse-pounding edge-of-your-seat thriller, but it's so not-that... it's more like *dream* that you're in a pulse-pounding edge-of-your-seat thriller, that is not so much thrilling as it is weirdly unsettling...

[@njebei]

It's amazing to think that this movie is almost 40 years old but still sets the bar for futuristic settings. You can see hints of it in movies like The Matrix, Minority Report, Fury Road, and even the Hunger Games but its use of light and the imaginative future setting is so perfect that I'm not sure it can ever be topped, only imitated.

[@Thom1212]

And all over the Cyberpunk and Shadowrun RPG's (thematically)

[@jasonp.1195]

Another key movie of the cyberpunk genre is the original "Ghost in the Shell" - which also has some amazing music.

[@tigqc]

Roy knew he was dying fast so he shoved a nail through his hand to get a massive adrenaline rush from the pain to keep going. Roy caught Deckard because right before he lost his grip, Deckard spat at Roy, demonstrating his strength of character. He was defiant even when he was about to die. Roy decided that made him worthy of saving.

[@TheGunderian]

Everyone says 'before he lost his grip' If you look carefully Decker falls and Roy catches his wrist in mid-air. He wants the BR to fully embrace the despair of dying, and saves him anyway. Roy is not just strong, he is genius. He probably knows all BRs are replicants and kept in the dark about their own nature. Notice how Decker is 'in retirement' when this job is assigned to him. This suggests there is a prequel story that broke him emotionally. Perhaps the prequel is a false memory for him as well as the unicorn. Decker may have been created one day before we first see him eating.

[@tigqc]

@@TheGunderian Everyone says it except you right?

[@alalalala57]

@@tigqc ok binder.

[@michaelccozens]

@@TheGunderian Interesting ideas. The question, though, is that if Decker's a Replicant, why isn't he stronger? It might be that the Nexus-6s have deliberately had their capabilities toned-down to human levels in order to not spoil the illusion (eg we never see Rachel do anything superhuman, I don't think), but that does sorta raise the question of why one would bother using them in the first place. In any case, it's not surprising that Roy overpowers Deckard, as Roy's a combat model, but even Pris, the "pleasure" model, had no problem beating-up on Deckard. That's kinda weird, too; why would a pleasure model be given enhanced strength? If there's one place you don't want a machine that's capable of tearing-off limbs, it's handling your sensitive areas.

[@foilhattiest1]

@@michaelccozens Yeah I feel like the Deckard being a Replicant theory falls pretty flat on its face because he's just way too weak and flawed. If you're going to employ hunter units to hunt down and kill replicants gone rogue, why on earth would you make them much weaker and slower just like a human? Just so that it itself doesn't know what it is? OK and what the heck does that achieve for its mission and purpose besides fooling an audience who's watching a movie about it? If you're going to create an artificially intelligent biological "weapon" to effectively take out other malfunctioning biological weapons before they can do too much damage, the ONLY sensible decision would be to make it much faster and stronger and smarter than the ones it's hunting down, or at the very least equal to them, not the other way around! People want Deckard to be a replicant because they think it gives the movie a cool hidden plot twist but seen from within the world the movie plays out in, that would have been an incredibly stupid decision with no benefits whatsoever.

[@bly87823]

Famous building in downtown Los Angeles called the Bradbury Building was used in the finale of this movie. It is an architectural landmark and was built in 1893. It is the quintessential film noir backdrop having been also used in classic noir films.

[@thomasbrown9402]

Another location was Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis-Brown house (also in LA, as the whole movie was supposed to be in LA). If you're also a fan of WestWorld, similar architecture was used for Bernard's home - which I'm sure was a Blade Runner reference, given the similar themes in that series.

[@leeconway1000]

I've seen this movie once a year since 1982. Never noticed the unicorn in Sebastian's apartment.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

It was added (as was the unicorn dream) in the later releases (the non-voiceover/non-happy-ending releases after the theatrical release)

[@weldonwin]

Fun fact, Edward James Olomos, the actor who plays Gaff, the other Bladerunner who keeps leaving the origami figures, was in the rebooted Battlestar Galactica as Commander Adama, where he would also deal with near undetectable androids, that were also referred to as Skinjobs

[@actuallytheguy8395]

...and he was in charge of Crockett and Tubbs, and he rarely knew what the fuck those two were gonna do.

[@rampake-1575]

Battlestar Galactica was great! But last season kinda meh.. Feels like most of the scifi shows the last season is the most disappointing.

[@raifthemad]

@@rampake-1575 It's a matter of taste for sure. Haven't seen the original, but the remake for me was way too much of a soap opera. It didn't really benefit much from being a science fiction setting. Couldn't even finish it, too much drama for my liking. Same reason I stopped watching game of thrones at ep4.

[@alexanderriley2979]

@@raifthemad The original...was pretty much sci-fi schlock. It was on Sunday nights. Not knowing how to successfully end a show is kinda par for the genre. What stank to me about the reboot Galactica is they used one of the most trite cliched endings from golden-age pulp SF. In defense it's hard to really land the bird, because a lot of the time you don't get notice that you haven't been renewed in time to do anything like an ending. I think the only series I've seen do it right is Babylon 5...and that was a Herculean effort, and it still left plot threads dangling. But I'm starting to think "right" is a number closer to infinity than zero given that everyone's idea of right is going to be at least slightly different and sometimes more so.

[@bamachine]

Roy's little monologue at the end was partially an ad lib by Rutger Hauer, he added the "tears in rain" line.

[@Akaeus]

Actually he cut a large seemingly out of place monolgue and turned into a simple speech that resonates perfectly with the films themes.

[@paulporter5853]

Characters in this film are represented by animals, J. F. Sebastian spiritual animal is the rat, Priss's is a Racoon, Zhora's is a snake, and you guessed it Rachel's is a unicorn. Deckard's is a dog which is not really explained in this movie. Roy's is a dove. The beauty of the picture was that most of the movie Roy was presented as a monster, but in reality he was bringing piece by destroying the maker of the replicants who would, in effect, enslave people and give them only 4 years to live. The dove in the final scene is Roy's soul. When he dies the dove is released.

[@Mikearice1]

They hired a futurist named Syd Mead to design the sets and everything. He is a legend.

[@AlpineWoods]

He was involved in other movies like Star Trek The Motion Picture, Tron, Aliens and Time Cop.

[@jamesbyrne9312]

@@AlpineWoods Dont forget the sets were also Frank lloyd Wright buildings

[@vandalnonesuch8274]

Because Mead was not a member of any of the movie guild trades, he was listed as a Futurist in the credits (his term)! I own his 2 book/laserdisc Kronolog boxed set: it shows not only was he an incredible thinker, but had the technical skills to make it work! I also had the chance to hear him speak at the Concept Design Academy in Pasadena CA years ago: the room was full of professionals from every kind of Studio, company and college! Brilliant mind!!!

[@Mikearice1]

@@AlpineWoods I believe the creators for Mass Effect listed him as their primary inspriation... and honestly the Citadel in particular looks like something he would come up with.

[@mnomadvfx]

@@jamesbyrne9312 The Bradbury Building used for JF Sebastien's apartment complex is not a Frank Lloyd Wright design.

[@tenmark7055]

Natalie "Im sorry, I'm only human!" Isnt that something a replicant would say?

[@DiedrichKnickerbocker1783]

Oh..mmy..god. Tyler, you are marrying replicant.

[@MagsonDare]

@@DiedrichKnickerbocker1783 Tyler... Tyrell.... almost an anagram...... Makes you wonder! ;-)

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

All she has to do to find out if she is human is to put her hand in boiling water. If the hand is fine afterwards, she is probably a replicant. .. Or maybe the mother of dragons.😄

[@danwells9525]

Natalie is sus.

[@SunwardRanger83]

Replicant or not, if there was a factory somewhere churning out women like Natalie, the world would be a much more interesting place. LOL

[@thatoneguyagain2252]

Blade Runner in the theater was an amazing experience. There's tons of detail in every shot that doesn't appear on a small screen. The Sound Design is every bit as good as the art Direction. If an Anniversary Revival comes to town, do not hesitate to go. I always like your reactions, and this even better than most. Well done !

[@ljl8681]

Deckard gets the unicorn origami from Edward James Olmos’ character, almost showing that he put the unicorn dream in his head, showing he’s really a replicant

[@justinsherman9350]

The Origami Man (played by legend Edward James Almos) seems to know what Deckart dreams. Almost like how Deckart knew Rachael's childhood memory....

[@mnomadvfx]

The characters name is Gaff.

[@FernandoMahave]

The same way Gaff is calling Deckard a "chicken" for quitting the job the first time, he ends up telling him "your dreams are Tyrell's niece's"

[@69quato]

dropping the bread crumbs there , do you ? =D

[@michaelccozens]

Tyrell presumably told Deckard about his niece's memories after Deckard was able, with difficulty, to suss-out Rachel's status. There's no reason he wouldn't, and lots of reasons he would; he does like talking about his advancements. The question about Gaff (Olmos) definitely stands, though.

[@garthmccarthy4911]

Gaff was at Deckards apartment to kill Rachel but decided not to, Gaff left the unicorn as a sign that he was letting them go.

[@thestarglider]

And of course to let Deckard know that he is a replicant, and the unicorn dream was implanted.

[@Hiraghm]

@@thestarglider except that Deckard wasn't a replicant.

[@fan-i-am]

@@thestarglider Nah. He wasn't dreaming, he was awake playing with the piano. It wasn't in the original release either. And if he was a replicant, why wasn't he dead after all those years of service, in stead of retiring? Or why is it so special he fall in love with a replicant? No moral drama.

[@MrRizeAG]

@@Hiraghm He canonically was though. The debate was over as soon as the Final Cut came out. In fact, it's necessary to know that Deckard is a replicant before you see 2049, because it assumes that you already know.

[@kislayparashar]

@@MrRizeAG Actually, the question is still left vague in 2049, if you consider that Deckard is not a replicant, the movie still works, they purposefully left it vague

[@stephen-macdonald]

Every time people mistake Coraline for a Tim Burton I shed a tear for Henry Sellicks xD

[@michaelccozens]

Fair. Although if Sellicks was worried about it, not aping Burton quite as closely would be an easy solution. Not that Coraline isn't great, but the stylistic influences are pretty explicit.

[@RebeccaODonnell-1941]

I saw this film when I was in college. My friend loved it so much, he bought the original poster from the theater we saw it in and had it framed in a black suede matte and black frame. It was around six feet tall when finished. It was gorgeous.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

This film was a mood. It had a feel and sense to it unlike anything else. And while it wasn't a darling at the Box Office, it is a critical success and major influence in works to come. It became one of the touch points for establishing a cyberpunk noir atmosphere.

[@Divine_R]

It’s impossible to measure how influential this movie is. It’s like watching a dream

[@gaijingamenetwork8095]

Yes, 2049 is a must watch. Way better sequel than expected.

[@dapperdavid3193]

It might be one of the best sequel movies of all time

[@IanMustafa]

and absolutely stunning visually

[@kia2065]

Best sequel ever made imo

[@aarontwenty7]

Must watch in 4K as well just wow

[@kia2065]

@@aarontwenty7 thankfully I do have it in 4K 😂😂 amazing film

[@gabrielvazquez7147]

One of the saddest, most iconic scenes in movie history, and you laugh and talk thru it. Wow.

[@scottvanhille5688]

Next Ridley Scott film: Legend starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, and Billy Barty.

[@ratspike8017]

I wholeheartedly agree with this. Legend is another visual masterpiece and the film itself probably provokes more debate as to whether it is actually `good' (I personally think it brilliant)...

[@wartyrant8627]

A childhood favorite. I bought the DVD a couple years back and it had the Jerry Goldsmith score, not the Tangerine Dream one. I can’t even watch it 🙉. No disrespect to Jerry Goldsmith though. I guess it’s like anime. When you watch the dub first, it’s hard to go sub and vice versa.

[@oldfrend]

@@ratspike8017 a great fantasy film ruined by poor editing. even the director's cut is kinda garbage.

[@goyasolidar]

As a Ridley Scott fan, you should watch the director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven.

[@SenseiDonGraham]

Absolutely!

[@scottythedawg]

I have attempted to watch that movie 5 times but I always fall asleep after what seems about 12 hrs.

[@Jari1973]

Is that Ridley Scott's worst movie?

[@SenseiDonGraham]

@@CerberusDawg Agreed, the Director's Cut of Kingdom of Heaven is amazing! The soundtrack alone is worth it!

[@derred723]

I've heard people reccomend it but i saw it long ago and didn't like it. But i also don't remember it and don't remember if i saw the directors cut or not. Might have to revisit that one some time. like i can't remember the movie much at all.

[@paulschirf9259]

YOU NEED to do the sequel. I think you'll really like it based on his reaction.

[@aarontwenty7]

In 4K if possible as well , the visuals and sound design is jaw dropping

[@VanGl0rious]

Yes! Dare I say, I think it’s better

[@gust8bit]

In IMAX was better.. incredible experience

[@kislayparashar]

Blade Runner 2049 is definitely a better movie than this one

[@haukionkannel]

Both have that slow paced feel that i like… and many movie fanatics don`t. It is a matter of taste, but i like both. And both are slow in their Ways.

[@ratspike8017]

A couple of years back my wonderful wife bought me tickets the The Secret Cinema's Blade Runner event. This is basically were this company puts on a live action RPG based around the movie, then shows the movie. Folk were dressed as street gangs, corporate types, etc. but because my wife kindly got me the VIP tickets I got to be LAPD. This was VERY cool. The whole environment looked straight out of the movie, from buying noodles from the street chefs through visiting Taffy Lewis' club, and I still have my LAPD badge. There were probably 300 guest LARPers and maybe 50 staff playing NPCs, etc. Most coolly I helped bring in a replicant (one of the other players), and was one of just ten guests promoted to Blade Runner as a result. The memory still brings a huge grin to my face! And the LAPD got the best seats in the house watching the movie, too. Timeless memories connected to one of my favourite films. It doesn't get m much better.

[@lemartin93]

The sequel Blade Runner 2049 is a masterpiece

[@mogg34y]

So right ✅ it is !

[@justmeeagainn]

Masterpiece? I think steaming piece of crap is a much better description.

[@mogg34y]

@@justmeeagainndon't sugar coat it tell us how you really feel as your opinion means so much us 😆🤣

[@Tyler_W]

@@justmeeagainn that's so interesting. I've literally only ever heard people say it's phenomenal or complete garbage, nothing in between. I lean much closer to the masterpiece end of the scale, but I completely agree that it's a little disappointing how it complety dropped the masterful use of shadows and lighting as the original did.

[@kingenfuuken]

Its an alright movie as a stand alone movie, but a very unnecessary and disappointing sequel to a beautiful movie. It just spoils the original blade runner. This movie didnt need a sequel.

[@danelmore6553]

"I believe, without a doubt, that he is a human." Well that was just perfect.

[@jonunya1163]

She usually guesses the plot points

[@TheSnakeYouCanTrust]

@@jonunya1163 well she didn't in this case. That's a big part of this movie. Is he a human?

[@Imaculata]

Well the thing is, the way the movie is shot, Deckard absolutely is human. It was only after the movie came out, and people started speculating, that Ridley Scott changed his mind on it. But if you think about it, the movie doesn't really work if Deckard was a replicant.

[@rory7590]

@@Imaculata Why not? Who else would you employ to kill dangerous replicants, than another replicant?

[@danelmore6553]

@@Imaculata I think you are making a number of assumptions there. About both the intent of the creator, and what does or does not "work". I do not know, for sure, one way or the other. I do not agree that it does not work if he is a replicant, and I know for sure that you do not know what Scott really intended. Even if your assertions are true, it fails to acknowledge that art is often a fluid process, that is fully capable of morphing through meanings over time, and rarely ever have only one "proper" intended function.

[@RalphKruhm]

"All those ... moments ... lost ..." in a flood of words and giggly laughter... Girl, you just broke a lot of hearts. ^^ Bless you.

[@xmassent]

During the French Revolution (1789) the "Blade" referred to the Guillotine. In the book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" which the movie is based on a Blade Runner was an authority with permission to terminate a Replicant on contact.

[@cloudshad0ws]

The book is soooo different. Philip K. Dick is one of the greatest sci-fi authors of all time. What a fucking madman.

[@michaelccozens]

That's... also entirely true of BRs in the movie? Not sure of your point here. Interesting idea, but I think if that were the allusion intended, it would be a lot more specific. The rest of the movie's not exactly subtle in making references. Also not sure your purported historical reference exists. There were lots of slang names for the guillotine in the FR, but I'm not sure "blade"'s one of them. The guillotine was usually seen as a replacement for (and improvement on) the executioner's axe. In Germany, for example, the guillotine is specifically called "the falling axe". The mere presence of a blade wouldn't be remarkable; in fact, its absence would be, as beheading was, prior to the FR, an execution method typically reserved to the nobility. Commoners got hanged.

[@ThreadBomb]

Any attempt to find a relevant meaning for the term "blade runner" is doomed to failure. The term came from a sci-fi novel by Alan Nourse (with a very different plot to the movie), and the studio paid for the use of it because it sounded cool, cooler than "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", anyway.

[@ParzivalTheThird]

“If I had a nickel for every time my robot son gouged out one of my eyes, I’d have two nickels” was an absolutely hilarious use of censorship. EDIT: Okay “I’ve got to hand it to him, he’s nailing this” is twice as good.

[@hitoshijohnson]

JF Sebastian's apartment building is the Bradbury building in LA. It's also in 500 days of Summer.

[@jksgameshelf3378]

Yeah, go get some food at Grand Central Market and then the Bradbury Bldg is across the street.

[@bountyhunterbreaks898]

This was based on a short story titled Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. So many of his stories have been made in films!!

[@lawrencewestby9229]

A novel, actually, although most movies based on his work are from short stories.

[@richardctaylor79]

Natalie should react to the movies based on philip k dick's novels especially minority report and a scanner darkly...

[@bountyhunterbreaks898]

@@richardctaylor79 Yes, so many stories of his have been made into movies and even short series.

[@bleukat]

Total Recall is another exploration of memory and how it defines people. (Replicants are people!)

[@lmcgregoruk]

@@bleukat They made two movie version of Total Recall too, the Arnie one, and the more recent version.

[@kiryukaimemorial127]

I've watched this movie at least 10 times, and am grateful for its existence. It birthed Cyberpunk, Shadowrun, and The Matrix. But the most important spawn was Priss Asagiri and the Replicants of Bubblegum Crisis.

[@danu_emrys]

If I am remembering correctly, in the book this is based on, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", there had been a war that killed most animal life. The remaining life was considered prescious. A lot of the questions were related to killing animals to see if there was a reaction. People with money bought robot animals, like the owl. I think in the book there was a bit where the replicants try to convince the Deckard that they are the humans and he is the replicant. Sorry if I am misremembering, it has been a while. It is a REALLY good book though. The author, Phillip K. Dick, has had a number of his books and stories turned into movies. "Total Recall" is based on the story "I Can Remember It For You Wholesale". Also "The Adjustment Bureau", "Screamers", "Minority Report", "Paycheck", "Next" and the TV series "The Man in the High Castle".

[@absurdist_scribbler]

One thing I love about the Tyrell/Roy Batty scene is how much it plays out like a Greek Tragedy. The golden lighting, the father/son conflict, and the music make that scene one of the best in the film for me

[@Banzai431]

The movie has a very rich metaphor - It's not a single viewing sort of movie. It's like an onion, it has many layers that reveal themselves with subsequent viewings. You have chosen well... This is one of the greatest science fiction films of all time, and a seminal work in the cyberpunk genre.

[@joshualewinski3450]

It's like an onion... It stinks

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

@@joshualewinski3450 No, what stinks is your taste in movies. :P

[@TalkingHands308]

The origami unicorn was for Harrison Ford's character. It was the guy letting him know that he's a replicant and he knows about his unicorn dreams because it was implanted. That was the main difference between the theatric cut and the director's cut. In the theatric cut it was implied he was human, in the director's cut, that piece of information implies he's a replicant.

[@tjl9458]

The problem with that whole setup in the film is that there's multiple in-universe possible explanations. Only one of them is that Deckard is a replicant. Gaff is a co-worker so maybe he told him of the dream(s). Second, Gaff is the replicant with Deckard's memories. Lastly, there's the option that Deckard is a replicant. According to the original screenwriter, Deckard is human. Ford believes that Deckard is human. The unicorn dream was only something that was added in the "Director's Cut" in 1992 (with footage from Legend). The original source material has Deckard be human as well. It also undercuts the whole climax of the film. The climax has a replicant and a human facing off and the replicant acting more human than the actual human. That's all lost if Deckard is a replicant. To me, it comes across as Scott trying to be clever, but not thinking about the larger picture.

[@TalkingHands308]

@@tjl9458 Yet that is canon. 🤷‍♂️

[@agenttheater5]

Fan theory is that both Deckerd and Gaff (the origami guy) are both replicants, Deckerd may also have the fake memories of an actual Blade Runner - they've always used replicants to do the hardest and most dangerous work.

[@ronnietornado396]

“When it’s a human howling at you, that’s terrifying.” Your bloodydamn right, boyo.

[@MarCuseus]

*you're

[@danielbarrett4062]

I loved how you burst out laughing at one of the most iconic science fiction scenes of all time

[@SaRENRampaiger]

And it's completely blasphemy. That speech was supposed to be depressing and pessimistic

[@xavvi]

Epic not-man confronting his own mortality: words Natalie: HA HA HA SOMEONE I KNOW SAYS THIS A LOT

[@SaRENRampaiger]

@@xavvi this is why I don't like talkative reactors. Ugh.

[@cm31572]

@@SaRENRampaiger I think that's called just watching a movie...

[@J4ME5_]

I didnt love it at all.. it actually made me never want to watch this lady ever again

[@justinreilly6619]

I hired this film on VHS as an eleven year-old back in 1983. I was disappointed that it was not Star Wars and that Harrison was not Han Solo. But... I was also mesmerized by the visuals, the sounds, the Vangelis soundtrack. I hired the film literally dozens of times in the next few years and this film remains one of my very favourite films. Ridley Scott has always stated that Deckard was a Replicant. And Gaff knows this and was aware that Deckard had dreams about unicorns. It's also why Deckard's eyes also shine red, like Replicants, in certain light. Loved watching your thoughts on this Natalie! 👌

[@Mttjs1]

It's so adorable that you think 3 different cuts of this movie. That's a rabbit hole that seem to never end.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

There are constant small hints that Blade Runner and Alien take place in the same universe. The two mega Corporations, Tyrell and Weyland, are rivals. One company made Replicants, the other made Androids.

[@weepingscorpion8739]

They prefer artifical persons themselves. :)

[@Melancthon7332]

While Seegson trails desperately behind them both

[@sfisabbt]

The movie Soldier with Kurt Russell officially happens in the same universe as Blade Runner.

[@weldonwin]

@@sfisabbt Yeah, Sargent Todd having apparently served in several of the same battles that Roy did

[@Wizardofgosz]

I think that was decided in Prometheus. There's something on a screen that confirms this.

[@LILGHETTI]

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Rip Rutger Hauer! I have the 4k and the blu-ray set with all the cuts! Classic.

[@brucebieberly4166]

Truthfully, I want "All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain." to be on my tombstone.

[@CraigGorsuch]

The origami unicorn at the end was Gaff letting Deckard know that Deckard was a replicant, and that Gaff knew. Raechel’s memories and dreams were Tyrell’s nieces and implanted. They were known to other people. The unicorn was Sebastian’s dream, and Deckard was a replicant programmed to retire other replicants. Gaff was the human “insurance policy” in case Deckard started to side with the replicants he was supposed to retire. In the end, as Roy and Deckard were fighting - as Roy’s life was ending - Roy was trying to get Deckard to understand Deckard was a special replicant like Raechel, and to value life even though Deckard was “programmed” to terminate replicants like Roy, Zora, Leon, and Pris. “It’s a shame she won’t live. But then again, who does?” A reminder to Deckard to cherish his time with Raechel because they didn’t know how long they had together, because none of us do.

[@alexanderdgray]

Gaff also says to Deckard, "You've done a man's job."

[@lordflashheart3680]

...and Cyber Punk is born. This was the first movie I bought on DVD when the players first debuted. One of my favorite films, still holds up.

[@technopirate304]

@8:34, there is a theory that Deckard is actually a replicant himself. Also he is running around with some of Gaff’s memories. Hence every time Gaff makes a little origami it’s to mirror some of Deckard’s feelings - scared, excited or dreaming of unicorns.

[@zephid11]

I think most people agree that Deckard is a replicant, Ridley Scott himself has said that he is. The final scene in Blade Runner: The Final Cut, the origami unicorn, is supposed to be a confirmation that Deckard is a replicant and that "his" memories/dreams are actually Gaff's.

[@chrisleebowers]

(SPOILERS) * * * The sequel lays out exactly how and why he could be a replicant... but then still leaves it ambiguous whether or not he actually is one - because, just like in this movie, in the end, it doesn't matter.

[@tarmaque]

@@zephid11 Note that Holden, the interviewer Leon shoots at the beginning, looks a good deal like Deckard, and has similar mannerisms and voice. I suggest that it is not Gaff's memories that Deckard has, but Holden's. I think Gaff's origami animals are just him fücking with Deckard. Either that or Deckard and Holden are both replicants, which implies that perhaps _all_ Blade Runners are replicants. But I always liked the movie better when it was completely ambiguous if Deckard was a replicant or not. The worst thing Scott ever did was confirming that Deckard was a replicant. It's a more interesting movie if we have to work it out for ourselves.

[@marcushankins8171]

@@tarmaque I mean for me one of the biggest give aways that Deckard is probably a replicant is the reflective eye thing. It only happens in replicants

[@technopirate304]

@@tarmaque All Bladerunners are replicants would be tight the twist

[@teoj9618]

“I’m only human.” - Natalie, Replicant 2021

[@MilesToGoFilms]

Loved this video! I’ve seen this movie a hundred times and never even thought that Leon might have shot the agent at the start because he was angry about the mother question. That’s what I love about this movie: many different interpretations.

[@Ben-Hollingbery]

11:51 When Priss / Daryl Hannah slips and falls against the vehicle, she cut herself pretty badly.

[@jonmercano1138]

About replicants: They’re referred to as robots, but they’re made of organic material. They’re humans, but they’re bio engineered, made in labs and factories, and are enhanced in some ways, so they’re not seen that way. They basically found a loophole for human slavery. Unnaturaly made humans. The origami is in reference to what’s going on. The first time Deckard is refusing to hunt down the replicants, and Gaff makes a chicken, implying fear. The second is a man with an erection, Deckard’s eventual romance with Rachel. And the unicorn... Deckard had a dream about a unicorn, at the end he discovers Gaff was in his place and left an origami unicorn. How would Gaff know about his dream? This implies Deckard is a replicant and the unicorn is an implanted memory. There’s one other small thing supporting the idea. The glow of the replicant’s eyes. In a shot or two, you can see Deckards eyes glowing in a similar fashion. This has been theorized about for years, branching into other theories. Like maybe all Blade Runners are replicants, or Deckard has some of Gaff’s memories and that’s how he knows about the unicorn and why he seems to dislike Deckard so much. Something to keep in mind if you watch 2049. Only the Nexus 6 models had the short life span

[@technopirate304]

Yep. If a corporation can make a buck rights be damned

[@estebandominguez141]

Yeah, they're not Terminators.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

I argued with highschool teacher about this. He insisted they were only robots, with wires and chips under the flesh. I told him if that was true would an X-Ray reveal them? Replicants are living organics, but engineered and grown in parts, then assembled, like clone body parts Frankenstein'd together

[@Cinemagic53]

Natalie, one of the places they filmed, especially when you asked “where they filmed this,” was the Bradbury Building in Downtown Los Angeles. You can visit the ground floor of it and it’s beautiful. The building shows up in a lot of films but it’s most famous for Blade Runner.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

Deckard is a replicant. Harrison Ford said he wasn't, but Ridley Scott said he was. The reason Gaff left the origami unicorn is because he knew what dreams Deckard was having, because they were programmed, just like Deckard knew the spider story for Rachel.

[@thenoble1]

You also see Ford have Replicant glow in his eyes at the second scene in his apartment with Rachel.

[@luisquezada7394]

Living in NYC from 2015-2020. Each time it snowed or rained I would walk around Time Square listening to this Soundtrack with my headphones on while the city was empty. Especially Tears in the Rain, all those memories....

[@FlowNeffets]

Fun fact: the "I've seen things... ...lost like tears in the rain" monologue was something that the actor of Roy (Rutger Hauer) came up on his own. And now it's one of the best / deepest quotes from any film in history of cinema.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near Tenhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost... in time... like... tears... in the rain. Time to die."

[@agresticumbra]

Actually, he didn’t. He edited & added to what the writers composed. Ridley liked what Rutger did, and the rest is history and legend.

[@gbone1971]

This movie influenced so much. It helped create the cyberpunk genre. It flopped in theaters, but gained respectability over the years. It was ahead of it’s time.

[@alimaclean5777]

The unicorn dream that Deckard has suggests that he too is a replicant

[@Trapper50cal]

Give your editor a raise...the origami unicorn bleep 2 minutes into the movie was just ::chef's kiss::

[@TheLyleB]

Every frame of this movie is a painting. Easily one of my favourites, warts and all.

[@grahamers]

Natalie: "I'm definitely anticipating a lot of action." Me: "Oh you sweet summer child. It has almost no action and is soooo much better for it"

[@M0M0117]

Yep this movie is to make you think, years latter I still find something new to enjoy about the film.

[@ThreadBomb]

It's not really true that this movie has "almost no action". A lot of people get violently murdered in this movie! But I guess it does lack the long boring CGI demo-reels that define modern action movies.

[@grahamers]

​@@ThreadBomb ​ Thanks for the reply! While you are certainly free to define it how you prefer, "action," in cinema, denotes kinetics on screen. For most people, I don't think they would consider the murders that Roy commits to be action sequences. (E.g., Standing still and simply squishing Tyrell's face in or unplugging the scientist's suit.) Also, action doesn't have to be those long boring soulless CGI sequences. Great action films have been around for as long as cinema has. See, e.g., any Charlie Chaplin or Harold Lloyd film even the Great Train Robbery. So, while there are a FEW short action sequences (a fight with Pris, a chase with Roy, and the scene with the woman gets shot in the back) it seems pretty clear that Blade Runner's tiny drop of action is nothing like what Natalie was discussing. Of course, I am happy to be proven wrong! 🙂

[@pmoO0]

See Blade Runner 2049 ... I liked it so much. I don't even wanna say. It's has amazing cinematogrphy.

[@truefirstmagic]

Exactly. The pacing is critical to developing the mood and the tension. A brilliant film.

[@kennethstevenson4817]

Jordan Cronenweth was the Director of Photography on this movie. Can't believe he was not nominated let alone win the Oscar for this, he did win several other awards for the cinematography for this movie.

[@redsands1001]

I'm glad Roger deakins finally got his for the sequel

[@iKozak99]

What a treat! This is one of my all time favourite films. This movie pretty much single-handedly set the tone and the look for what would become the cyberpunk genre. It's a piece of artistic genius.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

Rutger Hauer's speech at the end of the film is very famous and very loved among Sci Fi film fans. Apparently he was not happy with the dialogue of the scene and decided to rewrite it himself the night before they shot the scene. It is so succinct and yet so powerful and touching that you never forget it after the first time you see it. Roy Batty is probably the most famous performance of Rutger Hauer's career for good reason. I saw it four times back then on a huge theater screen and it is an amazing film to see visually on a large screen. It does ask deep questions about what it is that makes us "Human" while placing those questions within a very entertaining film. By the way you probably watched the "Final Cut". There are a few versions of the film. I saw the original "Theatrical Cut" back in 1983. It doesn't have the unicorn scene which I feel ads little to the film. It also has a more definitive ending when Deckard and Rachel escape to a more idyllic place and live for many years as she has an unlimited lifespan. If you can find the "Theatrical Cut" I highly recommend it.

[@jsmithers.]

Final Cut is much better. Theatrical Cut is too cheesy and generic of a good ending.

[@PodreyJenkin138]

I'm jealous man this is my top "if I had a time machine" movie on my list!

[@zerozeroone4424]

Please never compare this masterpiece of a film to Among Us

[@cassettestape]

Thank you

[@chrisleebowers]

"Why are they called 'Blade Runners?" Literally because the producers just wanted a cool title. The book it's based on is called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" There's another book called "The Blade Runner" about a guy who delivers razor blades. The producers bought the rights to that book as well just so they could use the title for this movie. "Why the dove?" The same reason for the nail through the hand: Tyrell "plays God" by creating man, living in a spacious fortress in the clouds above the claustrophobia of the teeming masses below - Roy is his "son" and therefore he is a Christ figure, who saves Deckard's life and maybe his soul. The designer was Syd Mead, who did the first Star Trek movie and "Aliens". Ridley Scott told Mead to make future Los Angeles look like a Eurpoean comic called "The Long Tomorrow" by writer Dan O'Bannon and the artist Moebius, who both worked for Scott on "Alien." Moebius designed other 80's and 90's movies like "Willow" and "The Fifth Element" and worked with Syd Mead on "Tron"

[@dreamcoyote]

I was scrolling through trying to find who would give Syd Mead credit for the atmosphere, cultural infusion, cars, etc. He was brilliant and poking through his work, even decades old, can give inspiration for stuff. Brilliant designer and his fingerprints are all over this film.

[@joeymorrissey5916]

I'm glad you found it hard to distinguish, cause I think that was kinda the point. The humans are mostly emotionless while the replicants are the ones showing emotion.

[@neil2444]

Kinda makes you think that the replicants are more human than humans.

[@Lucklaran]

@@neil2444 That was the Tyrell corporation slogan, so, yeah, kind of the point.

[@damiangardiner147]

@@neil2444 😂😂

[@neil2444]

@@Lucklaran I'm glad my reference to the Tyrell slogan wasn't lost on you.

[@TheGunderian]

Natalie, good job, there is a lot in this movie to catch, and you got much of it in the first go. When Rachel and Decker are talking about/to each other she says "I dont know if they are mine." She is referring to her feelings for him, since they could be programmed. In the sequel the older Decker is asked "How do you know your first feelings for Rachel were not programmed?" All of this goes to Decker's dreaming of a Unicorn. Tyrel designed him w/ Sebastian's help, who likes unicorns, so gave this special Nexus (7?) model a unicorn dream. (IMO a unicorn is that perfect object we want that cannot exist, but we find it in other people to love). Gaff has read Decker's file and knows he has this dream, so he leaves the oragami to taunt him and teach him of his replicant truth. Remember how sad Rachel was to learn she is not human? So this is a way to punish and control a replicant. BTW, no human could do what Decker is doing all thru the movie, noticing details, chasing other replicants, surviving damage. This movie is from the book Bladerunner, which was originally called 'Do Andriods Dream of Electric Sheep?' Although BR2049 is a very long movie and super deep you may want to review that now. Paul

[@GILR8]

The Rutger Hauer scene was quoted by him shortly before he passed, this scene & the "Indianapolis" scene from "Jaws"...hits right at the Heart...No special effects needed, Thank You very much.

[@matthewhoward-white463]

Fun fact: The "tears in the rain" line was improvised. They liked it so much they kept it in. You can see Harrison's reaction to it is real.

[@donrichards271]

"Improvised" isn't quite the correct term. In an interview, Ridley Scott tells of how Rutger came to him with these lines that he had written himself and Ridley thought they were so good he added them in.

[@matthewhoward-white463]

@@donrichards271 ah cool, thanks for the update my man. Duly noted 😁

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

@@matthewhoward-white463 Yup, the real story goes that Rutger rewrote the lines the night before the scene was shot because he thought the original was overwritten. But a cool detail to add is that most people didn't know about the change and apparently, I know its a meme now, everyone on set applauded.

[@mysticsaxophone4181]

RIP Rutger Hauer, fucking legend of a man

[@mnomadvfx]

No it was not improvised on set. It was improvised but at a script reading beforehand. This is shown in the documentary Dangerous Days where screenwriter David Peoples mentions Rutger's mischievous look after reciting the improvised lines This isn't comedy where you take a shot once or twice. Ridley probably shot that scene half a dozen times at least before he was happy with it. So you can bet that there was minimal improv on set.

[@Rmlohner]

The big speculation around this movie is if Deckard himself is actually a replicant, with Ridley Scott and Harrison Ford famously differing about it. The big sign that he might be, the unicorn dream which ties in to the origami that Gaff leaves behind at the end (implying he's Deckard's handler) only appears in the director's cut.

[@originalbadboy32]

He isn't but Gaff is , think about it.

[@TheRealWalkingDude]

My trouble with Scott’s interpretation is a couple things. Gaff knowing about Deckard’s dreams could mean Deckard is a replicant, but that would be a stronger case if they didn’t know each other and hadn’t worked together. Since they did, Deckard just might have mentioned his weird unicorn dreams to Gaff when they were at a cop bar or something. Second, why is Deckard so weak compared to the replicants? Makes perfect sense if he’s human but none if he is a replicant too.

[@TheRealWalkingDude]

@Travis Pack Pris was just a pleasure model and yet stronger than Deckard. We don’t know how strong Rachel is because she never really has to demonstrate it. But even if there exist replicants who are no stronger than a human, even though if that were true there would be no reason to make Pris so strong, why would you make the model you are using to hunt down other replicants one of those weak ones who will probably therefore fail in its task? And why even bother to have a replicant blade runner if not to have them better able to match up? Why have another replicant running around to go rogue if it isn’t any better than a person? And why was Deckard allowed to retire if he is a replicant? Wouldn’t they have killed him?

[@nickshale6926]

@@TheRealWalkingDude Not every Replicant was bio-designed with strength in mind. Rachel wasn't exactly punching holes in the wall was she? If Deckard was a replicant, and I believe he was, then I believe he was part of an experiment (as Tyrell stated about Rachel). That experiment's results being fully realised in the conclusion to Blade Runner 2049.

[@TheRealWalkingDude]

@@nickshale6926 well, Rachel doesn’t get into any physical altercations. But Pris does and she’s just pleasure model but stronger than Deckard. But regardless, it is a legitimate interpretation that Deckard is a replicant. I don’t think so and these are just a couple of the reasons why. (I don’t include Blade Runner 2049 in my thoughts on the original personally, since they are separate works).

[@GrimmyX]

The main fan theory is that Deckard himself is a replicant. That's why he acted so robotic with Rachel.

[@ChipG3000]

Also, how else did Gaff know about the unicorn in Decker’s dream?

[@AvramMoreh]

Chip Gower It wasn't a dream. It was a memory of a unicorn.

[@ChipG3000]

Oopsie! I also misspelled Deckard’s name!

[@88feji]

Deckard's rough treatment of Rachel during sex is quite an obvious indication that he's a replicant ... because replicants lack empathy at the first few years of their creation. (Most viewers fail to see that, they just think the scene is awkward and accuses the director of trying to glorify rape when the director is just trying to show how replicants lack empathy in their early years) But humans underestimated their ability to learn empathy before the 4 year life span is up .. thats why you see Deckard treating Rachel more gently later on in the movie and Roy saving Deckard, etc ...

[@fturla]

Ridley Scott made this movie, but he modified the meaning and scenes of the movie years later to imply that Harrison Ford was a replicant. The unicorn scenes were installed and changed years later to made Ridley Scott's meaning correct, but everyone that saw the film in the theaters and the original home DVD release knows that Ford and many of the other actors knew that the cop was not intended to be a replicant but a human that fell in love with a replicant. This is something that critics realize about the director and how his obsession with AI intelligence is altering his films (Blade Runner series and Alien franchise) when no one believes that the original intent was that plot point.

[@peteturner3928]

'Tears in rain' speech, still the best improv ever!

[@J4ME5_]

unless "someone" howls with laughter over it and completely ruins it

[@drakocarrion]

Wasn't improv. Improv is when you come up with something on the spot. Hauer wrote the tears in rain speech.

[@daveyc4976]

@@J4ME5_ whats she supposed to do, not react at all?

[@Flantomas]

Not improvised

[@daanpeters9753]

This is one of my favourite movies of all time, it is so incredibly (visually) beautiful, and it has one the greatest actors my country ever produced in Rutger Hauer (Roy). I'm really happy you did this one, thank you

[@krasskswg]

I love this movie. I actually paused this vid to go watch it again. It's an amazing example of modern noire, and I haven't seen much of a good example to hold up as being better.

[@Condor1970]

The Unicorn in JF Sebastian's apartment is a remnant of how JF and Tyrell gave Deckard that memory to help keep him mentally stable. Gaffe was just reminding Deckard that he knows he's a replicant.

[@michaelwardle7633]

The unparalleled production design is truly the star of Blade Runner and I’m glad you appreciated it so much. It’s seminal for sooo many sci-fi visuals in later decades in very much the same way that stuff like A Boy and his Dog or Mad Max would be reference points for other artists.

[@budgetlifter]

everytime i hear the words "among us" in any context, i suffer a mental breakdown

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[@Con5tantine]

WHEN REPLICANT IS SUS

[@KineticLegacy]

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[@morkmon]

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[@PrettyTonyi]

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[@thejmeister]

Blade Runner is really good and I do love it, but I think 2049 is a cinematic masterpiece.

[@taputechnic]

J.F.'s apartment was the Bradbury Building in Los Angeles. It was designed by a non-architect if I recall. The glass roof is real, and allowed some of the crazier lighting. The Bradbury Building is used as a government office building, or at least it was when I visited in the 2000s. It was a slow day that day, and the security guy let me ride the old-timey elevator, which is manually operated (by the security guy, not me) with handles rather than buttons.