Blade Runner: Must-Know Philosophy Before 2049 - feat. Black Out 2022 (Anime) - Wisecrack Quick Take

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Blade Runner is one of the richest sci-fi films in cinema history, so following up on such a classic is a daunting challenge. Luckily, the new anime that bridges Blade Runner and its forthcoming sequel flexes all the brains that made the original so legendary. On this Wisecrack Quick Take, we’re gonna break down the core symbolism and philosophical ideas of the original film and see how they also manifest in Shinichiro Watanabe’s new anime, Blade Runner Blackout 2022.
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Directed by: Robert Tiemstra
Written by: Leo Cookman & Jared Bauer
Edited by: Andrew Nishimura
Produced by: Emily Dunbar & Jacob Salamon
Production Assistant: Luke Conard
Production Assistant: Kim Roth
© 2017 Wisecrack, Inc.

[@StillGotShit4Brains]

Directed by Cowboy Bebop director?!?!?! YES.

[@titaniumtomato7247]

StillGotShit4Brains one punch man fights too, I think

[@arturolopez7092]

Ikr

[@alveolate]

i'll be honest, the short doesn't have exceptional animation quality, but it still looks very good.

[@alfonsomena8141]

StillGotShit4Brains what r u doing here.

[@StillGotShit4Brains]

Who are you? hahah.

[@24FramesOfNick]

I'm so hyped for denis' take on the world of blade runner, I just finished incendies and his track record is perfect. Not one bad film. For anyone interested I'm going to be making a video essay on both films soon!

[@preretconbeyonder1372]

24 Frames Of Nick early reveiw of this movie are saying its a mastepiece

[@24FramesOfNick]

Pre Retcon Beyonder I can bet!

[@ADMaheux]

How did you find incendies?

[@ElectronicCalifornia]

I found Incendies because it is in IMDB's top 250 highest rated films of all time. I imagine a lot of people get it from there and spread it around through word of mouth.

[@NicknackLP]

The Cinematography in this short was amazing honestly. So trippy

[@ethanrummel7638]

I kinda want a whole anime series of it. The world of Blade Runner is very underused, theres so many directions and brilliant plots that could be mined from it.

[@ShubhamBhushanCC]

Tears in rain scene is one of the most powerful and poetic scenes ever

[@afonsolucas2219]

AND... It was kinda improvised in the spot. Not literally, it was something the actor wanted to do. So they were like: ehhh fuck it, do it.

[@richardsantanna5398]

That is incorrect.

[@mistermoaronn228]

I seriously wish you guys would do an analysis of "Do androids dream of electric sheep". There is so much more to talk about philosophically in my opinion. Unfortunately nobody actually cares about Philip K Dick's stories that gave us all these movies. #justiceforpkd

[@FortKnoxMovies]

Mister Moar Onn I agree PKD is one of my favorite authors, and so many of his works have been adapted in one way or another but no one talks about him.

[@elenakat1497]

yeah DADOES is so dark and unsettling, and has all this crazy stuff about religion and the social hierarchy caused by having people with varying degrees of genetic damage from radiation. Would definitely make for an awesome analysis video.

[@LordOmarBush]

YES PLEASE. I love PKD

[@TheSoijohn]

well the writers, artists, directors and the whole line of people working on these adaptations must certainly know about him and love his work otherwise it would not be adapted so much. who cares about public recognition when you can yourself work on these kind of projects ? trust me, in the entertainment industry,eeeeeeveryone knows about pk dick

[@scottmantooth8785]

an in depth review of how all of Phillip K. Dick's 85(ish) short stories are related to each other would be interesting albeit admittedly a very daunting and complicated task but at the same time a labor of love that only a true geek would even attempt. possibly a series of interrelated themes and concepts that appeared in most of his stories would be easier and do each story justice.

[@pointlessgimmickyusername9196]

Oh shit, I was just watching 2022; end credits were rolling when this notification dropped. Check that shit out, it's incredible. (And it's free on KZbin; you don't have to use CrunchyRoll. There are also two other Bladerunner shorts, all on YT; "2036: Nexus Dawn" and "2048: Nowhere to Run", all on WB's YT channel)

[@stevenirizarry1304]

Pointless gimmicky username perfect

[@AnonnymouZ]

noice

[@nicksdaarvan3180]

Oz Khan thanks for the tip, I will check it out. But remember that a lot of great anime and manga got their distopian style from Blade Runner (Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop). I think it's a perfect match.

[@HxH2011DRA]

Pointless gimmicky username oh good I hate crunchyroll

[@DanJuega]

You should still use crunchyroll to help them tho

[@ngneer999]

The dove represents Roy's soul.

[@demented12]

That is my thought as well.

[@milopbrown3427]

I've always inferred that replicants have some kind of spirit animal , I mean the snake the dove the owl THE UNICORN and for the one girl replicant who doesn't perhaps she has not developed her own emotions yet she's is seen almost short circuiting when "dying" leading us to think of a technical problem we so often see in our computers or perhaps she used Sebastian as her animal

[@martianmanhunter37]

Pris is a racoon (white face with black over the eyes.)

[@ashroskell]

My brother gave me such a hard time when I first told him (back in the 1980’s) that B R was my favourite Sci Fi movie. Now he loves it, and he can’t, “remember,” ever not liking it. But his creased brow and sarcasm about B R being dull and boring are fixed in my memory. Sometimes I wonder if we just delete what is not in the cultural, “norm,” from our memories, and get programmed into following the mainstream, through our, “interlinked,” web services? Perhaps we’re the servants?

[@ashroskell]

@@milopbrown3427 : Certainly deliberately symbolic, as animals representing characters. You just took it to the next level. Who knows? You might be onto what the writers intended? ✌️

[@ashroskell]

My brother gave me such a hard time when I first told him (back in the 1980’s) that B R was my favourite Sci Fi movie. Now he loves it, and he can’t, “remember,” ever not liking it. But his creased brow and sarcasm about B R being dull and boring are fixed in my memory. Sometimes I wonder if we just delete what is not in the cultural, “norm,” from our memories, and get programmed into following the mainstream, through our, “interlinked,” web services? Perhaps we’re the servants?

[@brageholmefjord8005]

Loving theese quick take videos, was kind of anxious to see if the quality would remain the same in the beginning. I keep coming back for more, thanks for being my favorite channel, im continually blown away at the content and the interpretations!

[@laststandful0123]

Thank you for letting me know about "Black Out 2022" Anime Short, it was amazing and damn near cried! love you guys keep up the good work.

[@Chrisallengallery]

Thanks for sharing. That Blade Runner short was amazing !!

[@iiSwiftsX]

Thank you guys for sharing this

[@iousdeeva]

wow thanks for this quick take, i found the part on photos and memory particularly interesting - having just seen 2049 i instantly thought of the scene when one of the characters mentions how their mother still cries over lost baby photos - seemed like a throwaway comment at the time, but now holds more thematic significance.

[@dwaynewhite1669]

I think you overlooked the more important philosophy of Blade Runner...well, more along the lines of psychology of Blade Runner. Deckard isn’t a replica (he really is human), but it’s easy to understand how and why people came up with that theory. You see, he behaves more like a machine than machines do. He’s given the task of hunting down the replicas, and he does it; without question. His methods even seem quite callous at times. Throughout the film we find ourselves empathizing more with the replicas than with Deckard. The interesting thing about Roy is that he goes through a process of de-evolution. He’s a machine in the pursuit of a human goal, but by the end of the movie his behavior is more like that of a wild animal.

[@billytrespassers3123]

I love these short videos. Anytime I get to see your devilish good looks is super, meatbag Jared!

[@jetfire92]

thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been waiting for this!

[@nathangomez9481]

This comment will be lost in the shuffle, like tears in rain.

[@digitalbrentable]

I've read comments you people wouldn't believe. Political shitposts getting flamed in the comments of nature documentaries. I watched SJW memes glitter in the dark near GamerGate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to post.

[@ScottNotAvailable]

you're stupid and this doesn't make sense. Your comment will be stuck on the internet forever.

[@thelasttimeisleptwas4919]

It's too sad she won't live...but then again, who does?

[@ashroskell]

Good comment. I bet a lot of people wish they’d thought of that? I do. You did a man’s job there . . . 😉✌️

[@SupLuiKir]

You're only having this episode because Rick Sanchez mentioned Blade Runner a couple days ago.

[@GenJotsu]

Seriously. There's def nothing else going on today related to Blade Runner that is in 3 distinct parts.

[@doncineaste1572]

+Pine Straker no he's right about that blade runner reference. besides not much of us knew about the new installment of it. I didn't so his comment is very well valid

[@alveolate]

not sure if meme or troll

[@royalewithcheese7]

· 0xFFF1 when was this reference? I know the episode but can't think of when in the episode it was made.

[@SupLuiKir]

Gregory Samuel Teo Yes

[@Jaxseven]

Hope you guys do more on Blade Runner and on the concept of consciousness in sci-fi.

[@Garbimba1900]

Thanks, #Wisecrack! Watched the trailer, it's awesome!

[@jonathansiles5120]

thank you!! simply amazing

[@parkourhovey]

Gota love that red arrow in the thumbnail.

[@rameenz1178]

Beautiful analysis

[@SaucySamATW]

Hey Wisecrack, what music plays during the background of this video? It's amazing

[@eldestrozaculo]

I simply love the way you sistematically analyze movies, anime, etc. When I watch your videos, I realize that I need to study a little bit harder so that I can analyze all the content and media I consume as well. Greetings.

[@pointlessgimmickyusername9196]

My mother? Let me tell you about my mother

[@Witregel]

Might this be a Tricky reference?

[@Witregel]

Might this be a Tricky reference?

[@lylehimself9287]

what do you mean i am not helping!?

[@Neuroticmancer]

nothin worse that you can't scratch

[@Neuroticmancer]

nothin worse that you can't scratch

[@joegar47]

Super glad wisecrack made this video

[@peytonmagi9337]

good shit man

[@sammballii2418]

Proud member of the Wisecrack Patrion crew!... By far my favorite KZbin channel...

[@DrMartinArcher]

Cool video... and you used the same music as me in my Blade Runner video (which concerns the paradox in Physics about what happens when tears and rain mix).

[@Hersatz]

I've never been so hyped for an animated short in my life.

[@kurthines8874]

In Christian symbolism the dove is the symbol of the Holy Spririt. The human body is a biohazard when the human soul no longer occupies it.

[@ChrisxXxNB]

what is the music theme in the background throughout the video please let me know @wisecrack

[@Delysid13]

Another way of interpreting the eye, doll, and dove motifs is that they symbolize the Mind, Physical Body/Shell, and Spirit/Soul respectively. The eye is an obvious window for our perception, the doll itself without a mind is just a physical body or shell, and the timing of the dove being released upon death along with how symbolic their being very bright, pure white is evocative of soul departing and ascending to the heavens.

[@munkaccino]

gotta love these ads disguised as wisecrack videos

[@collinwimbish4516]

can you do another blade runner breakdown or do one contrasting it with Ghost in the shell: stand alone complex? keep up the great work, love the podcast

[@canonwright8397]

Some of this Philosophy, that you are your memories, is refuted by studies. Alzheimer's patients and people with severe amnesia, have been reported as having, by their friends and relatives, the same personalities they had as before. Somethings may change like their learned morality, but for the most part, people with memory loss remain themselves.

[@coryrobertson6367]

Interesting, but only seems to highlight the difference between the external experience of someone (not changing with Alzheimer's) and the internal lived experience (could I really be myself if someone edited, deleted or created new memories).It seems hard to create a scientifically rigorous experiment to prove/disprove the internal experience of self. Perhaps we will know more once we start creating artificial intelligences but media like Blade Runner seems to show us that even if we had the means, we would still be debating the philosophy of self.

[@dannyp2970]

my memories are pain

[@joseenriqueof]

Existence is pain

[@mackdmara]

It seems most true that I was myself more before my memories were formed. Still the mental pictures of my past are but fades impressions of who I was. I was me before my memories & I will be me when they are gone. Life is like a dream you try to recall upon waking. Some is kept, some lost, & some confabulation. Still this is the context of how a being that is created by human hands claims to be just as genuine as it's maker. So unless your a fake, it should not matter.

[@marvinyoung7545]

The interesting thing is the philosophy of "Do Androids Dream..." that hypothesized that even the Nexus 6 had terrible E.Q. and lacked empathy, a major programming disadvantage. Phillip K. Dick must've thought A.I. would never master empathy.

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

What song is playing in the background through out the video

[@alfredmohammed3590]

What is the name of the music playing in the background?

[@sigma_tron]

I liked this background music so much

[@yangli1332]

What is the name of background musci? Sound dope

[@NAV866]

What the name of the music playing on background ?

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

Yes, another Quick Take! I love the fact that Wisecrack also covers anime! Also, Shinichiro Watanabe is an OG.

[@schuremtheworm688]

Is the music they used in the video from Blade Runner?

[@valeriy1987]

Anybody knows what is the music in the background?

[@Josh-id1jd]

You guys should do the philosophy of the unusual suspects

[@christopherfields9263]

Can someone tell me the background music that is playing?

[@TheSanvale]

Nice video guys! Want one of Philosophy of Metal Gear Solid saga plz!!

[@ludabarracuda]

what's the music in the video?

[@frankmiller721]

What if everyone "alive" had the same memories implanted? What would be the difference then?

[@SchwaWasHere]

good shit man, good shit

[@enargins]

Going to the URL you noted, there wasn't an option to watch 2022 for free. There was only an option to sign up for a free 30 day trial. At 7:24 it sounded like you were saying that you could watch 2022 with ads for free at the URL OR sign up for a free 30 day trial. But the first option doesn't appear to exist.

[@joecucuzza4573]

I think the dove represents the replicant afterlife. The girl replicant asks the guy replicant in the car "If we die, do we go to heaven?". And right before she dies, a dove flies over, representing at least something supernatural that's attributed only to replicants. Same thing with Roy and right before he dies in the first bladerunner.

[@balvarez972]

Can you guys please make a list on your favorite philosophers to begin reading ourselves?

[@MrEGod]

Totally agree with the idea of the dove as a rep of freedom. So many different forms of freedom. I like best the idea of the freedom from the burden of the pursuit of purpose. That is what in death I am most looking forward to.

[@creshiell]

Thanks for making an effort to pronounce watanabe's name properly! You guys are the best

[@markgrace3247]

So anyone have any idea what the background song in this video is called?

[@CobraD1]

its called: "I can't remmber I can't recall" kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5yQeqaDfbR1ibM

[@markgrace3247]

Thank you CobraD1! I already found this out but I need to thank you for doing so anyway, don't be discouraged for me being a jackass to not respond to a similar comment by someone else in the future! Happy holidays.

[@fartzinwind]

Watched it, totally worth it. Thanks for the freebee.

[@louisjohns9067]

Okay, I have mentioned a Cowboy BeBop episode on the philosophy of the show many a time, I really can't push it enough seeing it is such a beautiful shows with such rich lessons to be learnt.

[@kylea8795]

Hay Jared since your doing a few videos on anime, could do a video on the Gundam iron blooded orphans series?

[@SamirWasi]

Okay so this anime confirms that Deckard is a replicant. Here is how; notice how at the start it says that Nexus 8 has a natural lifespan, as opposed to Nexus 6's 4 years? Based on some of the Nexus 8's profiles in these Anime, they were active in 2019/2022. This means that Deckard was probably one of the first prototypes of Nexus 8. That is why he is still "alive" in 2049. Also, because of demolition of the datacenter and the EMP, there is no way of telling who the replicants are or their whereabout, hence Deckard says in the new trailer "how did you find me?".

[@malayamutti]

What's the background track in this??

[@bb-tj7ef]

Hey any of ya'll know what the music in the background was?

[@love-hammer]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5yQeqaDfbR1ibM

[@__-tz6xx]

You should do a video about Made In Abyss. Sounds right up your ally. Made In Abyss was one of the most popular Anime of Summer 2017.

[@kurono1999]

What music did you guys use.

[@love-hammer]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5yQeqaDfbR1ibM

[@trillo3332]

Gotta get that soundtrack!

[@lochmoigh1]

I'm not sure that replicants are automatons. How do you get that they are preprogrammed?

[@PerfectlyLegitUser92]

whats the background music?

[@WisecrackEDU]

"I Can't Remmber I Can't Recall" by The 129ers

[@PerfectlyLegitUser92]

thank you!

[@maxmustermann2197]

I always thought the dove is a symbol for something like a soul, indicating that the replicants have indeed a consciousness like humans. When Batty dies, the dove flies away like the soul would leave the body.

[@Entropicalli]

Max Mustermann that's what I thought too, like it symbolised the after life. Even the way his head is hung in that scene. It almost seems religious.

[@barrybend7189]

just a question can you do a philosophy episode on Battle Angel Alita before the live action movie comes out as the manga is chock full of philosophy.

[@TheCreepypro]

wow this anime sounds amazing I got to check it out had no clue about it

[@luismartinuz1681]

I just need that background theme

[@Aiden-zi3xf]

Whats the background song

[@eggycat]

I'm pretty sure Ridley Scott came out and said Deckard was a replicant. It was some interview just after the Blade Runner sequel was announced.

[@maymay5600]

my anime mobile just notified me of blade runner 2022 blackout

[@remainedunnamed1695]

I wanna see blade runner, I've never seen any of them. :( What is the music that plays in the background?

[@Whateveridksomething]

You really need to watch them both, watch the first blade runner the final cut not the other versions and trust me the more you'll think about it and rewatch it thr more you'll love it the second one is also amazing but very slow so if don't expect huge a action scenes etc, and the background music is called "i can't remember i can't recall"

[@Buenomars]

Why is there a skip from Nexus-6 replicants to Nexus-8? What happened to Nexus-7 replicants, if there are any?

[@petchpm]

Maybe deckard and rachael is the N-7.

[@TheKeyote]

Why is there a skip from Windows 8 to Windows 10, XBOX 360 to XBOX One, iPhone 8 to iPhone X?

[@ludabarracuda]

iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, 4s, 5, 5s, 6, 6s, 7, 8... I guess Apple's copying Blade Runner as well

[@WooogaTooga]

Rachel has a Nexus-7 serial number as confirmed in 2049. And if Deckard is replicant, and that's a big IF, it's likely he'd be an N-7 too. Greetings from the future!

[@jayjohn9893]

As if the original wasn't thought provoking enough! Thanks Wisecrack!

[@joshuaramirez2409]

Back ground music is awesome name plz?

[@ybnkareem560]

Please do The Philosophy of Ergo Proxy or Ghost in the Sell SAC.

[@KroocsMD]

Background music name?

[@NEUR0MANCER_]

Deckard IS a replicant. Its the only thing that explains his lack of remorse for his actions, its why he ultimately did the same thing and defied his own programming as a replicant killer and saved rachel. Durrr, plus the unicorn in his dreams is pretty loud.

[@hayez3915]

My itch will be scratched on October 5th :3

[@greyfox111483]

Just watched Barton Fink for the first time the other day, can you guys do a Philosophy of Barton Fink?

[@HealthyAndrew]

Jared the intern has a GREAT VOICE

[@osupercesario1940]

MUSIC NAME PLZ

[@ailidh-Bcn]

Great video! but I miss your Rick and Morty one's

[@jessecardenasAKAjoc]

There are a lot of ties between this and ghost in shell's philosophy.

[@zhangwen19890222]

it seems that white bird/dove is used to represent the soul by carl jung.

[@2GunsUpZ]

All my fave Video Essay people are cashing in on this

[@dgold6891]

I want a copy of the BR2049 script. You'd think even a transcript would be floating around online by now, but I can't find one.

[@manymoneymanuel]

Nice video!=) Since we have the Philosophy of Dragon Ball and Death Note, I'd like to request a video on Philosophy of Naruto if possible.

[@AmyNiG]

When the ad before is for blade runner 😂😂

[@silvavulpe2306]

Please do the philosophy of the hogfather

[@pbpbpbpbpbpbpbpbpb]

Philosophy of psycho pass next maybe?

[@MrSchoggi15]

Please do a what went wrong with sherlock season 4

[@krunchgrizzly]

Do The orville. It has some pretty interesting themes so far.

[@newageretrohip2522]

Would you look at that, i got a trailer for 2049 as an ad on this video

[@GearheadDaily]

This is one movie worth going to the theater for.