Instead, they believed there was a marketable and even mainstream film hiding in its pages. The point is neither Fancher nor director Ridley Scott thought the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was particularly good. I’m not here to answer the question of whether Dick did or did not telepathically bro-down with aliens, because such an essay would be millions of words in length, which is time better spent just reading Dick’s awesome books. In the documentary On the Edge of Blade Runner, we hear Dick in his own words say that “The American people are basically anti-intellectual.” Next up, science fiction author Brian Aldiss asserts that “Dick wrote against the grain of what was currently accepted in science fiction.” Dick-the author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? upon which Blade Runner was based -is about as far away from basic as you can get. If cool and resilient science fiction were a person, it would be the opposite of someone who is “basic.” Philip K. When science fiction is considered “good,” it’s often because its messages are contrary to the status quo. This is a film that tried to destroy itself in nearly every conceivable way and that’s why we love it so much. But, if other cool movies are like obedient robots-dutifully executing exactly what the filmmakers wanted-then the metaphor for Blade Runner’s awesomeness can be found in its rebellious replicants. If you think Blade Runner is a masterpiece, you’re right.
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