Would you want me to post the next Blade Runner too? :)

"All those moments will be lost, in time, like tears in rain" - that line was proposed by Rutger Hauer and it's the best line in the movie. It gives so much depth to his character, so much... sympathy. He wasn't stereotypical evil... Just another creature trying to survive.

Roy's monologue still hits emotionally everytime, everytime. I love it when films can spark inspiring emotions.

"All those moments will be lost, in time, like tears in rain, Time to die" that chills anyone

I love this film especially once I realized the Replicants weren't evil just trying to survive in a place that didn't want them to live.

It's based on a Philip Dick story, and pretty much everything he wrote is about people questioning if their life and their world is real. He had a mental illness that kept making him doubt reality and his own thoughts, and so he wrote several really amazing stories to help him with that. Several of which inspired other movies which all get very weird.

Roy Batty's soliloquy is maybe my favorite moment in film history.

At the time of this movie's release critics complained that none of the humans in the film were as sympathetic as the replicants. I always thought that was clearly intended by the director.

"At what point, what distinguishes you?" What an excellent question. Some of the best science fiction made asks that question: What does it mean to be human? And the answer...is unclear. Great reaction.

"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Phillip K Dick, the book this is based on, is well worth a read. The story has quite a lot of differences, but it gives a background. I think you did a very good job of getting the story.

There's been an argument about Deckard being a replicant running for over 40 years and when the star, the director and the screenwriter can't even agree you know it's never going to be resolved - and that's just fine. It's amazing that this movie ever made it to the screen let alone went on to become one of the most influential Sci-Fi films ever given the battles that went on between the studio and the artistic team. If you can, I would try and seek out the Theatrical release of the movie so you can see what we actually witnessed in 1982 without the 'tweaks' that Ridley has added since in his revisions. I'm not going to start a row over which version is best but they all have their moments, the biggest one being the theatrical has a voice over that really adds to the film noir feel but Ridley hates it as it 'explains' a lot more of the character background. Many fans also hate it, but as it's the version I saw back then I've always had a soft spot and it's certainly worth a watch in your own time if not a reaction. Hope you watch the 2049 sequel - it's beautiful, and not just because of Ana De Armas !

Whether Deckard is or isn't a replicant is mostly left to the viewer's interpretation (it also depends on which edition of the film you're watching; some of them lack the unicorn dreams, for instance, which are one of the main clues that he might be one). There was a great video game based on the movie, set in the same time-frame but with different main characters (the film's storyline and characters were referred to in the background as the game's storyline progressed), which took this as far as making the player character, as well as some others, randomly be a replicant or not in different play-throughs, so even after having played the game you could replay it again without knowing whether you were playing a replicant or not. It was awesome, and perfectly captured the look and feel of the film.

Roy wasn't trying to kill Deckard, he was trying to gain Deckard's empathy. Roy knew he was moments from ceasing to function and he was scared. Deckard didn't understand that fear, so Roy put the fear of death in him so Deckard would understand. It was the reverse of the Blade Runner's "emotional reaction test"; Roy the replicant was feeling emotions that Deckard (the human?) couldn't understand.

The unicorn scene was from the movie "Legend", it was inserted to mess with you. The author stated, thar Deckarde was human, and Rachel was the "unicorn," in that she had an extended life span.

One of the greatest SF movies. Based on the work of Phillip K. Dick, which often involved the philosophy of existence. The "Tears in Rain" monologue is one of the greatest moments.

Yes Mary you were aware that Roy was crushing Tyrell’s skull without witnessing the full act, but..! I wonder if you were at all cognizant that he was also jamming his thumbs into his eyes? Gah! :)

That's what makes a really good movie, Mary. It ends with you having to figure things out on your own based on your own imagination and values and morals. It's not going to hand you what IT thinks the way things is. Can't wait for you to watch the next one!

"If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes." Such a good line

This movie was so atmospheric, just incredible........

Roy is not evil or creepy. Remember that they are only made to last a short time because they will eventually develop emotions, and its emotions that they have no idea what to do with. we have the benefit of learning how to process emotions when we grow up, they have no such luxury. At the end he had fallen in love with Pris but didn't know what that meant. He found her dead which filled him with both sorrow and rage, what do you do with those two powerful emotions if you have no idea what they are? would You howl like a wolf? He probably felt powerful when hunting Deckard and probably enjoyed the felling a little too much. When he realized that his time was close, and his hand was in pain he panics and does something extreme by driving a nail in it. When Deckard is at his mercy, he feels pity and saves him and when he realizes that there's nothing he can do to stop death he accepts it. a Master class in storytelling

the next film to watch would be "Ghost in the Shell" (1995). so deeply informed by the Blade Runner universe/esthetic. amazing, deep, incredible!

The younger generation will never be ready for this film with a metaphysical message.

I think Rachael is the "unicorn" meaning she has a longer lifespan than four years. She was the successful prototype that the other replicants aspired to be. Her uniqueness is hinted at early on in the movie. I think that detective at the end suspected he knew her secret, and that's why he said what he did to Deckard, as sarcastic as it sounded.

I used to run Movie Projectors back in the day and I ran this one when it came out. Great Movie (Blade Runner 2047 is good too). The movie was adapted from the book, "Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?"

I put myself through college by dancing under the name, "Basic Pleasure Model"

This is one of my favorite movies. *Look at how it's man vs. machine. We have the stereotype of machines being cold and unfeeling. Compare/contrast Deckard's cold, robotic attitude vs. Roy's energetic passion. *Many people (including Ridley Scott) think that Deckard is a Replicant. I believe that takes away all of the meaning of the film. The unicorn dream sequence and Graff leaving the unicorn origami is something that many people point to as evidence. I think it's more poetic to show how Replicants and humans are more alike than we realize. *This is one of the most influential films of the last 50 years. Many directors cite it as an inspiration, especially from the set design, cinematography, and score.

Side note: Mary... you do you. Don't be afraid of being "wrong." Embrace the experience. Roll with it. Have fun. IMHO the best part of reaction videos is experiencing something one enjoys through another's first experience. That includes if they don't like what I like. Or have a different take. Or missed something. Or caught something that took me a couple rewatches to catch. Its all part of the fun. Ignore the jerks telling you how to have fun. Including me. ;)

Don’t worry, Mary, there are no stupid questions - just stupid answers! As far as Blade Runner goes, there is no definite answer about any of it, so just go with what feels right to you. It’s one of the film’s biggest strengths - it gives the audience an immersive experience and doesn’t spoonfeed us with easy answers (the original cut did have a happy ending that explained more, but it wasn’t Ridley Scott’s idea and he ditched it as soon as he got to supervise a director’s cut). Hope you enjoy Blade Runner 2049!

An influential Sci Fi movie like no other. This movie had a lot of production issues: None of the cast or crew liked working with Ridley Scott am wore shirts that read: "Yes, Guv'nor My Ass." "Xenophobia Sucks." "I survived Blade Runner." Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott would get into arguments onset with the script being rewritten several times. Harrison Ford almost got into an argument with the sound recordist as he was having trouble reading his lines, by saying, "I'm out here busting my ass and you're laughing!? Who the hell do you think you are!?" Scott was there and had to calm them down. Phillip K Dick, author of the book, "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?" passed away in March 1982, 3 months before the release of the movie. He saw 15 minutes of VFX footage and broke down crying as his vision of the future was coming to life. There are 7 versions of the movie: The 1982 Workprint Version The San Diego Sneak Preview The US Theatrical Release Version The International Release Version The 1986 CBS Sunday Night Movie The 1992 Director's Cut The 2007 Final Cut.

It's almost poetic that Rutgers monolog at the end is almost his eulogy for his passing in 2019

So glad ur watching this. For everything... cinematography sci-fi, music, special effects, this movie is still the gold standard, for sci Fi! There's a larger tie in here. Engineers, a race of beings that create and seed life on planets. If they don't like how the life is progressing they seed another life to wipe out the remaining and then destroy each other. Engineers are discussed in the prequel to all of these movies, Prometheus! Engineers created humans Aliens Predators and gave humans the technology for Replicants and Terminators! Didn't pay attention to if u watched this version, with Deckerd narrarates, but that's the version that gives more clarity.

"Have you ever taken that test yourself?" I always took that to mean "do you have any feelings?" Everyone seems to think that it hints that Deckard is a replicant. I think it was just an emotional reaction on Rachael's part.

This is one of those movies that gets a lot of people pondering and arguing about plot, theme and philosophy when its true power is simply the mesmerizing world it builds and the characters that inhabit it. Addendum: "A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings."--Stanley Kubrick

The author who wrote the story wrote Dekkard as a man who begins to question what humanity is, while he’s “retiring” replicants. The director, Ridley Scott, liked the idea that Dekkard was a replicant so much, he made his director’s cut, which you just watched, to have the story end with the unicorn reveal. In the original theater version, there’s no unicorn dream, and the origami at the end isn’t a unicorn, it’s just there as suspense to make Dekkard and the audience think the other blade runner had already killed Rachel. Anyway, great reaction to one of the all time greatest science fiction movies. Keep it up!

Wow! My favorite preggo! One of my favorite sci-fi by one of my bestest reactors. Take care, mom.

I recommend 'Solaris' (Steven Soderburgh's 2002 version for accessibility) as a movie that raises those same questions of what it is to be human by comparison to 'replicant'-type characters. Some interesting twists, and it has a similar visual feel too - or, at least, it rains a lot.

Important distinction: Replicants are 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. An early version of the movie actually gave them a definition that made that a bit clearer. “Synthetic humans having skin/flesh“ Deckard being a replicant or a natural human 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.

If Deckard was a replicant, wouldn't he likely have been much stronger? Also we do know he had a lot of past as a blade runner from before.

This is one of the most visually stunning movies ever imo. All the sets are incredibly detailed.

Maybe because Rachel is a new experimental model that her expiration date is much much longer and they live happily ever after.

"On the other side you have the ethical question, which fascinates me so much." This is the movie for you.

Ridley Scott said that he intended that Deckard was a replicant, which is why he included the scene with the unicorn (which was cut from the theatrical release, by the way), but it doesn't make sense to the story, and it's not borne out by the other evidence that we are given. According to Tyrell, the implanted memories are still experimental, so it doesn't make any sense that a blade runner would be a replicant with implanted memories and Tyrell not know about it. Why would a blade runner be a replicant, anyway? Deckard is obviously not stronger or faster than a normal human, since the replicants are tossing him around like a ragdoll. And it's illegal to have replicants on Earth, so the police department would be breaking the law by doing this... even though it seems to give them no particular advantage. It just doesn't compute.

Deckard proved Rachel was a replicant by demonstrating that he knew her dreams/memories. Following that logic, Gaff proved Deckard was a replicant by demonstrating that he knew his dreams/memories.

Excellent commentary at the end! I can't wait for you to watch the second one. 😁

you had the exact perfect reaction to the photo scanning when you balked and said "what?!" - the photo is actually exhibiting PARALLAX... that you can actually start seeing detail BEHIND something in the photo... in our photos at least, that would be totally impossible.

If you notice, all replicants had an odd reflection in their eyes. Ridley Scott and the Cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth worked together on that effect, and it’s subtle, yet oddly hypnotic in the strangest way. It looks like it’s just a byproduct of filming but it was specifically designed.

This movie changed the visual look of sci fi movies forever after - so it's so interesting to see a lot of modern reactors kind of gloss over the look of the film, cos they're seen similar stuff before. Trust me, this and Alien were shockingly different back then. I'm glad you were impressed. Also.. the "sets" of Tyrell's house and Deckard and Sebastian's apartments are actual historical buildings in LA. The Bradbury Building (Sebastian's), with the glass and iron roof and elevator, is a masterpiece. If you are up for the "are we all robots" genre, that's basically what Westworld is all about. There are also lots of nods to Blade Runner in that series, as they pay homage to one of the pioneers of modern Sci Fi.

1982 was a big year for goalie masks. Blade Runner, Friday the 13th Part 3 (which introduced Jason's goalie mask), Alone in the Dark, Mad Max 2. Just something about goalie masks that year.

My favorite film of all time. So many layers, so much left unsaid. The story of four runaway slaves, and how the man sent to execute them finds the humanity to leave behind a life of murder, after seeing the humanity of his victims. The sequel is also a must. A perfect continuation.

In the original novel, he was human. He's significantly weaker than all the other replicants. He has no built-in expiration date, as evidence by him being alive in the sequel. The conversation he has with Dr Tyrell discussing the experimental nature of Rachel had no indication that Deckard was also a replicant. Even in the unicorn scene, the other blade runner says "she's not going to live". If Deckard was a replicant, wouldn't he too be scheduled for retirement? Surely he would be considered rogue for running away with Rachel. Yet never was an attempt made to retire him (except to protect his daughters whereabouts some 30yrs later). If you take all these things into account, I feel like human is the only logical conclusion.

Ya gotta let the "I know" from Star Wars go. He wasnt being uncaring back then. He meant he has always known Leia had feelings for him. It was ok for Han to say that.

Key to understanding this ... The replicants aren't evil or just straight up killers, they are desperate because they were enslaved and near their expiration dates. They wanted freedom and to live.

Imo "... tears in rain." Best monologue in all of cinema, bar none. 2049? Of course.

Enjoyed your reaction. Bladerunner 2049 is a beautiful movie and worthy sequel. I would love to see your reaction to it.

Ridley Scott retconned the whole "Deckard is a replicant" premise, IMHO. The unicorn shot is an outtake from Legend and didn't exist in previous cuts of the film. Without it, the origami unicorn could represent the special nature of Rachael or of Deckard's relationship with Rachael.

Deckard's apartment building is the Ennis-Brown House (1924), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. J. F. Sebastian's apartment building with its retro atrium is the Bradbury Building (1893). Both longtime Los Angeles landmarks. In the original novel, almost all animal species are extinct or near-extinct because of environmental disasters, the few remaining animals are luxury goods for the super-rich, and most people have robotic substitutes instead. This is never explained explicitly in the movie but the movie presupposes this background.

From a Philip K. Dick novel, he wrote SF stories often dealing with the subject "what is reality?" Trivia, the building with the stairs going to different levels with balcony walkways is an old historic building in L.A.

In the movie, in the end, Roy Batty died in 2019. In real life, the actor who portrayed Roy, Rutger Hauer, died in 2119. RIP "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 Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain. Time to die."

The Uncanny Valley has nothing to do with people being freaked out by someone lacking a soul, it's more to do with body language. An artificial person (cgi or actual) lacks certain ticks that people subconsciously pick up on. That's what freaks them out

Amazing set design unique lighting a beautiful film.

20:05 It's not that you don't know what's *happening* but that they can flash critical info onscreen for a split second during those times. In this case, imagine Roy had glanced over while crushing his head and saw a photo of someone who he then decided to target next. You wouldn't understand how he had decided to target them or learned about them because you didn't see him see the picture. Stuff like that happens all the time. Not just because it's a gruesome scene... but information can be learned in a split second in any moment.

Bravo! You are one of the few reactors to notice Gaff’s remark, “You’ve done a man’s job.” Together with the origami unicorn, showing that Gaff is aware of Deckard’s dream/daydream, the strong implication is that Deckard is a Replicant. In the book that this is based on (“Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” by Philip K. Dick), the issue is ambiguous IIRC. The Replicants are not robots, they are artificial people, flesh-and-blood humans. Nor are they villains. They are slaves who are fighting for freedom and life. I was so proud of my daughter (soon to graduate college) for understanding that straightaway when I showed her this movie. You wondered where Deckard got the dove. Doves and pigeons are common in big cities in the U.S. I think Ridley Scott put that in because doves are a traditional symbol of peace. Also, the flight of a bird in general is a historical symbol of the departure of a soul. So, we have at the end the implication that the Replicants have souls. I highly recommend Dick’s book. Other movies made from his stories include “Minority Report,” “Total Recall,” and “The Man in the High Castle.”

I had a good time 🙂

If Deckard is a replicant, he isn't a very advanced one. He looked very human in all his attacks and skirmishes against Roy at the end. His anemic jump between the buildings, then couldn't hold on, then was completely wiped stamina wise after Roy saved him.

The original novel is by Philip K. Dick. He wrote another novel (which was made into a movie) named A Scanner Darkly that takes place in the far flung future of 1982.

"Is he a Replicant or not?" The question that was debated for many years.

One of my favorite movies. Thanks for watching it ✌️

I think the ambiguity (and all the Ridley Scott cinematic brilliance) is what makes this film a classic. I've seen many versions - starting with the despised 'studio edit'. Each adds something to the experience. I think the mark of a good movie is that you don't stop thinking about it after the end credits roll.. Blade Runner passes this test with flying colours. Thanks for watching - and for putting up with the more ....graphic.... stuff that's not really your taste. ...Mine either tbh, but I just try to switch my brain to 'what movie magic did they use to simulate something so disturbing?' - and momentarily dis-engage "suspension of disbelief" until the scene is over and I re-engage with the movie. 🙂

Ridley Scott is the only one who thought Deckard should be a replicant. The problem is that the story completely falls apart if Deckard is a replicant because the whole point is that Deckard is a human living the soulless life of a machine, but rediscovers what it means to be human by interacting with "machines" (Technically replicants aren't machines, they are biologically human, but they are artificially created using organic material) like Rachel and Roy. If Deckard is a replicant there is no meaning it's just a twist for the sake of having a twist.

The unicorn origami doesn’t make sense with the dream sequence if Deckard isn’t a replicant.

Every reactor to this movie refers to the replicants as robots. They are living breathing flesh and blood. When they inevitably develop their own thoughts and emotions they become a problem. So they have a built in death. Don't we all. It's too bad she won't live, but who does.

The interesting thing is when this movie was released in 1982 it was considered a box office bomb

Daryl Hannah flailing around on the ground after being shot is intense. 22 years later she flails around on the ground after getting her eye snatched out in Kill Bill 2...

It's not that Roy is crushing Tyrell's head, it's Roy's expression as he does it that's important. He is killing his creator, his god and it is hard for him. He is a biological machine created as a soldier, but killing his creator is still hard for him. And he has every reason to hate Tyrell. For creating him as a slave, for giving him only 4 years to live. As for the movie, there is no clear answer. This movie is only asking questions. The answers are up to you. What does it mean to be human? What does it mean if the Replicants become more human than the humans?

The original writer of the screenplay, Hampton Fancher(and really the person most responsible for getting this story to the screen) as well as Harrison Ford say Deckard is a human. However, Ridley Scott insists on him being a replicant. The dream sequence was added later in the director's cut in order to push that idea more. Personally, I think it's much more interesting for him to be a human, in a relationship with a non-human. Plus, if he's a replicant, it adds a bunch of plot holes to the story.

Logan's Run is another movie exploring this theme. Done very differently but effective also.

If Mary were to watch The Boys, I think she'd have to wear a blindfold :)

RIP Rutger Hauer. Underrated actor. In the end Roy Batty saved Deckard because if he fell and died the memory of him would die also and all he wanted was to live longer. Also in the original canon Harrison Fords character is also a special replicant designed specifiically to hunt down others. Then everything got ruined in the second movie.

I think the movie is trying to say whether you think Deckard is a replicant or not it doesn't matter because the two are indistinguishable not considering the lifespan stuff and the extra string stuff and all that but otherwise they're essentially humans essentially their clones

RIP to Vangelis, the music director on this. He was so far ahead of his time. And in the sequel, u will get remnants of this music. I believe Hans Zimmer does the music on the second. And NO! DECKERD isn't a replicant! He's old, he gets his ass beat, by other Replicants, and gets tired and randomly falls asleep! Also since u didn't get the Deckerd narrarates version..... spoiler. Rachel has been given a gift, she's one of one! Indeterminate life span!

You know a speech in a movie is a big deal when it has its own Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_rain_monologue

The Bradbury building is a tribute to Ray Bradbury. The great Scifi writer.

This fan of Blade Runner saw the original in London in 1982, a preview, which was the first and last reels. Later I saw a release that had lost a shot of the entire camera crew's shadows when Deckard runs across a room in the Bradbury close to the end. This version has a line that I've never heard before 'Leon, he can lift 400 pound nuclear loads all day' or some such. Never in all the times I've seen this film (and there have been several versions) have I heard this line before.

The white five was skittering around in the room Deckard climbed out of the window. Roy grabbed it, there

1:32 - Interesting bit of trivia: that shot right there was a mix of miniatures and actual aerial shots of L.A. the fire coming out of the stacks later on were from the real industrial site they shot.

When you mentioned a young Harrison Ford, my brain did its weird association thing. - Blade Runner was right between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. - Harrison Ford, like the majority of the cast, didn't know about the Vader twist until they saw it afterward. - Mark Hamill retold the story on the Graham Norton show of when Harrison found out. It turns out Mark Hamill, as a world-class voice actor, has a fantastic impression of Harrison Ford.

For a good "young" Harrison Ford movie, watch Witness (1985).

Oh I love this movie. Roy, in his last seconds, he loved life more then ever. Not only his own life, the life itself. The second movie is still very good not amazing like this one but when you take a look you will not be disappointed. Greetings from Germany

The book the movie is based on, “Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?” was written in the 1960s and took place in *San Francisco* In 2020, San Francisco DID briefly look like something out of Blade Runner: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdVdecZ5ub2peY0.html

This was based on a book by author Phillip K. Dick, who also wrote the stories that Total Recall and Minority Report were based on. The book was called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. One theme that wasn't carried over very well to the film is that because the environment has gone to crap, animals are quite rare. Which is why there's so much emphasis on artificial animals. In the book, it was seen as a huge status symbol to own an animal. Those who can't afford a real animal will often get artificial, or "electric" animals so that they can appear to own one. So the title of the book is wondering if replicants have the same dreams and aspirations as humans.

Hi Mary, the chess game is the famous Immortal game of 1851, which ties into the desire of wanting life. The great Syd Mead designed a lot of the cyberpunk look of the film. For many digital artists like myself, the look of this film has been incredibly influential. At it's heart, it is an old school Film Noir.

A great reaction, I've had a crush on Sean Young for 40 years!

You should check out the Ghost in the Shell franchise. The original movie was a big deal and greatly influential just as Blade Runner was, but I'd also say that the TV show Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and the follow-up Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig are both really excellent.

Ok Mary it's time to toughen you up. 😂 Now you need to watch Rutger Hauer (Roy) in The Hitcher. He's really creepy in that movie. Great reaction as usual. 🙂

I had a good time!

I've always wondered why Tyrell didn't just say, "Sure Roy, let's just add more lifespan. Let's get to the lab and get started".

This is in the same universe as 'Alien' btw. Earth is becoming 'questionable' into how habitable it is becoming and you hear about these off-world colonies being mentioned. Colonies like LV-426.

"Good evening, Mr. Torrance... I mean Mr Deckard"

Mary, you should watch and give your reaction to a movie called "The Impossible" (2012), it is the true story of a family that was in the 2004 Thailand tsunami. Starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland while still a little kid.

Deckard could be a replicant. He had a "dream" about a unicorn and the other police officer made an unicorn origami.