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Nick Mason
@neobluesky.bsky.social
Geeky Latin, sci-fi loving, adult Sunday school teacher, and community theatre stage loving kind of guy.
Although, Blade Runner did not do well in the box office, thankfully the film developed a cult following and herald by critics and enthusiasts as a science fiction film classic. Nearly 40 years later continues to influence science fiction film making.
September 7, 2023 at 12:55 AM
In conclusion, Blade Runner film in 1984 much like the original Matrix movie in 1999 dared to do something new, challenge audiences with dystopian future and with plots that are complex with deeper meanings and themes, not just provide movies with eye candy special effects with weak plots.
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Deeper meanings that include fallen, corrupt nature of humanity, ethics of technology, the impact of technology on society and the environment, and the search for meaning.
September 7, 2023 at 12:52 AM
5. Deep meaningful themes and dialog

A decaying, dystopian future world as a back drop in both films and oppressive existence, creatively confronts the audience with the deeper meanings of the plot.
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and the machine city bomb by humans that provoked a war that the machines won.
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The Matrix shows how machines, artificial intelligence have dominated the planet and enslaved humanity in the Matrix to generate their energy. The origin story in the comic books explain that the machines were originally enslaved by humanity, strip of their rights by humanity,
September 7, 2023 at 12:51 AM
In Blade Runner, humanity has enslaved bio-engineered humans called replicants to do the hard labor on space colonies that now must be “retired” from active service for their bloody uprising and escape.
September 7, 2023 at 12:50 AM
4. Advancement in technology brings enslavement, bondage, and subjugation

Technology is often thought of as the great liberator of society giving us newfound freedoms, enabling humanity to reach new heights and discovery as often seen as themes of science-fiction.
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You can see the parallels of the same type of shadowy cinematography accent with the lights from the ship and the city lights of Zion, with the old and decay of the sewer tunnels.
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destroyed cities on the surface. The humans use flying ships to travel through these sewer tunnels as well as live in the last underground human city of Zion.
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3. Dystopian future outside of the Matrix

The surface of the earth is a wasteland, destroyed long ago by the war against the machines. Most of the action we see in the Matrix are actually taking place, beneath the surface of the earth in old abandoned sewer tunnels beneath huge,
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