Uh the movie wasn't immensely popular in 1990. Like most cult follow movies, the internet exploded their popularity. Since it seems Blade Runner is a movie you can't critique now...here is my full list of script and movie issues that I remember:
One is a stripper who has days to live and she is the only one who had a job. You would think she would be trying to extend her short life like the others knowing she will die very soon and after barely escaping the prison planet with her life.
IIRC it was only Roy who had a matter of days left. The others were a year younger than him.
And she was a "basic pleasure model". She couldn't extend her life by herself, none of them could. That's why they followed Roy, who was the more advanced version.
There are 6 escaped replicants but only 4 are shown and one is dead.
That's not in all versions of the film. It was changed to 5 in the DC I think.
The police knew what Leon looked like after he killed Holden.
The police knew what they all looked like. They had their details, which were shown to Deckard when he went to the police station. Knowing what they look like and where to find them are different things. That's why they got Deckard back in, because he was the best Blade Runner.
Why is it difficult to tell replicants from humans when they can stick their hands in boiling liquids? You have to give them psych tests?
It wasn't boiling liquid. It was freezing liquid. The only thing strange about Leon putting his hand in the liquid is that it didn't cause him pain.
How did Tyrell know that Rachel ran away to never come back? That was a span of hours.
I guess because he thought that Rachel would feel betrayed after she found out she wasn't a real human. I imagine finding out you're not actually a real human being and your supposed uncle has been lying to you all your life would be a bit traumatising.
How did Roy get into Tyrell's office that easily? Anyone can just go up into Tyrell's office? You would think that security would be tighter as Tyrell knew his replicants were coming to see him and that they were very dangerous.
That's just something you don't think about too much. All films have little flaws like that. Or if you do wanna think about it you could say JF Sebastian has access to a private elevator, for their chess games or whatever.
The detective story is muddled with clues to more muddling and it basically comes down to luck for Deckard.
How so? How he discovered the stripper replicant was pretty clear. He discovered a fake snake scale that had a serial number on it. He found the guy who made it and he pointed him in the direction of the stripper.
It dealt with human issues with no payoff. Deckard, the replicant killer, hooks up with a replicant. Morality is saved! I had read somewhere that Deckard was a replicant in another script or something...I don't remember. That would have been an amazing revelation.
There wasn't supposed to be a pay off. It poses the question, if replicants, these "fake" human beings can feel emotions just like real humans can, what does it mean to be a real human being? What is the difference? And why should the replicants have limited life spans?
Which version did you watch? Because the directors cut heavily implies that Deckard is in fact a replicant with implanted memories, similar to Rachel. But it still leaves it ambiguous for the viewer, which I personally think is a good thing.
I see what you are saying. There is really no way to gauge that other than at conventions in 1990. Hence why I think when the internet came about the popularity exploded. Then again the DC could have just been released as a way to make money. That happened with another recent Ridley flop I believe...Kingdom of Heaven if I remember right??? That has no cult following.
The Directors Cut of Kingdom of Heaven has a cult following. It's about a million times better than the Tom Rothman butchered theatrical cut.
