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   alt.fan.blade-runner      Pretty decent scifi 80's flick      22,770 messages   

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   Terry to Ned Ludd   
   Re: Why do you like Blade Runner?   
   06 Apr 08 21:44:46   
   
   From: none@nonesuch.com   
      
   "Ned Ludd"  wrote in message   
   news:itOdnSxMAO-vtmTanZ2dnUVZ_r-vnZ2d@speakeasy.net...   
   > There is so much to recommend it.   
   >   
   > The visuals, certainly.   
   >   
   > ... but for me, the dark, dreary post-holocaust dystopia serves as the   
   > perfect backdrop for characters with a bright view of the future.   
   >   
   > Roy and the rest of his band clearly love life, want to live, want to keep   
   > living.  Just before he dies, he comes to realize that all life is   
   > precious -- and that is why his soul ascends.   
   >   
   > Rachael falls in love, and certainly that is full of hope.   
   >   
   > ... and Deckard is starting to see the hope around him.   
   >   
   > Toss in the question of "what defines 'humanity'?" and you've got a   
   > winner.   
      
   Can I just say "uh, what he said"? Because that framed it really nicely.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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