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@Irish_Pub

3 жыл бұрын

Have you picked up the replica of the original concept art of Rick Deckard's blaster?

@RPRsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, the scene with Deckard going to the snake salesman? That's fixed, in "The Final Cut". The cut where they used Harrison's son's jaw/mouth and it now matches and is fixed. Have you not seen "Blade Runner The Final Cut"? Yeah, and I'm gunna side with the writer and with the Director on Deckard being a replicant, but I did always had a the feeling he was a replicant. It doesn't matter what anyone feels about what Deckard is, the Director, Sir Ridley Scott, says he is a replicant. However, just because Sir Ridley Scott "loves the idea" Blade Runner can(is?) in the same universe as the Alien/Prometheus/Total Recall 2077 TV and movies....well.....that's better than Soldier being a part of the shared universe. Today i found out: The original movie has 4 novel tie-ins? Not written by Dick. There's 3 video games, I thought there was only 1. The latest one is a VR game, it came out in 2018.

@marcuspacheco3815

2 жыл бұрын

Adam, dude, the best evidence that deckard is a replicant is the inclusion of the unicorn scene as part of his memories before he finds the origami unicorn. This is a change made in the final cut! Throughout the film The other officer can't talk to him so he taunts him with origami. The message of the unicorn isn't that he found Rachel it's that he knows about deckard's unicorn memory. Deckard has a false memory he is a replicant! The only question is does he know before that moment? He always talks about quitting throughout the movie but he never can. They simply won't let him and they're rude to him and he just falls along with it. Like he knows the deal. The unicorn origami. This is the moment he realizes he has to run to quit.

Adam Savage talking Blade Runner...I could sit for hours and listen.

@garywilloughby6893

3 жыл бұрын

I want to watch this a couple times because his insights are clearer than mine.

Nah, deckard dealing with his hand injury at the same time as roy, to me, highlights that replicants and humans are basically the same, making you feel even worse everytime deckard kills them on repeat watches. Plus, deckard was a long retired blade runner, working before the nexus 7 models were created, so he would have been way too advanced, plus why would bryant hire a replicant since hes clearly dispises them. To me the unicorn symbolises rachel, being that unicorns are 1 of a kind, just like rachel. Deckard also dreams about the unicorn, which could be interpreted as dreaming of rachel, which is why he looks at rachels pictures after the dream sequence. Then finally the unicorn origami symbolises gaff knows shes special, when gaff said 'its a shame she wont live...' i take it to mean hes telling deckard he knows of rachels, existance, then the origami is saying he knows that shes special. Imo deckard is human, otherwise i feel the story loses the emotional weight of humans killing things they deem lesser than themselves, even tho they are identical (insert possible racial subtext here).

@mu7282

3 жыл бұрын

This is a great explanation! I too believe that Deckard is human and feel him being a replicant only makes it a cheap twist a la Shyamalan. And I hate that the final cut took out "Fucker" and dubbed "father".

@toggtlas7099

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly that, in many ways I feel Deckard being a Replicant would lesser some of the film's core themes and concepts while gaining nothing in return.

@evensgrey

3 жыл бұрын

As far as Bryant hiring Deckard, he's a police captain and has nothing to do with hiring officers (although he can get them a long way to being fired or promoted). He's also a blithering idiot who would never recognize a Replicant. Deckard appears to have come to the conclusion that Replicants are fully human (which is why he quit being a bladerunner), but he also recognizes that this group is murdering anyone who gets in their way and so needs to be stopped. The indications from the film are that if Deckard is a Replicant, he's NOT more advanced than the Nexus 7 series. He gets the crap beaten out of him by Nexus 7's no less than three times, including by a 'basic pleasure model,' and is clearly LESS physically capable than any of the three he fights. He only kills the two women because he's got a gun and neither of them do, and Batty just doesn't bother making sure he's dead. Roy is in the middle of his body shutting down and he's still faster, stronger, and far tougher than Deckard. At the end of their fight, Deckard is trying to run away (likely fully aware that Roy is in the process of dying and all he needs to do is keep away from him for a few minutes and he'll finish it and Deckard will survive), and Roy makes a leap that Deckard didn't and EASILY lifts Deckard with one hand, literally seconds away from his own death. If Deckard has any unusual abilities, it's probably that he can differentiate between normal human and Replicant emotional reactions much more easily than regular humans, and Rachel demonstrates that a more realistic background memory set will seriously blunt even his ability to detect them. (Why does this kind of testing detect Replicants? Because Replicants are, normally, emotionally stunted by not having memories of growing up and learning how to deal with things, so they don't know how. A Replicant has the emotional reactions of a small child, which makes the fact Priss was built to be a sex slave particularly unsettling.)

@nitronine7556

3 жыл бұрын

@@evensgrey i might be wrong, but i seem to remember the voight kampf test being brought in because of the nexus 6 (roys lot) because they became too hard to detect, which would mean the previous replicants would be much easier to find out, i believe in the book (i know its not canon to the film) it says that replicants have the emotional capacity to am autistic child, i think that earlier models would have this trait. Also if you compare the emotions of deckard and roys lot, (especially leon) it seems that deckard is much more emtionally mature (like an adult human). So really its less about the strength and abilities, and more about the emotional differences. (Theres also the 'red eye' detail that all other replicants show other than deckard) The best thing about blade runner is being able to theorise, personally i prefer him being human, but its great to have the discussion 40 years after the films release

@gleggett3817

3 жыл бұрын

I saw the film then later read most of all PKDs output. And a lot of PKD is "what makes one human?" In 'Do Androids..' you have a very human replicant and a quite inhuman Bladerunner (who is human but is part of a fake Blade runner unit run by replicants). So the contrast in film should be that you have treatment of replicants as subhuman slaves and a human who isn't sure if he's human or not. At one level making Deckard a replicant takes away the crossover because Deckard is doubting his humanity for good reason not because it's a philosophical question.

Even though I’m moderately biased, I can’t wait for the show and tell on K’s coat. (I made the coat in question)

@KevinLambertperfected

3 жыл бұрын

That seems to be an appropriate reason to be biased =) I'm looking forward to seeing it.

@hellokitty500million

3 жыл бұрын

amazing 😭

@chupica100

3 жыл бұрын

Its a beautiful coat. Instantly iconic. You've done a man's job, sir.

@candamorgan

3 жыл бұрын

🙌🏻can't wait either

@guyloren

3 жыл бұрын

Was wondering when he would do this- I followed your inspired build thread on the RPF with intense interest,you did an incredible job,mate!🏆

In Philip K Dick's book, do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep it is made explicitly clear that Deckard is not a replicant even though at certain times he is convinced he might be. Ridley Scott just wanted to change the source material.

@angelocanale8102

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The character arc is kinda ruined by him being a replicant. This guy has learned that these machines he chases down have more humanity in them than he does! This experience changes his perception of them and in turn him. Why change that?

@KarltheKrazyone

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelocanale8102 I think that Ridley probably knew that a lot of people wouldn't come to the film via the book, so he could have that ambiguity play. I don't mind the change, because Deckard's status doesn't really matter if you ask the question, what does it mean to be human? The same effect could be achieved if they were explicit in the film about Deckard believing he was a replicant and someone trying to convince him that he's not. But that would have been a much larger sub-plot. Where as this is more economical in the story telling. Its meta, I'll grant that, but what else do you get from a movie which is mutable?

@FindecanorNotGmail

3 жыл бұрын

Philip K Dick has said in an interview that maybe _everyone_ in the story is a replicant, and that all real humans would have gone off-world. His purpose was to make us think about it and to think about _what_ _makes_ _us_ _human_ . The screenwriter Hampton Francher had chosen to leave the question open for the viewer to ponder. Ridley Scott wanted differently but in the theatrical cut(s) the question still remains unanswered. Commendations to Denis Villeneuve for keeping it open in BR2049, so as to appeal to fans of all versions of the movie.

@SkipTerrio

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelocanale8102 EXACTLY!

@ClintonAllenAnderson

3 жыл бұрын

It's best when it's left unanswered

Tyrell is based upon the character Eldon Rosen from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? It was originally intended that the Tyrell murdered by Batty would be revealed to be a replicant, and as a result, Batty would head up to the next floor, where he would discover the real Tyrell in cryogenic suspension.

@LungsOutJem

3 жыл бұрын

Where on Earth did you get that from?

@4362mont

3 жыл бұрын

@@LungsOutJem The special edition extra features, interviews with Scott and photos of the real Tyrell in a cryo tube Batty finds after killing "Tyrell" and before he kills Sebastian. All legit, not just postulating...

@LungsOutJem

3 жыл бұрын

@@4362mont interesting. I might have to look those up one day.

Roy Batty's monologue is still one of the most beautiful monologues in the history of monologues. Right up there with "I've got my eye on you..."

I remember seeing the 4K version in the theater a few years ago (because, why not?!) and I was astounded that the print was so crisp, I could see details-like Deckard's stubble-that I had never seen before. It was incredible.

To be honest, I love the original, voice over narration included. And no, Deckard is not a replicant, and Harrison Ford and the writer of the screenplay say he's not a replicant.

I would say that Dr Stelline's memory creation device is one of my favorite props from BR2049.

Niander Wallace's floating eye drones. Loved those, and how there were more than two.

"the illusion of self"... bloody hell Adam, you got that so right. Next video, just talk about Bladerunner for half an hour, I'll sit and listen. 👍🏼

@poisondart

3 жыл бұрын

ask him about how the lights on the "blimp" were made and fillmed and he will ramble on beautifully for hours.

Back in the early days of the internet I tracked down the Esper bootleg soundtrack, it felt special and rare....today you can listen to the whole thing on KZread 🤣 ...The Ink Spots song is included on there 🙌

@leschaps2387

3 жыл бұрын

That was such a score back then!

Oh MAN! Just got my Tomenosuke yesterday, what excellent timing!

The cut with dialogue held true to the theme of the novel.....and of course the unmistakable voice of Ford adds layers to the story.....cheers!

Blade runner without vengalis is not blade runner. Side note: I was at a rental cabin in big bear over the weekend, and there was a large CD collection for guests. What did I find but not 1, not 2, but 3 (THREE!) vengalis CDs! Alas the cd player did not work haha TORTURE!!!

Gaff's unicorn at the end is what made it clear for me...

It's strange how Adam's infectious enthusiasm can make me feel even more thrilled about my two most favourite movies [2049 first for me, for my sins.] Never stop making these videos, please!!!

While I completely agree with Adam's conclusion about Deckard's nature, I think the fight scenes aren't a good place to hang your hat on. Unless it's done for specific character purpose or for comedic effect, you generally don't see people reacting to fights on film. There's also the whole thing that a fight sequence you see in a movie would likely end with people needing to go to an ER with all kinds of injuries, as opposed to just needing a "raw steak on the eye" kind of solutions. Movie fights can't really be used as a measure of the pain the character is - or should be - feeling.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think that has way more to do with Harrison Ford’s acting than anything else and it’s not like his acting before and after being tortured in Empire Strikes Back would lead me to believe he is good at pretending to be in pain. He’s great at appearing tired and exhausted, but not so great at appearing in pain.

There may be clues that suggest Deckard is a replicant. It may well have even been Ridley Scott's intention that Deckard is a replicant (though I think this has been retconned). What I will forever maintain, however, is if Deckard is a replicant, the entire message and point of the movie is lost. The whole theme is that Deckard is a man, a human man, who - through his gruesome and merciless work - has lost his humanity and his respect for life. He has become no better than a killing machine. He gains his redemption and his humanity back through falling in love with Rachel, a replicant, and through watching another replicant, Roy Batty, show compassion, mercy, and a love and respect for life. If Deckard is a replicant, then it's just a pointless circle jerk.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Just said the same in another comment. I love blade runner if Deckard is human. It’s a trite film I’m completely uninterested in if he is a replicant.

@bedfordshiremodeller4491

Жыл бұрын

But Deckard isn't aman he is areplicant just ntta Nexus 6 Replicant which makes sense aprototype replicant designed to hav much longer life instead of4or5yrs of a Nexus 6 Replicant

Deckard being a Replicant was just Ridley Scott being overly quirky. Basically everyone involved in the production hated the concept and of course Harrison Ford himself loathed the concept of Replican Deckard at the time. But yes, Final Cut is the version to watch!

@johnnyjohnson6643

3 жыл бұрын

Harrison Ford's opinion isn't really a good way to judge the characters he's played. I've never seen an actor so transparent and so universal in his disdain for his own roles, haha.

@XxscopedevilxX

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed - Even the screenwriter states in several interviews that he wrote Deckard's character as a human. I've read that Ridley trying to force the narrative that he was a replicant caused a lot of friction between the pair.

@richarddeckard9804

3 жыл бұрын

@@XxscopedevilxX Three of them, actually. Hampton Fancher was the original screenwriter, who had bought the rights from Philip K Dick. But Dick HATED Fancher’s first write, as did Scott & Deeley. Scott irked Fancher by insisting on more & more changes, and by the time they’d got into literally dozens of re-writes, Fancher threatened to walk if they (Scott and Deeley) forced any more upon him. They did, pushing him out and replacing him with David Peoples. But Peoples was a fan of Fancher’s final version and so adjusted and rewrote it as little as poss. Peoples and Fancher actually became very good friends, through the process and each man wrote Deckard as a human. It was a misunderstanding, with Scott, that made each think the other had intended Deckard to be a replicant, though, and neither ever raised it with the other until after filming, and Scott had had his way (as he was wont to do, and to hell with everyone else’s feelings - see his clashes with the American crew, who loathed him, for the most part, during the painful and endlessly reshot period of filming).

my favorite prop, that i can't find anyone mention is the tool that deckard's daughter uses to make memories for replicants. that tool looks like a camera lens and it just pieces together amazing imagery. i wish it was real but the closest thing is a computer.

Interesting theory, how ever....If Deckard is a replecant made to retire other rogue replecants, would you not make him a combat model?

@MrGiocerri

3 жыл бұрын

And why not make him a double-decker?

@Bitparto

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrGiocerri opps sorry typo

@MrGiocerri

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bitparto ahahah don't worry. And I agree with you. This "replicant Deckard" theory is pretty weak.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

Or at least one that isn’t clearly inferior

The VO is important because of the aesthetic that it brings to the film noir style. All those old movies back in the day with the disjointed VO where the main character narrates their situation. It gives insight where none would be otherwise making a film 6 hours long.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

Also those shots are sooooooo boring without the narration.

@microtasker

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealWalkingDude The way Ridley let the camera linger with the long shots. To me it felt voyeuristic. I like the non VO versions for it's own thing too, just not my overall preference.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

@@microtasker it is perhaps a failing of mine, I admit, rather than a failing in the film, but I just am not interested in scenery if it isn’t in the context of a character or the story. So yeah, it’s voyeuristic or it is just making sure we see all the work that went into the models and the setting, but it’s more than is necessary to tell the story (to me) so I just zone out. What am I supposed to get from three minutes of seeing a car fly across future dystopian LA in what feels like real time that I don’t get from ten or fifteen seconds? Nothing but boredom and impatience for there to be characters and story on the screen.

YES! IIRC the first I saw it, it was Deckard narrating. I also so the CED, the LD, the VHS versions, along with the DVD varieties and final (briefcase) Bluray Dir Cut. When I watched that final cut, I was like, THIS! This is what made sense.

I saw the original theatrical cut when I was an impressionable young movie goer. It is still my favorite and I am the only person that kinda likes Ford's narration. To me it fits with the hard boiled film noir genre where voice overs were common, like Fred McMurray in Double Indemnity and Humphrey Bogart in movies that I forget at the moment. And Gaff knowing that Decker dreams of unicorns is pretty good evidence. As a commentary on the self, I always go back to the character of Leon or a reference to the concept of solipsism (that only one's mind is sure to exist) in a world where the contents of one's mind may have been implanted.

@davidf2281

3 жыл бұрын

Original cut with narration still my favourite too -- but maybe because like you I also saw that one first as a youngster.

@miloh7871

3 жыл бұрын

I like the narration version too, but it isn't really needed in the other versions.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

You’re not the only one! I don’t like the cuts without the narration. Being inside Deckard’s head is part of the exploration of being human, as well as being important for it to feel like a future noir detective film. The unicorn thing though isn’t convincing to me at all. They worked together, they are both Blade Runners, for all we know Deckard told Gaff about his dreams. I can’t buy that Deckard is a replicant because why do the replicants kick his ass the whole movie if he is one? And why would you create a replicant that sucks to hunt down other replicants? Wouldn’t that just make it likely your guy fails and the replicants get away?

@tiacho2893

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealWalkingDude So I am not the only one. Just the only one I know. On the unicorn (just one example that's familiar to everyone), I'm going by the primary source (the movie itself). Even if Deckard told Gaff about his dreams in the past, it is not in the movie. Scott's and Ford's vision of Deckard's backstory is never explicit. I'm coming from a lit. crit view. Inferences of what may or not be true should not be included in of an interpretation and especially not by itself (it's like primarily using a writer's bio to support your interpretation of their poem/story). And remember that Bryant mentioned the almost impossible "skin jobs" Deckard has hunted down. So either an exceptional human or mediocre "replicant" for general application. Deckard taking down Leon (optimised for hard manual labour) and Batty (a specifically engineered combat model) is a tough lift if he was "only human". And Pris and Zhora were active parts of the escape group. They would not be pushovers either. Also, remember that Leon failed the Voight Kampff but was able to kill Holden, even though he was probably not the most dangerous. That kinda sums up what I see as evidence. And Deckard being a replicant kinda reinforces the theme of the movie. I mentioned this concept in another comment. But I think solipsism and almost indistinguishable artificiality are major themes. But I might be very very wrong. Sorry about the length and language. I sometimes get into essay mode when talking about film. Old habit.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

@@tiacho2893 yes, but Gaff also doesn’t say onscreen how he knows to make the unicorn. Your interpretation also involves something not seen on screen, Gaff being told or learning at some point in the past that Deckard is a replicant. This is the thorny thing in the lit crit method of interpretation, because there’s a lot of begging the question involved. If we can’t infer any scenes happened that we don’t see in the movie, like Deckard telling Gaff about his dreams, we also can’t infer a scene where Gaff learns Deckard isn’t human.

This made me watch the movy. Thanks

Adam, I was still living in NYC during the years of “Blade Runner”, I was wondering if you like me went to the St. Marks theatre on 1st Avenue and 8th Street where Blade Runner played at midnight every Thursday night? I literally went every Thursday.

I don't know. If you want to make sure your problematic robots are kept in check and found, you might want to use a non-robot to do it. Because if they can err then you probably don't want to rely on them to also fix that problem.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, if you don’t trust replicants you definitely would be afraid that your replicant would figure out what it was and join the other side.

I seem to remember in the book that Deckard discovers an entire police department of replicants operating in L.A.

i ordered a custom cassette of vangelis' score and its amazing, looks super nice too.

Thank you Adam, listening to you speak ab BR is fascinating.

Ana Steline’s memory orb prop! You got to see it in person!

7:17 We are also faced with the fact that just as Deckard was told about Rachael's implanted dreams and memories, at some point Gaff must have been told by Tyrell about Deckard's implanted unicorn dream. How this came about is left for us to guess, but it leaves some very interesting questions.

The image of the cityscape that Ridley Scott envisaged is that of where he was born, Southbank in Middleborough. It's a grim post industrial area which used to be the most deprived part of the UK by some margin. Southbank is sandwiched between old docks and coke works for the steel works and overlooks the ICI chemical plant. The Bladerunner city vision is remarkably close to what you see at night.

Can’t wait for that show and tell!!

I like your "Deck-A-Rep?" answer is one that I've never thought of. To me, the question should have no answer other than to asking us the question of is he or isn't he a Replicant? That is really the most important question (besides "What it is to be human") of the movie. The whole idea of Tyrell dealing with his own problems are a smart one too, you've done a man's job sir ;)

In the original theatrical release, there is a scene with Deckard in the kitchen. He turns his head, and his eyes have the eerie backlit glow - same as Rachel.

The problem with the first version is it puts the narration in your head, so when I saw the ultimate directors cut, I heard Deckard talking over the now silent parts.

The question is: is the film the same if you haven't seen the scenes without narration? watching it later without might be great but as a second watcher you know the context already.

I LOVE THE COAT! Can’t wait for your show and tell!

What about the memory creation barrel thingy that Dr Stelline uses ??? I love that one!

The Blade Runner content is always my favorite

12 minutes seems a bit short for this topic ;)

How can we not like Adam? The enthusiasm combined with experience and know-how...infectious!

I came across this neat alternative scene from an earlier script of Blade Runner on the Blade Runner Wikia that might have inspired the depiction of the aforementioned Mr House: "It was originally intended that the Tyrell Batty crushed would be revealed to be a replicant, and as a result, Batty would head up to the next floor, where he would discover the real Tyrell in cryogenic suspension. Sebastian would then explain that an incurable disease struck Tyrell, who had himself frozen until a cure is found.

Sapper Morton's helmet, his first aid kit, Ana's handheld memory maker, the Holographic jukebox in Deckard's town home apartment, Deckard's police spinner, and K's spinner are my favorites!

I hate the idea of Deckard being a replicant. It ruins the theme of him coming out of his jaded shell and regaining his humanity. That he is the hunter who turns into the hunted, who has to be the one to fear for his life for once. And wasn't everyone involved against the idea except for Ridley Scott? Also if Tyrell wanted to deal with replicants in-house why even bother with the LAPD charade at all?

@punk4278

3 жыл бұрын

The "charade" is exactly what Scott wants. It's to show the viewer something more grounded that we can relate to better. The twist (if there is one) would be even sweeter due to this. Is he a replicant? Who knows. That's the beauty, we come to that answer for ourselves. Do we find humanity in ourselves or within the humanlike replicants, these are the questions I assume Scott wants us to ask ourselves.

@bedfordshiremodeller4491

Жыл бұрын

+it's like saying that Ripley in the Alien film franchise isn't ahuman she's an android..... it just wouldn't happen in the Alien universe🤦‍♂️🙎‍♀️

Get goosebumps every time "memories of green" plays

Theatrical Cut! Love the noire detective style narration. I know its "lesser" but its enjoyable

@emmaponomariov6577

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@tiacho2893

3 жыл бұрын

And Ford's largely dead pan delivery kinda matches old film noir in style. And like Blade Runner, I seem to remember it was usually used at the beginning like Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard.

@MonkeyspankO

3 жыл бұрын

@@tiacho2893 Exactly! Also, lets not forget that Bladerunner in the early 80s was akin to the Mona Lisa being hung in a wendy's washroom. Today its easy to praise, but back then few "got it" and even less had a circle of friends to discuss it like Adam did. So I think the narration helped a lot of first time viewers/dum-dums like myself. :D

@tiacho2893

3 жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyspankO It bombed in theatres. I saw discounted in a second run theatre (kinda had the place that VOD has now). But I think a lot of Scott's movies get more popular in retrospect. The aesthetic is a weird mix of vintage (Deckard's walls are patterned after the Ennis House by FLW, 1920s I think) and 1940's (Rachel's hair/costume), and the future (Batty's very techie looking trench coat and Gaff's police car). Even if you thought the acting was stiff, Blade Runner is a masterclass in costume, props, set design, and cinematography.

I need to see this jacket. I almost bought one from one of those film jackets sites but I am always worried about it being a piece of crap.

I'm a big fan of the memory building device that Ana uses, with the dials and buttons.

I started with the 92 directors cut and It didn’t feel fully complete until I saw the Theatrical cut to fill in some blanks. I can’t say I like one of the many version more than the other as they all combine to make Blade Runner what it is. Saying that...I do like how dirty the rough cut looks, the decayed image makes it feel more authentic 😄

Oh neca is incredible. Love those guys!

Damn it... now I want to go watch Blade Runner again. Fortunately it's still in the Blu-Ray player from the last time several months ago! (I don't watch many Blu-Rays...) The cuts are, inherently... different movies telling the same story in different ways. They are all appealing in different ways, but I (like Adam) just love to get lost in the ambiance of the Director's cut. There's just something magical about that ride.

I would LOVE to see your show and tell of the 2049 coat!

Oooh man would I LOVE to sit down with you and discuss why Deckard is a replicant. So many other details.

This is what i loved about Cast Away. No narration or score. Just Tom and Environment.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong. Castaway should have been narrated by Wilson.

@bedfordshiremodeller4491

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRealWalkingDude That way where madness lies lols! 💋⚽️

I can’t wait to see that show and tell of that jacket ! Been looking to buy an officer K jacket myself but have no clue whatsoever of where to buy one

Having read the book, I always thought it was clear that Ridley Scott chose to make a film not about the Deckard in the book, but about Phil Resch, the Blade Runner Deckard meets at the sham police station. He took that idea and rebuilt the plot of the movie around the idea of the force hunting Replicants being Replicants themselves, for the same reasons you mention here Adam ;)

Maybe the question of Deckard’s humanity is the real Voight-Kampff test. Maybe what you think Deckard is, is actually what YOU are...

Can you do an episode on Printable props? Like recently I found the Flyer to Save the Clock Tower from Back to the Future. Something Cheap to do but still prop making?

Totally agree with you Adam,the Final Cut IS the best version.Longer effects shots over the city jumped out at me,even the harder horror gore of Tyrell's demise added to it... masterpiece.🏆

I will have to rewatch the directors cut I believe that is the only one I have ever seen but I actually really like the Idea of narration if it gives me more back story. Though I do understand that it kind of shuts the brain off to what's going on in the scene

I love the narration watching it without was really weird. During the original filming Harrison Ford asked if Deckard was a replicant and Scott said no. It's only much later that Scott changed his mind. Deckard isn't as strong or as fast as the 'other' replicants and you don't see anyone in any movie show lots of pain during fight sequences I'm gonna disagree with your logic. Gaff's little origami at the end is Gaff for me is him just letting Deckard know he's letting him go, he's giving Deckard his blessing to run because Gaff wants to be the best and he can't be whilst Deckard is there and he can't kill him because he's not a replicant. 2049 was sooooo slow I fell asleep it felt like someone was trying to make movie look like bladerunner but doesn't quite pull it off it's all in the pacing.

@Elitistb616

3 жыл бұрын

This is the primary answer to me. Scott changed his mind about it later on and I thought added additional scenes. If I recall, the unicorn dream wasn't even in the original theatrical release.

@UTRG-UnderTheRain

3 жыл бұрын

@@Elitistb616 That's correct the unicorn scene was a later edit

@FindecanorNotGmail

3 жыл бұрын

The idea of Gaff's origami was conceived during filming. Edward James Olmos made an origami chicken during the scene in Bryant's office because he hadn't been given anything to do. Scott noticed it and decided to put it in the movie. First after that came the matchstick and the origami unicorn.

@Elitistb616

3 жыл бұрын

@@FindecanorNotGmail I think we might be discussing slightly different things. "The unicorn scene" would be the unicorn in the dream. Scott inserted this in later cuts (I think it was footage filmed during Legend, actually) to try to give the origami unicorn some additional meaning it didn't originally have, as if Gaff knew about the dreams. There was no such connection originally, because there was no dream originally. It was just something Olmos did to add to Gaff's character (like his speech and language patterns). Gaff also, like you said, made a chicken. This has no huge revelatory import, nor does the match, and likely neither did the unicorn originally.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, narration FTW and Deckard gets his butt kicked the whole movie because he’s human. The origami doesn’t prove anything, Deckard and Gaff worked together so for all we know he told Gaff about his dreams.

Way off topic....but, would you make a Star Trek Fergie Grand Nagus Staff? Great video, thanks!

I love talking about Blade Runner. Like you this movie changed my life. And like so many of us in this community I have seen all the versions. And while I find the final final final version to be beautiful I did not like the lack of commentary. Yes, Harrison Ford's flat dialogue wasn't so great. However I think the film noir style commentary was a good thing. Before my sons and I saw BR 2049 I took them to see the final version. I wasn't lost because I had seen every version and read the book etc... My sons were completely lost and kept asking me what the heck was going on.

My all time favorite movie, that I just happen to watch 3 days ago. What timing. When it first came out on DVD, I searched our town high and low till I found the "Briefcase" version. (The only one that came into that store.) It has the best 3D holographic picture in a Plexiglas block that I have ever seen. Having read the story "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" I thought Decker was a replicant before the movie ever came out. My favorite seen is where the Photograph briefly comes to life.

I know there is an alternative sound track album release of blade runner and not until 1994 an official vangelis album was released , however I never heard of a movie version using an alternative soundtrack .

The scalpel Sapper uses to attack Officer K at the beginning of 2049 is a prop anyone can own 👍 It was made by Amsler Knives on Etsy and they sell it as a regular production knife.

HOLY COW BEST QUESTION EVAR

Soulrevolver makes a Blade Runner coat that is pretty accurate. But its also very expensive.

Just wanted to say thank you for an awesome childhood! Mythbusters was by far my favorite show to watch! Cheers 🇨🇦

Deckard is a replicant depending on the day of the week you watch the film. If you watch on a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, he's a replicant. If you watch on Thursday, Saturday, or Sunday he's a human. (Perhaps I'm restating the obvious here, but you should not watch Blade Runner on Tuesdays.)

The screenplay writer said Deckard is human, Ridley says he 100% replicant, so it's 50/50.

I freely admit that it is NOT the best cut; But my favourite cut is the Theatrical one. I actually like the detective Noire Narration. Unfortunately the theatrical cut dvd I have is FORKING SCRATCHED. ;-; and It's a relatively hard cut to get ahold of.

@housinit

3 жыл бұрын

Get some of that headlight lens cleaning polish and polish out that scratch!

@sschmidtevalue

3 жыл бұрын

I like the Noire narration too. I like the cuts wihout it too, but I hear it in my head when it's not there.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

You can get the theatrical cut on iTunes

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

Also agreed, theatrical cut FTW.

I just received the Syd Mead Blade Runner Blaster/Pistol today. It looks great on a shelf but the build quality could have been better my Master Replicas weapons are much better, but I love having something in a 3D physical form that never made it off of Syd Meads canvas.

I understand the enjoyment of the movie without the voiceover but I also think the voice over is pretty key to the story, and is a trope for a noir film. I think the sans versions work because people already know the story.

I love a lot of things about Blade Runner, but I really enjoy 2049 more, maybe the cut you are talking about without narration would be good. I'll have to try it.

Adam Savage himself is part of the Blade Runner universe. He also built the binoculars from 2049 in his shop. One day build I believe.

Oh good. You got it right... I was worried there, because there is only one true answer, and it has two parts, and you got them both. a) the original release has a special place in my heart because that was my introduction... BUT b) the ultimate director's cut is by far the purest vision of this masterpiece.

@backpacker3421

3 жыл бұрын

You even nailed the bonus question. Yes, Deckard is definitely a replicant. IMO, he was activated specifically for this mission and given the memories of the most successful Blade Runner in department history, probably because that Runner died on a previous mission, maybe even because they retired the whole Blade Runner program to save lives and started using single use Replicants instead.

If one would want to do a blade runner cut marathon - is chronological the correct order to watch them?

Long time fan here Adam!! We’re can we buy that shirt you always were please put it in the store and I’ll buy one once you do I really like that shirt!!

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 Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.

@bedfordshiremodeller4491

Жыл бұрын

Batty "I want more life... fucker!"

It took me, like, a brief explanation of the plot to know that Ridley Scott ruined it by deciding the answer to the question of Deckard being a replicant...

@metadata4255

3 жыл бұрын

Before I watched Bladerunner, before I knew who PKD was...

@metadata4255

3 жыл бұрын

On the flipside, having seen A Scanner Darkly after reading the short story, faithfully adhering to a book in a completely different media format doesn't really work. That being said, I think it takes so much away from the plot to even know the answer to that question when building the story, and with each new cut it just got more ham-fisted.

the eye scanner is pretty awesome in the 2049 movie.

There are some real clues that Deckard is not a replicant. Given the incredibly strong prejudice that the police have for replicants, they show no sign of it with Deckard. How could they not know?

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

And wouldn’t this mean all the cops are replicants, by Adam’s logic?

2049 is one of the best movies ever made. Every scene is beautiful, and every word is so well written. Its so good 👍

My impression of the base levels was that if the android was completely free of thought then repeating words over and over correctly would be easy. But as he becomes distracted by independent thought, revealing a breakdown.

I await the arrival of "Kay jacket replica show n tell" with baited breath good sir!

I'm not convinced that both Deckard and Roy Batty suffering pain means that Deckard is a replicant. It makes more sense to say that this means that Batty is approaching humanity.

I believe the wooden horse was meant to be a unicorn with the horn broken off.

I never heard of the compromised cut? Does it go by another name? Is Adam referring to the Director's cut that was not authorized by Ridley Scott which is a 1990 and 1991 theatrical release of the workprint version of the movie labeled Director's Cut by Warner Bros?

I got to talk with Eddie Olmos a few years ago before the new BR movie came out. And although everyone pretty much knows, I asked him if Deckard was a replicant. His answer: “Yes. And they’re f*cking it up in the new movie!” He was quite passionate about it.

Eldon Tyrell: haha I totally set up my own death, and btw, check out this inefficient hunter unit designed to barely accomplishing it's job.

@TheRealWalkingDude

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Why make an inferior replicant to hunt other replicants, making it super likely your “solution” to this problem will fail.

I could listen to Adam talk about the deeper side of Blade Runner for easily at least an hour.

The real question is whether or not it matters if he's a replicant or a human.

I am SO happy over that fact that we are still taking about Blade Runner + 2049. So rare that an IP and its univers hasn't been destroyed by modern sequels.

2:24 Clunky? You mean Maclunky right?

What about the memory manipulation device in 2049? I'm surprised that wasn't mentioned!