WATCH ALONG: Blade Runner

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Thanks for watching this, Ashleigh. All replicants are slaves, and Deckard is a slave catcher. The show itself is an empathy test (not just if you have empathy, but how much empathy as well).

You were thinking of Sling Blade, ain't got no gas in it + taters etc. Don't sweat the fact that this movie didn't do it for you. This kind of dark moody sci-fi thing isn't for everyone, even if you do typically enjoy sci-fi, this one is pretty long winded and trying to be very philosophical about the significance of being human and taking it for granted vs being inhuman and craving a human experience. I had to see it a few times before I really appreciated the story it was telling. Blade Runner 2049 isn't a remake/reboot, it's a continuation of the universe/story this movie began.

Yes, many people expect Blade Runner to be an action flick. But it’s a slow, moody noir that asks big questions about what it means to be human. But that atmosphere is the whole point: almost every dark, rainy, neon-soaked sci-fi world you've seen since 1982 was riffing on it (or blatantly copying it). The concepts, the world, and the cyberpunk visual language it invented are its contribution as a seminal film. (Cyberpunk: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk and, if you like a good book, read Neuromancer & Snow Crash)

I've always thought that being crushed between Daryl Hannah's thighs is how I want to die.

The "Tears in Rain" monologue is legendary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_rain_monologue