John Gray's superb meditation on our desire for immortality makes for an enthralling read
In Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi movie Blade Runner, a retired police officer called Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, is hired to chase down and "retire" biologically engineered humanoids called replicants who serve as soldiers and slaves in off-world colonies. To prevent them developing emotions and the longing for independence that might ensue, the replicants have been engineered to have four-year lifespans, and it is feared that several have escaped to Earth to try to find ways to lengthen their lives. The replicants are built by the Tyrell Corporation, whose logo declares their product to be "More Human than Human". During an investigative visit to the Tyrell HQ, Deckard meets Rachael, played by Sean Young, an experimental replicant who believes she is human, because her consciousness has been enhanced with memories from the life of Tyrell's niece.
In Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi movie Blade Runner, a retired police officer called Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, is hired to chase down and "retire" biologically engineered humanoids called replicants who serve as soldiers and slaves in off-world colonies. To prevent them developing emotions and the longing for independence that might ensue, the replicants have been engineered to have four-year lifespans, and it is feared that several have escaped to Earth to try to find ways to lengthen their lives. The replicants are built by the Tyrell Corporation, whose logo declares their product to be "More Human than Human". During an investigative visit to the Tyrell HQ, Deckard meets Rachael, played by Sean Young, an experimental replicant who believes she is human, because her consciousness has been enhanced with memories from the life of Tyrell's niece.
- 1/30/2011
- by Richard Holloway
- The Guardian - Film News
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