After watching the movie "Blade Runner", I was able to see a significant difference between the way Androids are shown in the movie and into the novel.
Personally, I felt more sympathy towards the androids in the movie than in the novel.
In the movie, Androids as for me didn't failed the test. They were in fact shown as "more complete" than human at some point. I felt Humans underestimate androids there own creation. They
don't notice that Androids are like them but only don't live as
long. Androids seemed to be as intelligent as a human can be, they are physically stronger, They have emotions, Nexus 6 loved Pris. Racheal thought she was human but was devastated when Dekard told her that she was an Androids. She loved Deckard. The humans scientist know that androids have emotions and they are human like. I didn't see them as "emotionally inexperience" like Dr. Tyrell said. Maybe it's a way to keep in mind that they are machines. It's rather cruel or inhuman to play with FEELINGS which are universal. Androids were also persecuted by the police especially Deckard. They were tracked. The Opera singer knew that Deckard came to retire her. She tried to escape but was eventually killed. Androids in the movie only fought for their lives or the hope of having a longer one. At the end of the movie, Nexus 6 before dying seemed to have much more Knowledge than Deckard even if he had a short life spend. I saw that by the way he talked about his experiences. It's like he had a combined memory of many different people from different epoch. It seemed like his brain had more storage memory than the human brain. His short life prevent him from using his talent to create. He used it to survive until he died. It shocked me when he compared his existence to a tear lost in the rain. At the end human and Androids are running after the same things. Androids are asking DNA engineers to grant them a longer life while humans turn to God for the same reasons.
In the novel there is much more details that appeal your imagination. There is also more characters. While reading I imagined Androids to be more robotics than human like and prone to fail the test. In the novel some characters are ambiguous, you suspect them to be Androids while they might be Human, starting by Deckard himself.
I found this Novel complex and interesting. It's an ingenious way that Philip K. Dick found to question Human worth and Interest. I understand now why they associate him with Kafka and the Postmodern movement.
Nathalie: This is a perceptive analysis of the film, beautifully, even poetically written. In many ways, the androids, particularly Roy, seem more admirable than at least some of the characters, esp. Tyrell, but also the cops. Granted, they're vicious killers, but they're also trying to survive. All animals--humans too--will kill in order to survive.
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