tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post6605215283446108556..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Sexual assault in Blade RunnerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-73478244258674863812017-10-16T14:11:45.850-05:002017-10-16T14:11:45.850-05:00Please be careful judging a 35 year old movie from...Please be careful judging a 35 year old movie from a 2017 perspective. Remember the Police song "Every breath you take"? It was considered an incredibly romantic song at the time and a huge pop hit. Now it's a creepy stalker's song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-62131032207025359362017-10-08T06:06:26.777-05:002017-10-08T06:06:26.777-05:00It's explicitly stated in the film that there ...It's explicitly stated in the film that there are "pleasure model" replicants too isn't it? Implying this goes on a lot off world?Alex Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07143904362160040410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-51444906902072005092017-10-07T07:21:30.745-05:002017-10-07T07:21:30.745-05:00P.S It's also great that a 16 year old can rec...P.S It's also great that a 16 year old can recognise it as rape. Where as in the past this would have been missed by most people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-81401059932628847052017-10-07T07:14:25.275-05:002017-10-07T07:14:25.275-05:00In my opinion, it's a very improper scene and ...In my opinion, it's a very improper scene and does appear to be rape. However, in the time it was filmed, it's debatable if that was the intent — the idea of consent has become a lot more solid since the 1980's.<br /><br />If we do take it as a rape, it reinforces the sense in the movie that humans aren't worth saving. They've destroyed the world, killed all the animals, live in squalor, force each other into work, exploit each other, and rape each other. So, why are humans supposedly more human and better than replicants? Replicants seem to have a stronger desire to live. <br /><br />But also, the question of "can you rape a replicant?" can't just be brushed aside. The whole theme of the movie is should they be treated like humans? They're executed for being on Earth, used as slave labour off-world, etc. In this society they aren't human. And its a good question to raise to make us think about how we should treat things we create in the future.<br /><br />(Bladerunner is rated R though. Maybe 16 year olds shouldn't be watching it)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com