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Re:“Blade Runner” has its own look, and a place in film hist... by mcv on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @09:27AM (#31907414)
I believe the movie focuses on what was about a page and a half in the book, and expands that into an entire movie. They're related, but you're right that they're not telling the same story.

Even so, Philip K Dick was apparently very enthusiastic about what Ridley Scott did with his story.

Re:“Blade Runner” has its own look, and a place in film hist... by mdp2021 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @10:06AM (#31907839)
> Philip K Dick was apparently very enthusiastic

You are looking for this:

> I came to the conclusion that this indeed is not science fiction; it is not fantasy; it is exactly what Harrison said: futurism. The impact of Blade Runner is simply going to be overwhelming, both on the public and on creative people - and, I believe, on science fiction as a field. Since I have been writing and selling science fiction works for thirty years, this is a matter of some importance to me. In all candor I must say that our field has gradually and steadily been deteriorating for the last few years. Nothing that we have done, individually or collectively, matches B.R. This is not escapism; it is super realism, so gritty and detailed and authentic and goddam convincing that, well, after the segment I found my normal present-day “reality” pallid by comparison. What I am saying is that all of you collectively may have created a unique new form of graphic, artistic expression, never before seen. And, I think, B.R. is going to revolutionize our conceptions of what science fiction is and, more, can be. // Let me sum it up this way. Science fiction has slowly and ineluctably settled into a monotonous death: it has become inbred, derivative, stale. Suddenly you people have come in, some of the greatest talents currently in existence, and now we have a new life, a new start. As for my own role in the B.R. project, I can only say that I did not know that a work of mine or a set of ideas of mine could be escalated into such stunning dimensions. My life and creative work are justified and completed by Blade Runner

Re:“Blade Runner” has its own look, and a place in film hist... by deltaonezero on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @11:41AM (#31909167)
I haven't read the book, but I met a lot of people who tell me that after they read the book, they now hate the movie because the book was so much better.

Now after I read your comment, I realize they're just being snobbish.

Re:“Blade Runner” has its own look, and a place in film hist... by mcv on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @01:47PM (#31910744)
Yeah, I love the book, but it's not "so much better". They're both great, but they're very different, despite some similarities. The movie tells a completely different story within the same events. Perhaps a less coherent story, but still a worthwhile one. But the movie is absolutely more about style.