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ORIGINAL: funkyfenbah

eh man, I like to experience the explosion of a 100m sprint final, but it's also interesting to know the motivations of the sprinter.... does he like to sprint 24 hours a day or does he like to listen to a violin concerto based on the fact that his mother listened to it before becoming crippled due to a car crash on the way to hospital, in order to deliver him.... life takes many twists and turns and varies in intensity... why can't movies reflect this instead of following a set template...?

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ORIGINAL: jobloffski

That sounds much more like eastenders than what I said dude. I think even if people don't actually like my suggestion on any level, most would at least recognise that the suggestion is rooted in aspects of Blade Runner, emphasising the cruel nature of the creators of the replicants, from the point of view of the replicants. Sci fi as exploration of the nature of humanity itself. Not Eastenders.

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ORIGINAL: Marwood

IMO Deckard shouldn't feature in another film at all.

I'd much rather see another film that is connected to the first by being set in the same universe but following a new story and set of characters. A remake of BladeRunner isn't something I'm at all interested in seeing, likewise a prequel or sequel to Deckard's story - I think it's just fine as a reasonably standalone story in a larger piece if that's what the producers ultimately intend.

Not to say that a new film should be totally disconnected from the original either; references to it are all well and good but the filmmakers have a chance to really expand on the universe rather than revisit too much of what we've already seen and box it in.