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A poll conducted by The Guardian newspaper amongst scientists has seen Blade Runner come at first place, with Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Wars episodes 4 and 5 following behind it.
The film sees Harrison Ford hunting down four illegal aliens in the form of replicants. The movie, and especially the Director's Cut, has caused many debates as to whether Dekkard, Ford's character is one himself due to Scott's brilliant direction.
Scientists are impressed with the extent to which science, albeit fictional, plays a great part in the movie. For example the Voight-Kampff empathy test, used to distinguish between humans and replicants, "is not far away from the sort of thing that cognitive neuroscientists are actually today," commented Professor Chris Frith, of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College, London.
Many other films have tried to replicate Blade Runner but have lacked the same excellent direction or originality. The movie undoubtedly owes a great debt to Philip K Dick, on whose short story Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?. Much of Dick's work follows the same theme of what it is to be human. Several other films have been inspired by Dick's work, such as Minority Report and Paycheck.
The film sees Harrison Ford hunting down four illegal aliens in the form of replicants. The movie, and especially the Director's Cut, has caused many debates as to whether Dekkard, Ford's character is one himself due to Scott's brilliant direction.
Scientists are impressed with the extent to which science, albeit fictional, plays a great part in the movie. For example the Voight-Kampff empathy test, used to distinguish between humans and replicants, "is not far away from the sort of thing that cognitive neuroscientists are actually today," commented Professor Chris Frith, of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College, London.
Many other films have tried to replicate Blade Runner but have lacked the same excellent direction or originality. The movie undoubtedly owes a great debt to Philip K Dick, on whose short story Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?. Much of Dick's work follows the same theme of what it is to be human. Several other films have been inspired by Dick's work, such as Minority Report and Paycheck.
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