Exploring the concepts presented in the film Blade Runner, I came to see that the robots appear more human than the humans themselves. The real humans are dead in their lives,
the same thing every day, not noticing one another, with no bonds and no connections.
The robots feel so much and desire so much of their lives that they risk
everything to come together and reach for something higher, to face their
maker. This is an interesting point that the film hints at. Humans no longer
reach for their maker, for a higher meaning. The leader robot asks why there is
death, why there is a time limit, why there must be an end. Humans are so cut
off from the concept of eternity that they no longer question the meaning of
death, but accept that it will come. They don’t even question that they might be
able to fight or change it. The humans are not asking their creator why, they
have simply pushed him aside as they bide their time, waiting for something
that they will never accomplish without searching for meaning. Have we become to accustomed to life on our own, so independent from others, that we have also become independent from God? Have we stopped asking questions about our existence because we have accepted our fate and no longer yearn for anything above ourselves? These questions all occur to me as I recall Blade Runner and the themes is demonstrates as clues to what humanity will look like in the future, or rather what it looks like now.
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