Originally Posted by: jiujitsu_jesusI guess it was the fact that it portrayed a world in which the forces of nature have been almost completely eradicated in favour of industry and commerce. It scared me in that it depicted such a soulless human condition, and it depressed me in that it reminded me so strongly of the present. For a while, it made me feel as though there was no hope for our society. Hell, I still can't watch an advertisement without being reminded of Blade Runner. Basically, I think that movie messed me up a bit - but, for all that, it's a brilliantly-made film.

Then why stop at Blade Runner? Nearly every futuristic sci-fi movie is pretty much like that. Commerce takes over and the planet just becomes a barren wasteland of business run by machines. I dunno, I don't think you really have much to worry about, certainly not in any of our lifetimes anyway. And especially not with as many environmentalists as there are.