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Article: The sacred and the profane: Examining the religious subtext of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner
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- Literature/Film Quarterly
- Article date:
- January 1, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright Literature/Film Quarterly 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner has often eluded precise critical definition. Although based loosely on Philip K. Dick's 1969 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner is not solely a science fiction film; instead it appropriates elements from a number of genres including science fiction, detective drama, horror, and film noir.1 However, in all the discussion of the different genres encompassed by the film, one significant element has been consistently overlooked-its religious subtext.
As a religious allegory, Blade Runner draws on elements from a number of sacred traditions. While exploring the film's links to any of these traditions would be a profitable endeavor, ...