To be fair, while there are a couple of films in this genre I've seen that had a certain charm and fun about them--"Weird Science" and "Galaxina", there are none that have any intellectual or philosophical depth. While "Bladerunner" had outstanding cinematography and some poignant moments, it paled with regard to Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep."
Cons: No likable characters, and poor dialogue. (Btw, extensive dialog isn't a problem for me if it's clever and interesting.) A hazy premise, and an abrupt ending with no sense of resolution. The soundtrack was generally inappropriate to the scenes, particularly with the classical pieces.
Pros: There were some cool cinematographic moments, and they had some interesting color saturation with evening/night scenes.
Regarding the philosophical aspects of this subject I would recommend reading books because thus far, not much anything of depth (except perhaps Fritz Lang's "Metropolis") has hit the silver screen.
Recommended reading: " "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" by Phillip K. Dick", and "The Glass Needle" by Robert Silverberg.
Cons: No likable characters, and poor dialogue. (Btw, extensive dialog isn't a problem for me if it's clever and interesting.) A hazy premise, and an abrupt ending with no sense of resolution. The soundtrack was generally inappropriate to the scenes, particularly with the classical pieces.
Pros: There were some cool cinematographic moments, and they had some interesting color saturation with evening/night scenes.
Regarding the philosophical aspects of this subject I would recommend reading books because thus far, not much anything of depth (except perhaps Fritz Lang's "Metropolis") has hit the silver screen.
Recommended reading: " "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" by Phillip K. Dick", and "The Glass Needle" by Robert Silverberg.