Dreaming of electric ostriches...

Ok, so I just finished reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, which is the book that supposedly inspired the movie Blade Runner.

Why do I say supposedly? Because...well, let me put it this way. I really want to see a movie based on this book! Because Blade Runner wasn't it.

Things in the movie that are also in the book:

*Main character's name is Rick Deckard.

*Main character's job is to "retire" humanoid robots on Earth, which can be identified using an empathy test.

*Main character "retires" several humanoid robots on Earth.

That's it. The movie makes up an entire plot for the robots ("replicants" in the movie, "androids" or "andys" in the book - the term "blade runner" isn't in the book at all) that isn't in the book.

( Cut in case you haven't read the book and want to - spoilers! )

The book just had so many layers and levels and on one hand, it's a typical sci-fi action adventure story, and on the other hand, it's a discussion of what makes us unique as humans and whether or not we could lose that identity.

I think that, especially today, a movie actually based on this book would do well. We've reached such a technological age that these questions are more relevant and timely than ever.

And, for you Blade Runner fans out there, I'm not knocking the movie. I just don't think it was what a movie of this book could be.