You are 100% correct on both counts. I've heard that he was not happy with blade runner but it was a great movie *based* on his book, but not following it. But that's the trend in SF movies. Look at freejack (a better movie than many gave it credit for). Look at i-robot. Look at Constantine (good enough a movie but NOT Hellblazer). All movies based on an idea from a book with some window dressing like the book, but not the book. It always makes me worried when I see a SF based movie. I wonder how they're going to stick it to the author. From what I know of I-Robot, they really gave a dick to Asimov. And the things they do to Moore's works are just as bad.
Dick's approach to writing is what makes me like him so and it's this reason that I saw what I saw in the movie. It's what Dick would have done. It's not always the way we see it. > I've never seen a movie based on a Dick story that actually followed the > story. > > They all seem to take bits and pieces, but never the "heart" of the story > and produce overblown epics. > > It often works: I loved "Blade Runner" (but it's definately NOT "Do > Androids > Dream of Electric Sheep"). "Total Recall" was extremely fun (but NOT "We > Can Remember it for You Wholesale"). > > But they all have shared themes. Dick loved to question our minds: am I > "real"? Are my memories real? Am I what I've done or what I'm capable of > doing? Is there a difference? > > The theme of reality vrs perception is strong in pretty much everything by > him. > > I almost think for him the actual stories, the plots, are secondary - it's > the characters reaction to technological challenges to their perceptions > that matter most. > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192798 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
