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https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Professor_Rearview

Professor Rearview is a car-hater villain, obsessed with the total annihilation of cars and racing, as well as Hot Wheels City. He also seems to be a loving father to Cruise, training her to win the Ultimate Race.

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[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

The replicant guy in Blade Runner literally just wanted to live.

I haven't thought about Blade Runner as much as I probably should, but I always thought that it was supposed to get you to see things through the replicants' perspective. I guess this is kind of a wild comparison, but even the most violent replicant is kinda like Nat Turner, I think the movie isn't trying to make you think they're evil, just that the conditions they're under make them lash out violently. I don't feel like either of the movies make much sense if viewed through the angle of a traditional hero vs villain paradigm.

[-] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 6 points 4 months ago

I always thought that it was supposed to get you to

Per Harrison Ford:

spoilerNope, there was never any subtext, he was acting as a sci-fi cowboy bounty hunter tracking down dangerous replicants the whole time, Ridley Scott invented the "Decker is questioning his own actions and humanity" thing in post

Does it do that? Absolutely. But given Ridley Scott's more recent works, I'm hesitant to say it was supposed to do that.

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