Continuing my Sci-Fi theme, I listened to "Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep" by Philip K. Dick, which is the novel Bladerunner is based on. I have to admit I have never actually seen the movie (yes, I know I'm a sinner, forgive me), and from listening to this I have to wonder how well you could make a movie based upon this book. I say this as it is a very thought based novel. It seems to follow mainly a stream-of-conciousness approach. It was good, don't get me wrong, but I fail to see how well it could be transitioned to the screen without major alterations. There were action scenes, but they were short and uneventful. "Oh no, an andy, DIE!" Pew Pew, dead. That's about it, very short action scene, so I'm curious as to how it was altered.
The novel really had a number of 60s era psychological concepts throughout. A high emphasis on medical model of psychology as well as emotional concepts, especially empathy. In fact, empathy seems to be the major point. I am kind of vague about the message, and all good Sci-Fi must make a point, but I think it has to do with the idea that as computers get more sophisticated what distinguishes us? Empathy seems to be it, the ability not only to feel, but understand and feel what others feel. Maybe I'm wrong, but that did stand out to me.
Typical of Dick, or so I'm told, it was rather dark about how the future is. Post nuclear war, death of many animals, etc. Especially in the era it was, that seems pretty normal motif.
Overall, I liked the book, but it was a bit different than a lot I've read.
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The novel really had a number of 60s era psychological concepts throughout. A high emphasis on medical model of psychology as well as emotional concepts, especially empathy. In fact, empathy seems to be the major point. I am kind of vague about the message, and all good Sci-Fi must make a point, but I think it has to do with the idea that as computers get more sophisticated what distinguishes us? Empathy seems to be it, the ability not only to feel, but understand and feel what others feel. Maybe I'm wrong, but that did stand out to me.
Typical of Dick, or so I'm told, it was rather dark about how the future is. Post nuclear war, death of many animals, etc. Especially in the era it was, that seems pretty normal motif.
Overall, I liked the book, but it was a bit different than a lot I've read.
Up Next: Money books- "The Richest Man in Babylon"
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