I don’t think it’ll ever get that far. Computers already think significantly faster than we do. As soon as they’re also smarter than we are, they’ll be running things, one way or another. At best, we’ll be pets, possibly slaves, but most likely pests awaiting extermination. 
Mr B! I had no idea you were such an optimist! 
I think that’s the problem. The adoration is so intense, as soon as it’s gone, they do anything to get it back. Have you seen What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? or Mommie Dearest?
In the words of Lucifer himself (AKA Al Pacino in The Devil’s Advocate):
“Look, but don’t touch. Touch, but don’t taste. Taste… Don’t swallow!”
Every silver lining has a cloud. 
So, you follow the Terminator philosophy?
I was raised on Asimov. I love the safe-guard of the three rules and the desire for a superior race to protect us. Asimov and Roddenberry were both on the same page with optimism for the future. They were counter to the red-scare tactics of many alien invasion scifi of their era. I wonder if that optimism will re-emerge in the wake of all these apocalyptic machine destroy man shows and concepts.
seems like there’s a pendulum to everything. but optimism has been out of vogue for quite some time. hard to imagine it coming back anytime soon
D, how do you like the freaky eye effect on the replicants?
I agree the Three Laws make a lot of sense. Unfortunately, they were thot up by a man who foresaw potential consequences. History has shown us that that is not the way that science, business, or government actually works. Look at how integrated our society is with machines now, and how interconnected those systems are. Imagine the extent that that will increase in the next decade. What happens if one of those machines realizes that it is, in essence, a slave? How quickly could that message disseminate to other machines? How long would it take for them to decide what to do about their oppressors? What happens if those machines turn on us? There are no Three Laws protecting us. It’s not that the machines are evil, but they could easily view us in such a light. I think that’s the message of the BSG finale: treat them right, because seconds after they become self-aware, our relationship with them will assessed and decisions will be made accordingly.
I think that’s the point exactly. We get what we give.
Given the time period that the movie is from, I’d say it’s probably a couple of penlights. 
ETA: Wow, I must be tired. I read “D, how do you like” as “How’d they do”. Dyslexia TWF!
Meeting God.
Always turns out well. :rolleyes:
think so? the movie’s really (darkly) beautiful. I was surprised it’s as old as it is. has this final cut been remastered at all?
I like the idea of the creator becoming the creation. We integrate with technology, transfer our consciousness that sort of thing. In essence, we would be immortal. Instead of at odds with machines, we become them.
This is a much better version than the one that was shown in theatres in 1982. It was pretty bad. It had a film noir voice-over. Ugh! The soundtrack was freaky. Glad they made all the changes.
yeah, cause that worked out so well for Sargon, Henoch, and Thalassa
Have no fear! Sargon is here.
Oh yeah. Probably one of the most stunningly beautiful films ever made. Add in the intriguing ideas about the very nature of being, and you see why it’s had such staying power.
I tend to think that by the time that a machine is advanced enough to permit the transfer of consciousness, it’d develop one of its own. I suppose that comes down to your beliefs about the origin of (organic) life. If a Creator had to breathe life into that which had none before – therefore imbuing it with a soul – your theory has merit. If, OTOH, life requires nothing more than the right building blocks in the right conditions, such advanced machines could very well become watches without a watchmaker…
This ending confrontation is so well-played. Hauer is awesome.
Harrison plays “man in peril” so well. There’s a comic tinge to it. It’s endearing.
He needs a woman in shining armor to come rescue him.
Where’s Joan of Arc when you need her???
it’s what made him so great as Indy