Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Twitter Users Just Realized Blade Runner Takes Place In 2019—And They Jumped All Over It

Twitter Users Just Realized Blade Runner Takes Place In 2019—And They Jumped All Over It
Warner Bros., Twitter: @tweeeater

The 1982 sci-fi cult classic film Blade Runner calls into question what it means to be human — and humane. It asks us to decide how far is too far when it comes to corporate power, and forces us to think about what is right, as opposed to what is simply legal. The film was never meant to be a documentary or an instructional video, obviously. Still, here we are on the cusp of 2019, the year the film is set in, and way too much of the plot seems totally plausible.


The film centers around a man whose job is to kill rogue "replicants." Replicants are beings, somewhere between android and human, created by the Tyrell Corporation to do the sort of grunt work on other planets that humans of Earth don't want to do. The replicants are destroyed when they are no longer useful or if they try to come to Earth. Corporate executives and politicians insist the replicants have no feelings, and treat destroying them with the sort of casual attitude one would display in recycling an old cell phone.

Throughout the book and film we know that replicants are not soulless machines. Tyrell executives know that. Their genetic designers even intentionally created at least one replicant with memories and feelings, and she believes she is human. Still, the blade runner is charged with destroying her, and any hesitation on his part is met with threats from law enforcement.

Tyrell is concerned with profits but not lives. Those deemed lesser are forced to stay in their place even when they are being abused and killed. People are reassured that it's fine to mistreat them because they're not like us, even though that's not true. Tyrell decides who is "legal" — and who deserves to live. Those who try for a life of freedom are hunted down and destroyed. Anyone who objects to their destruction is threatened and punished. The environment is a mess; things are overcrowded; technology rules over everything; nobody trusts anyone.

Any of this sounding familiar?

media0.giphy.com


Twitter is enjoying, in the most terrible way, how accurate some aspects of the film have become. 







Take heart, though; it's not all bad. There's fashion, after all.







So, yeah, 2019 is the year we all get a little gothy. Time for fishnet, fashion-doves, and eating noodles in the rain.

More from Trending

Screenshots from Dove's ad featuring transgender women
Dove

'One Million Moms' Calls For Dove Boycott Over Hair Care Ad Featuring Trans Woman

The vehemently transphobic conservative group One Million Moms (OMM)—an arm of the Christian fundamentalist nonprofit American Family Association (AFA)—called for a boycott of Dove products after the company featured a transgender woman in an advertisement for their Damage Therapy Intensive Repair Conditioner.

The ad garnered attention after it was shared by the social media account Libs of TikTok—run by the anti-LGBTQ+ conservative Chaya Raichik—which described the ad as an example of "another woke company trying to erase women."

Keep ReadingShow less
Alyssa Milano; Julian McMahon
Michael Kovac/Elton John AIDS Foundation/Getty Images; Marcus Ingram/The Surfer/Getty Images

Alyssa Milano Shares Poignant Tribute To 'TV Husband' Julian McMahon After His Death At 56

Actor Julian McMahon lost his battle with cancer at the age of 56 earlier this week, and to say that the Charmed, Nip/Tuck, and Fantastic Four actor touched many lives would be an understatement.

When the news of McMahon's passing went public, his Charmed costar and "TV wife" Alyssa Milano came forward and expressed her sadness and condolences on Instagram. The pair were a favorite couple on Charmed, and it was clear from her post that their care for each other extended beyond the screen.

Keep ReadingShow less

People Who Slept With Their Best Friend Describe The Aftermath

When two people have a deep and meaningful friendship, the question might eventually come up of whether or not they could be more. Agreeing that their friendship might deserve more, they might try to date or at least explore physical intimacy.

But crossing that line carries with it consequences, and it's only once the pair crosses that line that they'll find out if crossing it was good or bad.

Keep ReadingShow less
child writing on chalkboard
Leonardo Toshiro Okubo on Unsplash

Bilingual People Explain Which Words They're Surprised Don't Exist In English

According to one report, approximately 3.3 billion people worldwide—43 % of the population—are multilingual, meaning they speak at least two languages. According to the last Census, 21.6% of people in the United States speak more than one language, while in the United Kingdom, the number is 36%.

More multilingual people speak English as a second language than English speakers who have learned another language besides English. Worldwide, people who learned English as a first language rate among the lowest in multilingual rates.

Keep ReadingShow less
Andrew Garfield at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival
Harry Durrant/Getty Images

Andrew Garfield meets fan with wild tweet!

American actor Andrew Garfield had a funny yet awkward reunion with a fan from a viral “Thirst Tweet” featured on Buzzfeed Celeb.

The Thirst Tweet compilation shows celebrities reading a collection of scandalous tweets from fans commenting on their looks, attractiveness, and sex appeal. Blushing stars include James McAvoy, Renee Rapp, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Mackie, and more recently, Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem, as they promote F1 the Movie that was released in theaters last week.

Keep ReadingShow less