As different as peas in a pod?

Rating: Null/10 (20 January 2004)

I saw the cinema release as soon as it came out, and was fascinated by what I perceived as a strange interpretation of Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep". It seemed an uncomfortable juxtaposition of film noir with science fiction but was/is one of the most visually striking SF films of all time.
The problem with the film, as I saw it, was the dreary and derivative commentary/voice over by the central character. Then I purchased the director's cut on video. Superb!
Some years later, as an Anthropology student, there was a chance to discuss and dissect Ridley Scott's masterpiece. And there's the rub. If one looks at the theme objectively, one cannot fail to realise that ALL the women represented (bar the love interest) die extremely gory and violent deaths. This can, of course, be related to film noir in its extreme form but, one suspects that there is an underlying misogyny at work. Dare one suggest a psychosexual and possibly homoerotic reading?
My comment, "peas in a pod", refers to the notion that, as different as each cut is, the message remains the same - regardless of the interpretation granted by the viewer.
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live long and prosper,