Here it is 2020 and this film seems more relevant than ever; also hard to watch but,

Rating: 8/10 (19 April 2020)

That's what makes it so timeless and perhaps this is what Ridley Scott was really going for all along. This is a film that's bigger than you, never tries to explain itself and poses many more questions than it answers; in fact, NONE of the questions it poses are ever answered (and in fact the sequel "BR 2049" continues this style of film making, for that matter; insofar as it is a loose sequel to this film, also features the character of Deckard, and again simply ignores the audience's possible desire for answers about the world of "Blade Runner".).
Any movie of the "noir'" style is inevitably going to leave a large segment of the audience at a loss, and as a result, many people dislike this film - and that's to be expected and exactly how it is supposed to be. I saw this film in 1982 and was completely baffled by it but a later rewatch (in 2019, the year in which this film takes place) had me finding a lot more meaning to it (but still with too many unanswered questions). Anybody who disliked it I would ask to watch this movie again with a more critical eye and ask themselves what questions this movie brings up to them. It goes far beyond the usual philosophy questions such as "what does it really mean to be human?", although this movie will never pretend to offer an answer - and today, some 40 years later, this question (with the rise of human-like robots getting closer every day) is probably more relevant than ever.