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How to fold the Blade Runner origami unicorn (1996)

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Re: How to fold the Blade Runner origami unicorn (1996)

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Post by orkasi »

shevy-java wrote: post #28

Are we losing old websites like that? I actually was unaware that this warranted a website. When I was young, I had one origami book. I completed it to about 40%; wasn't too bad but was far away from being really good. Origami is quite an art. These days I tend to watch youtube videos more than look at oldschool books but I loved that old handbook. Never folded a unicorn though.

I also had a small handbook that was given to me by a big brother figure. I spent so much time with that handbook which was very beaten up, its cover fallen off etc. fun memories. Seeing origami reminds me of that time when I was 5-6 years old

Re: How to fold the Blade Runner origami unicorn (1996)

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Post by y1n0 »

delichon wrote: post #39

I just read about the backstory. Gaff (Edward James Olmos) put the unicorn where Deckard would find it as a message. He was gently informing Deckard that he was a replicant. Deckard had just dreamed about the unicorn and told nobody, so the only way Gaff could know is if he knew which dreams Deckard had implanted in his memory. This came from Ridley Scott, not Philip K. Dick. I am impressed that Scott was so subtle a…

It wasn't in the theatrical release.

Re: How to fold the Blade Runner origami unicorn (1996)

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Post by harrall »

y1n0 wrote: post #42
delichon wrote: post #39

I just read about the backstory. Gaff (Edward James Olmos) put the unicorn where Deckard would find it as a message. He was gently informing Deckard that he was a replicant. Deckard had just dreamed about the unicorn and told nobody, so the only way Gaff could know is if he knew which dreams Deckard had implanted in his memory. This came from Ridley Scott, not Philip K. Dick. I am impressed that Scott was so subtle a…

It wasn't in the theatrical release.

Only because the studio made Ridley Scott cut the scene. Ridley Scott definitely thinks Deckard is a replicant and interviews of him show that it was his intent.

On the other hand, the book says Deckard is a human.

So it depends on whether you prefer Ridley’s version or the original book’s version, but it wasn’t supposed to ambiguous.

Re: How to fold the Blade Runner origami unicorn (1996)

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Post by NedF »

delichon wrote: post #39

I just read about the backstory. Gaff (Edward James Olmos) put the unicorn where Deckard would find it as a message. He was gently informing Deckard that he was a replicant. Deckard had just dreamed about the unicorn and told nobody, so the only way Gaff could know is if he knew which dreams Deckard had implanted in his memory. This came from Ridley Scott, not Philip K. Dick. I am impressed that Scott was so subtle a…

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Re: How to fold the Blade Runner origami unicorn (1996)

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Post by skrebbel »

ghost-of-dmr wrote: post #36
skrebbel wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When people write a statement and then tack on a question mark they force people to guess what they mean. Is it a typo? Is it an observation and the question mark is supposed to somehow signal disapproval? Or is it an actual question, with a little grammar error that's not uncommon for non-native English speakers? Maybe this is just me being weird but I simply don't understand why people think a question mark means "…

Are you autistic?

I don't understand why you were downvoted, it's a fair question given the context. I don't think I'm autistic, or if I am, it's only slightly. Clearly in this here case my reactions resemble those of someone with autism, and in hindsight I recognize that. So I'll take your question as constructive feedback and try to be less dismissive in the future.

Re: How to fold the Blade Runner origami unicorn (1996)

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Post by 21asdffdsa12 »

the_af wrote: post #13
jcl wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Correct… they “cheated” a little to make the props for the movie. There are other designs for single-sheet unicorn, winged unicorn, and Pegasus — particularly the ones from John Montroll — but they look a bit different from the movie props, and are harder to fold. https://johnmontroll.com/books/dragons-and-other-fantastic-c...

Wow, those look fantastic! I love Blade Runner (I'm obsessed with it), but the unicorn origami never clicked with me. These ones look much better.

Its so alive. The whole world. So rundown. So real, so breathing. It inspired so much stuff in the things i create. Less heroic stuff, more how would the people of a future world eat, sleep, crave6&rave&bebrave, repeat

Re: How to fold the Blade Runner origami unicorn (1996)

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Post by 21asdffdsa12 »

skrebbel wrote: post #25
IAmBroom wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Origami by definition is folded from a single, square sheet.

When people write a statement and then tack on a question mark they force people to guess what they mean. Is it a typo? Is it an observation and the question mark is supposed to somehow signal disapproval? Or is it an actual question, with a little grammar error that's not uncommon for non-native English speakers? Maybe this is just me being weird but I simply don't understand why people think a question mark means "…

Its just dev-brain, everyone shares my context telepathically. :D
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