I think comparing the two is comparing apples and oranges. At best one could say Blade Runner was inspired by the book, not based upon it. They took the main character and the premise and went in a different direction.
But I digress, as this was not the topic of your OP.
(If you wish to continue with this derail, feel free to do so.)
But I digress, as this was not the topic of your OP.
(If you wish to continue with this derail, feel free to do so.)
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell