Cinema is a preserver of moments. So although Rutger is gone we still have Turkish Delight (1973), and Soldier of Orange (1977), and "that speech" from Blade Runner (1982) - and many other great moments preserved on film. But that's not what Roy Batty really meant - he (it?) meant the things only he had seen and experienced - the things that made him who he was - his memories. What makes us who we are = what makes us human, and this of course is the heart of Blade Runner (and 2049). If we are just a collection of chemicals then we are ultimately no different from replicants and our moments/memories are indeed lost when we die. If we are more, if through our unique threefold combinations of body, mind, and spirit God creates something more (a "soul") then we (body, mind, & spirit) may yet live on - and our moments will not be lost in time, like tears in rain. I love cinema's ability to capture and preserve magic moments. I am grateful to Rutger Hauer for giving us some of them (and his environmentalism & his AIDS charity). But human beings are not just what we do or what we leave behind - we are much more, and so I believe death is not the end of us and I may yet get to meet Rutger..... and maybe ask him about the derivation of Tannhäuser 🤔. R.I.P. Rutger Hauer, 1944-2019. . . . . . . #rutgerhauer #riprutgerhauer #tearsinrainmonologue #tannhausergate #bladerunner #bladerunner2049 #replicant #mindbodysoul #mindbodyspirit #memories #lostmemories #cinema #roybatty #filmsandfaith https://www.instagram.com/p/B0YrQyclJvU/?igshid=wp21sl4sgh48
