Revisiting Blade Runner

Throughout my life, I've ran across three movies that I just could not understand the appeal of: The Big Lebowski The Lord of the Rings Franchise Blade Runner Now, normally it wouldn't be a big deal if I didn't like a movie, but all three of these films seemed like something I should like. I always felt like I was just missing something. So, over the past few decades, I've revisited these films over and over again... waiting for something to click. The Big Lebowski clicked first. It took three watches, but after the third watch, the humor and depth landed and I fell in love with the character and the film. Now, I consider it one of my favorite movies, so that in itself has led me to want to revisit Blade Runner and LOTR. Sadly, I've yet to make it all the way through all three LOTR films, but I've watched Blade Runner six times. I've watched different cuts, and even watched the sequel, and despite the atmosphere, the story just did not connect with me. It was frustrating, because I am…