12 Most Hopeless Sci-Fi Movie Endings

Blade Runner introduced the world to the classic pre-apocalyptic dystopia flanked by steaming acidic rain, victorian steampunk settings, and a harsh contrast of modernity and the past.

These days, Blade Runner is adored but it hasn't always been so smooth sailing. Upon its release, the world wasn't quite ready for such a tech-noir view of the upcoming future. Early screenshots meant a few rash decisions with regards to the edits and what was eventually released was nothing like what director Ridley Scott had intended. Thankfully, a series of alternate versions have since been released with Scott's Director's Cut considered to be the best of the bunch thanks to the truly heart-wrenching ending.

The story follows Deckard (Harrison Ford) whose job is to track down bioengineered "replicants" that were first built to do the jobs that the humans didn't want to do, in other words, slave labor. Over time, these replicants developed feelings, they became humanized, some good some not so good. In the final scene, the movie suggests that Deckard is also a replicant, tieing to the overall theme of what is human and what is not.

In fact, the film is one giant examination of humanity and how human behavior can negatively affect the world. Has technology gone too far and will it end up eating us out of our own existence.