Final Cut. (no VO, no epilogue) (Off-Topic)

by narcogen , Andover, Massachusetts, Thursday, October 12, 2017, 00:36 (2397 days ago) @ Kermit

My dad has the directors cut on DVD. Is this the one to watch?

I heard bad stuff about final cut, and also bad stuff about director's cut, and tons of bad stuff about theatrical.

The theatrical version is fine if you want a hard-boiled detective story set in the future. The director's cut has more ambiguity, and is more of a sci-fi art house film. Big fans tend to prefer it, especially because it makes it easier to imbue the film with (perhaps not quite warranted?) deep philosophical significance. As far as I can tell, the final cut is the same as the director's cut with some color adjustments.

Not just that. Also has restored dream sequence footage not seen in any other version and is pivotal to interpreting the film.

The unicorn scene IS in the director's cut. It may not be exactly the same as what's in the final cut, but any of it is enough to enable the theory.

It is incomplete in a manner that allows for the dismissal of the interpretation.

Yeah, yeah. All the cool kids think so.

That's a lousy argument.