If you concentrate on the plot, then yes, it is pretty basic. And I think most people focused on that when it was in the theaters. But the beauty of the movie is more the mood, the atmosphere, and the questions it asks, without trying to force an answer on the audience.
“Blade Runner” is worth it alone for the last couple of minutes between Roy and Deckard. That scene is beautiful, sad, overwhelming—damn near perfect.
Maybe so. To me the mood was somewhat depressed, the atmosphere a bit stifling, and I don’t remember any compelling questions it was asking.