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Anonymous
>>101557 Its the title of the book by Philip K. Dick. so it only makes sense to name the film that too (ya id10t)
Explanation of the novel's title
The "scanner" is a holographic recorder/projector on which the main character views clips of his own life (as part of his job). It is also a reference to a Biblical verse in 1 Corinthians 13 that includes "we see as through a glass darkly", and thus refers to the main character's weak grasp on reality. Furthermore, the initials of Scanner Darkly are also the initials of Substance D, which the characters refer to as Slow Death.
In Chapter Eleven of the novel, the novel's central character, Bob Arctor / Fred, thinks to himself, "Does a passive infrared scanner
see into me into us clearly or darkly?"
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