I get bored at night

Because im nocturnal I have to think of ways to keep myself entertained at night, so I though id watch a scanner darkly a particular favorite film of mine

Its based on a book written by one of my favorite authors Philip.K.Dick of the same name

To trying to sum up the story is quite difficult, but basically the story is set in the near future people are becoming more drug addicted particularly to a new drug called substance D. The protagonist is a man called Bob Archter who works as an undercover narcotics officer however he wears a suit that alters his appearance whilst he works so his identity is unknown and is known only as Fred.

Bob when he isnt working as Fred is a drug addict himself to substance D

One day Fred is asked to investigate a potential drug dealer who is called Bob Archter...

"I'm supposed to act like they arent here, assuming there's a they at all
It may just be my imagination, whatever it is that's watching, its not human
Unlike little dark eyed Donna, it doesn't ever blink
What does a scanner see, into the head, down into the heart, does it see into me, into us
Clearly or darkly
I hope it sees clearly because I can no longer see into myself, I see only murk
I hope for everyone's sake the scanners do better
Because if the scanners see only darkly like the way I do
Then I'm cursed and cursed again, and will only wind up dead this way
Knowing very little, and getting that very little fragment wrong too"

One of my favorite quotes