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Originally Posted by I, Brian  I watched this again at the weekend - still a brilliant film, and could easily compete in the cinema as a new release, IMO.
As for the replicant issue - I watched the Director's Cut but although there is some innuendo, I really don't think there's anything that points to clear evidence. The only attempt to really stake a claim is with the Unicorn scene tying up with the origami - but this seems more an attempt by the director to suggest a point, rather than the actual script. As has been mentioned in the other thread, there's a lot of symbolism involved around Unicorns, and the unicorn scene insertion I never felt really sat in the film. |
Actually, the unicorn and origami scenes indicates that Deckard is a replicant because Gaff knew about his dreams, that is, they were implanted dreams and it was his way of telling Deckard that he is indeed a replicant but he was willing to let him go because he "did a man's job".
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Originally Posted by I, Brian That there were 6 replicants, 1 died, and only 4 to hunt doesn't necessarily implicate Deckard IMO - it could even imply Rachel was the 6th. And if Deckard had been among them, why no apparent recognition from the hunted replicants if they should have known him? |
Maybe they didn't know anything about him.
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Originally Posted by I, Brian Personally, I don't think the film can have so much impact if Deckard is a replicant - it's a classic "man vs machine" exploration as a theme, and Deckard as a replicant weakens that considerably. |
Agreed, however, it's also ironic too. Plus, if Deckard is a replicant as Riley Scott insists, then it also means that he is a traitor to his own kind and doesn't even know it! How's that for a twist?
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Originally Posted by I, Brian Still, there's enough innuendo to suggest the possibility, the script itself never really tries to offer any real evidence, IMO - simply applying a more interesting ambiguity to open up the scope of the film to possibilities. 2c. |
There is another scene that states that Deckard is a replicant, where Rachel saves Deckard's life and asks him if he would come after her and he replies no, you'll see that they both have shining robotic eyes. Check out the link for what I mean:
BRmovie.com: BR FAQ: Is Deckard a replicant?
Some fans have questioned how can Deckard be a replicant if the replicants he has to deal with are clearly all stronger than him? This is a very good question. Here is a direct quote from the Blade Runner F.A.Q. site:
"The videos that Bryant shows Deckard include a mental and physical rating for each of the replicants. In all cases, they are rated "A" physically. If Deckard was a replicant designed to think it was human, it would probably be made a "B" physical, which would correspond to average human strength. The fact that Deckard could slam shut a door that the replicant Rachael was trying to open hints that Rachael was a "C" physical.
The replicants he was up against were all physically superior (A-level); Rachael, to name another replicant was also Nexus 6, yet she did not exhibit any of the superhuman abilities/traits the other reps have.
So evidently you have all kinds of replicants, from A-level (the strongest) to possibly B- and C- classes. (As evidenced in the information given at the briefing by Capt. Bryant, there are also mental classes ranging from A (your regular genius) over B (average?) to C (not too bright).
This inevitably brings up the question: what is the purpose of making a rep with average human abilities. Once again, consider Rachael's case. She was a replicant who wasn't supposed to know about it. In order to pull this off, she would have to have "average" human abilities, not the superhuman qualities that Batty or Leon, for example, had (because otherwise she would find out right away that she was a replicant). And implanted memories, but that's another discussion in itself...
Likewise, if Deckard was supposed to be a replicant, and he wasn't supposed to know about it, the *only way* to pull it off (without letting him find out or making him suspicious) would be to give him average human skills and abilities, and NOT make him a terminator of sorts. Unfortunately this would indeed mean he has to deal with physically stronger opponents."
Here is the link:
BRmovie.com: BR FAQ: Is Deckard a replicant?