ag8.com— With a central theme 'What does it mean to be human?', the franchise explores the subject of empathy - a shared theme with Ridley Scott?s most compelling Science Fiction movie, Blade Runner.
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It sounds like none of you bothered to RTFA."...Purefold enables participating brands to take an alternative route to brand integration than traditional product placement and embrace invention within a narrative framework."Does this clear things up for you?
It has to be a coincidence because Deckard *cannot* be a Replicant. It would be absurd to make a replicant Blade Runner who is *weaker* than the skin jobs he is trying to capture. Deckard is repeatedly beaten up and bested by the replicants. There is no good reason to make a replicant Blade Runner who is weaker than his prey. Period.The fact that Scott and Ford both disagree over the matter is evidence that it was never decided during production whether Deckard was replicant, the unicorn motif notwithstanding. You just have to find another explanation for the unicorn.The original novel uses the question for moral ambiguity within the story, but it is stated he is not a replicant.The ending of Blade Runner has *no impact* if Deckard is a replicant, because then it would just be two replicants running off together, instead of the much more meaningful human falling in love with a replicant. The whole movie is about empathy between humans and replicants, bridging the gap between them. At the end he realizes that there is no intrinsic difference between replicants and humans, and skin jobs deserve a shot at life just like we do. This is the revelation that Deckard receives.If Deckard is a replicant, it destroys this.
The movie makes at clear that replicants are fitted with different levels of strength and intelligence, so of course Deckard is weaker, don't you think it would be suspicious if were able to punch through a wall? If there truly is no intrinsic difference between humans, it shouldn't make Deckard and Rachael's romance any less poingnant.Besides, he still falls for her despite his biased perspective of a human who's job it is to kill replicants.
@ Warty,You have it completely wrong- Deckard being a replicant greatly increases the overall message of the movie (the thin line between android and human and where humanity is defined).
Messing with Bladerunner is like messing with Shakespeare. I'm sure some people would want to see Romeo and Juliet -- the series, I would rather savor the original as a story with an ending that is all about possibilities tinged with a little fear.
sir1realJun 6, 2009
It sounds like none of you bothered to RTFA."...Purefold enables participating brands to take an alternative route to brand integration than traditional product placement and embrace invention within a narrative framework."Does this clear things up for you?
Closed AccountJun 6, 2009
It has to be a coincidence because Deckard *cannot* be a Replicant. It would be absurd to make a replicant Blade Runner who is *weaker* than the skin jobs he is trying to capture. Deckard is repeatedly beaten up and bested by the replicants. There is no good reason to make a replicant Blade Runner who is weaker than his prey. Period.The fact that Scott and Ford both disagree over the matter is evidence that it was never decided during production whether Deckard was replicant, the unicorn motif notwithstanding. You just have to find another explanation for the unicorn.The original novel uses the question for moral ambiguity within the story, but it is stated he is not a replicant.The ending of Blade Runner has *no impact* if Deckard is a replicant, because then it would just be two replicants running off together, instead of the much more meaningful human falling in love with a replicant. The whole movie is about empathy between humans and replicants, bridging the gap between them. At the end he realizes that there is no intrinsic difference between replicants and humans, and skin jobs deserve a shot at life just like we do. This is the revelation that Deckard receives.If Deckard is a replicant, it destroys this.
Closed AccountJun 6, 2009
We need you Deck. This is a bad one, the worst yet. We need the ole' Blade Runner. We need your magic.
Closed AccountJun 6, 2009
The movie makes at clear that replicants are fitted with different levels of strength and intelligence, so of course Deckard is weaker, don't you think it would be suspicious if were able to punch through a wall? If there truly is no intrinsic difference between humans, it shouldn't make Deckard and Rachael's romance any less poingnant.Besides, he still falls for her despite his biased perspective of a human who's job it is to kill replicants.
hewbieJun 6, 2009
hmm kinda like Total Recall 2070 <a class="user" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159920/">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159920/</a> lol shame it only lasted one season :(
audiorage18Jun 6, 2009
@ Warty,You have it completely wrong- Deckard being a replicant greatly increases the overall message of the movie (the thin line between android and human and where humanity is defined).
deetankJun 7, 2009
Fa real. I always hate the lack of credit given to Philip K. Dick whenever his adaptations are discussed.
deetankJun 7, 2009
Never heard about this show. The main character's name is David Hume, lols.
charlietunaJun 8, 2009
Messing with Bladerunner is like messing with Shakespeare. I'm sure some people would want to see Romeo and Juliet -- the series, I would rather savor the original as a story with an ending that is all about possibilities tinged with a little fear.