Blade Runner: Everything You Need to Know About the Original Before Watching Blade Runner 2049

Getting ready to watch Blade Runner 2049 and need a refresher? Ryan breaks down everything you should know about the original Ridley Scott film from 1982.
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Which version of Blade Runner is your favorite? Also, check out Mike Rougeau's review of Blade Runner 2049: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX_ZYnyPmLmSgK8

[@TheElectrizantee]

Final cut

[@mebradhen]

Final

[@bingerz237]

I hate playing favorites when my children aren't involved, but I do find the one with narration to be most unwatchable.

[@kevinzimmerman4136]

Final Cut

[@brianogilby7220]

Directors Cut. Own it and really like it and have not yet seen the Final cut but find the Directors Cut far better then the Theatrical Cut.

[@jackdeath]

The appearance of the origami unicorn at the end of Blade Runner was in reference to the story of the last unicorn, where the king's hunter was sent out to kill the last unicorn for its horn, which when ground into a powder for an elixir could extend the life of the king by 100 years. When the hunter saw the runaway princess playing with the unicorn, he couldn't bear to kill it with his arrow and let them both escape into the land of rainbows. By letting Decker and Rachel go, Gaff had everything to gain and nothing to lose.

[@NevrrPresntt]

No, I don't think so.

[@Yogi_Bear69]

I thought the unicorn was just to show that Gaff was there likely hunting Rachel. In the scene right before he said she won't live.

[@aalegge]

"Fucker" sounds hilariously edgy and shallow after hearing him say "father" instead

[@isoutoforbit]

it sounds out of place given how calm and welcoming Tyrell is in the scene.

[@davidrey4183]

Alden Legge exactly

[@conkyjoe8932]

I thought the same thing lol. But the guy in the video is right, it changes the entire complexion of the scene when you change that one word. Idk which I prefer...probably "father" bc I saw Final Cut first

[@ZDson3112]

I lost all respect for his take on Bladerunner once he said "fucker" was the better take. What utter bullshit.

[@laf5755]

The final cut is the best, I don't know how swearing can add anything to the film.

[@PatrickTouma]

1804liam it kinda ruins the atmosphere too i think

[@byghostlight0]

as person who spent what 30 odd years hearing that scene with swearing, that one word was absolutely everything. All the rage and disinterest and said everything about the character. While the father line is good it completely changes everything. not so much for better or worse just different.

[@EvanHBogle]

If done right curse words can actually add to an story

[@glst1974]

Agreed, f-bombs didn't do anything, but the movie was an epic masterpiece, I might find it better than the original, in parts. Not there yet though.

[@bryant7369]

byghostlight0 this is the most laughable I’ve ever seen

[@cheapneasy1]

There's a third scene that supports the Deckard replicant thing. Its in his apartment with Rachel. He's in the background but you can see the glow in his eyes that the other replicants are also shown to have.

[@exclamationmarkXO]

Replicants aren't robots. Blade Runner has nothing to do with "machine intellect". You're either getting your universes mixed up or you didn't understand Blade Runner at all.

[@kevinalford]

I greatly prefer the "father" line, especially if you consider it as a spiteful reference.

[@leilahe.683]

Personally I love the character of David in Covenant/Prometheus also. He's thrilling to watch like Roy Batty was.

[@codekhalil6437]

Agreed

[@ryanschubert6012]

I feel like I could appreciate the whole series more if it were not tied to the rest of the franchise.

[@rufussamsquanch_6547]

Yes I agree

[@diannebdee]

It's clear you didn't understand the dynamic between Batty and Tyrell. It's a retelling of the Frankenstein story. For Batty to have said "fucker" instead of "father" it doesn't give the story the symbolism it is telling by taking it back to Shelley's allegory. It means more for Batty to acknowledge Tyrell as his maker/father than it does to have him denigrate that story with the expletive. By having Batty say "fucker" it makes it vulgar and makes Batty seem less human in contrast to his maker.

[@lohphat]

Deckard's clumsy expression of emotion resembles that of someone with Asbergers. This played into my belief that he was also a replicant. This also explains the awkward kissing scene in the apartment. Neither can handle their emotions in a "healthy, normal" way.

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

What's ass burgers?

[@DanielWatches]

I go with the Final Cut every time, even recommend it to newcomers

[@firstnameandlastnameples9570]

Final Cut

[@wesman3000]

Go ahead and make a video about the three shorts bridging the two films, because lore building sets my narrative soul on fire.

[@astralflick]

I was done once he compared the final cut to the Star Wars special editions

[@RingoLoadagain]

I didn't want your "wants" and "don't wants". That's not why I clicked this video, and I don't give a shit what you thought about other franchises.

[@ryanschubert6012]

Thanks for watching! I put them at the end because they aren't essential information.

[@RingoLoadagain]

I appreciate your videos in general, but I personally really like the newer alien movies and didn't want to be randomly reminded about someone else hating them when I clicked this video. It really feels like you shoehorned in an opportunity to shit on a movie I really like.

[@Key13Films]

I still prefer the voice over version because it’s how I saw it in the theater. But the Directors Cut has merit. As far as proof of Deckard being a replicant because Gaff made an origami unicorn after Deckard dreamed about it is wrong. Gaff’s origami reflects his view about the person. The first origami he makes is when Deckard is bitching about being a Blade Runner and wanting to leave is a chicken. He thinks Deckard is afraid. The matchstick represents Leon’s short life. The unicorn represents Rachel in that she is rare, a replicant that will live beyond 4 years. Well, that’s my theory at least.

[@ryanschubert6012]

I like your run down of Gaff's origami :) I've also been finding that people tend to favor the version they saw first in the theater (if they saw it in the theater). I actually kind of like the voice over for nostalgic reasons.

[@gorelord13]

I thought the same as the unicorn scene and origami represented Rachel being unique.

[@conkyjoe8932]

Even though Gaff verbally acknowledges Rachael won't live very long? I like where you're going with the origami as a symbol for her uniqueness, and she very well may live longer, but Gaff certainly didn't know that, so I think it just shows he found Deckard's "memory" files/origin, the same as how Deckard found Rachael's.

[@SonnyPeas]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the original was based and took place in 2019. So 2049 would be 30 NOT 35 years. Or are you reference its release date?

[@stephensylvarwolf7940]

release date. 1982->2017 is 35 yrs

[@kurthines8874]

My question is why didn't Tyrell simply agree and then snuff him on operating room table?

[@LordSleepy99]

Got a Bladerunner: 2049 ad before this video. *Seems legit*

[@johnnunya5428]

Really pisses me off when I'm watching a certain channel and then it gets stuck on one thing (movie) that spreads multiple channels...

[@chivalryalive]

Which version of the original do you recommend that I watch before seeing the upcoming release? Any suggestions, and perhaps your reasons why, would really be appreciated. Thank you!

[@rolanddeschain7297]

chivalryalive i watched all of them, and the versions aren't that different, I prefer the final cut, in my opinion it's the prettiest version and I also prefer the way it ended. I hated that ending, up until the sequel was confirmed, the final cuts ending feels like there needs to be a sequel, and before 2016 it didn't look like we were gonna get one. But with the sequel, I prefer the final cut

[@chivalryalive]

Roland Deschain Thanks for your insightful reply. I just watched the Director's cut yesterday and I sort of missed the narration by Harrison Ford throughout the flick. I'll watch the Final cut tonight. Thanks for sharing your ideas. I appreciate it. :-) -- I'm really excited about the sequel and want to make sure that I have all the facts and details of the original straight in my mind before I see this new release. :-)

[@lohphat]

It never occurred to me until Fab 2020 that Batty killed Sebastian after Tyrell to eliminate the witness. I've seen the movie countless times (I bought the LaserDisc version when it hit the streets in the 1980s). I just assumed that Sebastian retreats from the scene but felt Sebastian was also as much a victim of Tyrell as he was and wouldn't hurt him.

[@deca478]

Bro you r totally right, i have been doing that before going to sleep since 1 week

[@tiefindir]

the theatrical cut from 1982, I never get the Voiceover from my head...

[@tredtion530]

I like Deckard as a replicant they just have to learn to follow a schedule to keep their lives orderly and stick to a precise eating schedule so that they do not become bored or loose or gain weight.

[@tredtion530]

a schedule is very important

[@Johnnybojangles664]

Rachel wasn't playing something from memory, she was playing Deckards' music that he wrote after dreaming it. She said she remembered having lessons.

[@somejackball]

ima see it next Sat when i'm off =P

[@gck86]

Replicant only have 4 years lifespan. For deckard lives up more than 4 years until 2049. I think he is human.

[@everettehungerford2858]

Is Deckard a replicant? Check the eye shine. All of the replicants, including the owl, are shown with a slight red reflection of light in their eyes that has no obvious source. Deckard has this as well. It's in the scene in his apartment where he gets handsy.

[@JimmyRoche420]

Iv seen these movies before but I'm forget whsts happened so I just wondering because the effects aren't so good in the 80s do I need to watch 1 to know the second one 🤔

[@meziembamara4004]

Origami unicorn. I guess the Harrison Ford character is not a replicant. Two reasons: The origami was imagined by the character. OR The horn was not there before stepping on it, so it could have been a deformation caused by the stumping .

[@diogoazevedo4744]

Nobody sees the eyes of Deckard while looking at Rachel having the same glow as the replicant's?

[@ryanschubert6012]

Totally! Had to cut the shot from the video for time.

[@ianmcgeehan4627]

Ford says in interviews that he greatly regrets accidentally walking into Sean Youngs lighting and catching some of it in his own eyes especially because of how people have mistakenly used it as evidence that he was a replicant. Also the unicorn daydream and origami were implying that Rachael was unique, not that Gaff "saw" his implanted memories. Also many deleted scenes with Dave Holden, Bryant, Gaff would've definitely made it clear he was human. Also he reveals that his wife had recently left him for a rich Colonial off world developer. There is more proof if you watch Dangerous Days: making BR. Ridley Scott really only jumped on the Deckard is a replicant bandwagon solely as a publicity generator when he was putting out the Directors cut.

[@johnmartinez631]

What version of the original movie is 2049 a sequel to?

[@angryoldfatman]

I saw theatrical cut first, simply because the other versions didn't exist at the time I saw it. It wasn't the worst movie I ever saw, it was actually pretty good. But then long afterward I got the DVD of the Director's Cut, and it was like an entirely different movie. I understood why - the Director's Cut tested badly with fresh audiences, but was intended to be less explanatory and more artistic. As art, it was superb, and much deeper than a simple noir with cool special effects.

[@ChristopherGHope]

Although, in the book (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) Deckard *believes* he is Human, the possibility that he may actually be an android is suggested numerous times (mostly in the second half of the book). In my opinion, the story (of both the book and the movie) is better for it.

[@FunnyBuns1]

This is what I needed

[@lucaskazama878]

your personal opinions are very very Bad, but the explanation about the movie is good. to be more specific all your personal opinions are really bad. congrats.

[@hdguy5]

Just watched the final cut for the first time. That Unicorn daydream and origami figure scenes changed the film completely. It is officially my favorite version. I prefer the Deckard is a Replicant direction personally. Great video dude. I lol'd during that awkward double-Fassbender "I'll do the fingering scene" in Covenant and lol'd even harder at it here :'D 2049 has been getting great reviews! Even so, I'm going in with cautious optimism.

[@ryanschubert6012]

Thanks, Mathew! I share your cautious optimism!

[@kenaistar1616]

How about just watch it. Its a masterpiece

[@jehl1116]

Vangelis - his music was just sublime….

[@mszymcza]

Dude, you totally don't get it. Try rewatching a few more times with your self reflection cap on.

[@wezzy9437]

Deckard is a Nexus 7 prototype replicant

[@Hugh_Hunt]

But! Was Rachael designed for him?

[@Hugh_Hunt]

Derp Ridley Scott, quoted as saying he was a nexus 6. www.webcitation.org/6JF334klm?url=moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/10/12/prometheus-2-blade-runner-2-updates/ Could still be something like a Nexus 6'P'; he is definitely a middle ground.

[@byghostlight0]

I am not sure Edward James Olmos would agree with your 'all white' person comment. And the film had a huge merging with Asian influence, which culturally, at its core was seen as acceptable and mutual and mainstream. It would be decades before that would be seen in real life.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Blade Runner is a classic. It doesn't make sense that Deckard is a Replicant.

[@lornaginetteharrison414]

"Father" reminds me too much of the more recent 'Prometheus', when both David (an android), then later Vickers, separately address the aged Weyland Corp founder Peter Weyland as "father". This has led some people to question whether Vickers is also a robot, although personally I think not. Ridley Scott has obviously got some android vs human identity issues he's continuing to try & work through via his movies!

[@priestxman]

Is it possible that the unicorn is a reference to the ontological impossibility of a Human and Replicant having a baby? The miracle in 2049?

[@camilleroseministries]

Well done. Merci beaucoup!

[@el_chino778]

Subbed. What did you think of 2049? Make a video

[@Anlushac11]

IMHO Deckard has to be human for the ending to work. I am really not happy with the Deckard being a replicant idea.

[@HybridBattery]

Immediately after Batty’s death, Gaff says to Deckard, “You’ve done a man’s job.” Implying that Deckard is not a human.

[@captianjessie1]

What if deckard is actually a full human who was genetically augmented with replicant dna amd replicant powers? Kinda like star trek ungentics wars or metal gear genorme solders. How many of the judges from judge dream are clones or could be also repicants androids?

[@__CJLORRAINE__]

I'm sorry, when you said, "...the last thing I want is Ridley's quality design, cinematography and sound" I actually thought for a second: Wait, what? So you DON'T want that?! Lol. 'Cause I do. It was the wording, I had to remind myself that you were listing things you DID want and was simply stating the fiiinal things on that list. Lol, smh. Great vid, though. Looking forward to reacquainting myself with the original (at least the Director's cut), then following up with 2049. I appreciate the info. 👌🏽

[@ryanschubert6012]

I realized it as we were recording that the line was SUPER awkward. I'm glade you got through it. Ha! Thanks!

[@__CJLORRAINE__]

Ryan Schubert Lol

[@robertjohnson9397]

Final Cut is the best version. I'm so pumped to see 2049!

[@ViewFromTheCheapSeats]

Nothing like a 30 second unskippable ad in the middle of the video. :/

[@Greenkai3000]

"I'll do the fingering" and "Fucker!" Put together in a sentence 😂😂😂

[@jimmycandin8438]

I felt that the music could have pulled me in more, some of the characters were lacking, i dont know if it was the dialogue or the direction, but the woman doing bad was meh. maybe their was no real chemistry, the movie as a whole i felt was okay, it could have been better, the action scenes seemed forced at least, the clip that you shown above, that was just meh. As for consumerism it nailed that perfectly, it was almost like too much tannins in a bottle of wine when you're watching the movie, you see the advertisements and how evolved as sheep we have become, and where we're ended up, yet no one in this day and age believes its going to happen.

[@josephsorce2543]

"Holden Shouldn't Have Asked Him About His ... Mother !"

[@Thespeedrap]

I hope the sequel good.Harrison Ford looks more comfortable in Sci Fi movies than he does in other movies he stars in.

[@BeauIXI]

Who is so busy in their lives that they need to watch an 11:11 long clip, instead of watching the ORIGINAL BLADE RUNNER??

[@theneonvert5368]

I would love if deckard was a human because it would allow for amazing and better character development, but there is still irrefutable proof that he is a replicant

[@holdencawffle626]

Nice Tshirt....are you a replicant too?

[@Kikilang60]

Sometimes I'm at a loss to understand people. Currently, Blade Runner 2049 is history. I've seen both movies a few times, and I like both of them. Comparing them, is like comparing oranages to hamsters. They are different things. Yeah, yeah the visuals on the origional were amazing for the time. See, all that visual is like wrapping paper on a gift. Sure, it's nice, but if you open the gift, and the box is empty, what's the point? For all it's many faults, Blade Runner is a deeply human movie that's timeless. I'm often left wondering why people seem to totally blind to the obvious. I often have to put up people from work. They fly in from out of the country. They stay to long at work, and there is place for them to stay. I have the room, so I take them home. So, I'm putting up a couple of people. We stopped, and got chinese. There nothing to do, so we watch the origional Blade Runner. As we watch, we were absorbed into the story. There is the scene where Decker is trying to see if the woman is a replicant. It started as game, but the woman finds out she just a product made to order. She can't believe it. Later, she confronts Decker, and Brutally drives home the point, she not real. Decker feels guilty, so he tries to back it down. He can't. Decker was rapey? Holey Christ, that scene were he drives home that the girl is product made is brutal. The scene tears into a person. Just for one second, imagine that you found out, you were not even alive a year ago, because everything you know is lie. Damn. Then we see the replicants on Earth. We want to empathize with them, but every scene with them, they act like monster. Sure, they are slave that just don't want to die, but face to face they rip you apart. They don't even die normally. We want to empathize, but just can't because they are so different from us. At the end of the move, Decker is hunting the last replicant. It's like a horror movie. Thing is a vicious unstoppable monster, that decker has to hunt down abandon building. Decker is losing, but the replicant starts to die. He has only a four year life span, and it's the end for him. The replicant fights to survive just a few moments more. He chases Down Decker, and he his forced to jump for another building. Now Decker is hanging, and about to die. The replicant sees him hanging there. Moments frim dying, the replicant has pity on the man trying to kill him. He saves Decker. They are not monsters, just people made to be slaves. The replicants last act, is trying to explain what it's like to live as slave. So, I'm watching the end of Blade Runner with a people who I barely know. The movie ends, and we are all silent. One person says, "That ending scene, is consider to be one best scence in the history of movies." I don't know this, but I can understand why people think this. Were is that one scene in Blade Runner 2049? You just can't compare the two movies.

[@championgamer3294]

Huge Fan Of Blade Runner,The Firm Has A lot Of Truth In It!!!!!

[@theedscape8002]

Directors cut for me. I want more life fucker is important for the story. How they cut the unicorn scene from the original is beyond me. One thing bothers me about Deckard is he doesn't have the strength of the nexus 6 models but he's an earlier model or a human. If Ridley says he's a replicant that's good enough for me. Why did Roy kill JF? He was no threat as the alarm had been raised before he left the elevator. He spared Deckard so why kill JF? BR2049 is a masterpiece. I heard people say it was too slow. That's bollox. I absorbed each scene, glance and movement because of the pace. The sound was stunning, visual effects masterful. I felt I lived it from the word go. I'll be going back a few times to suck up more of the world of 2049.

[@qnzmetallord90]

More human than human. That's Decker's motto too. He's a replicant?

[@peterkearley1564]

Blade Runner 2049 was great.Its no longer just around the corner.Its been and gone.Hope there's a 3rd film,like the jeter books.

[@generalchang2217]

I didn't like that in 2049 these replicatants were clones, however in the original machines.Finally no explanation on why one clone would have enhance physical strength then another.

[@CCCCCCCCC11]

I get the argument for why people think he’s a replicant but why did every single one of the replicants he hunted down beat the shit out of him? Every single one kind of kicked his ass.

[@Congslop]

Roy was pretty damn evil with his kills

[@desertrose1226]

Seriously this is the better film, the newer one is okay, it has some qualities but overall this wins out. The original doesn't have the eye candy factor e.g Ryan Gosling, for the girls..but it does have Rutger Hauer / Roy Batty, who ain't exactly everyone's idea of hot, but sure is one VERY well thought out character. :) JMO.

[@TheObbyblobby]

Directors Cut always! No question...

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Non, Non! Gaff didn't leave the origami-unicorn because he knew that Deckard was replicant it was because he knows that Rachel was and more of a Repli-Can in this case that he knew that they were in love and to get out of Dodge, erm... L.A. ASAP!

[@iLike2Shank]

I don't think he's a replicant due to the simple fact that he gets pummeled by almost every replicant he faces lol

[@sirhcl]

This movie haunted my youth...deckard is probably a replicant of himself with his own memories instead of the maker's niece's memories....its why he can age...prob died on duty

[@ryanschubert6012]

Very interesting possibility!

[@ivorc8957]

This guy is nuts.

[@mike3reynolds]

The book had entire replicant communities where Deckard was taken to a replicant police station and treated much more humanely than anyone at a human facility. This kind of ambiguity and faint within a faint is central to the book. Since this central element is starkly missing from the movie it makes perfect sense to reintroduce it any manner possible. An ambiguous identity of the main character being the only logical place to start. It may not be in the book, but given what IS in the book but completely missing from the movie, turnabout is not only fair play but logically unavoidable. I see no other way to reintroduce this central theme of the book.

[@mike3reynolds]

PS. I've never heard of this idea prior to the video I watched before this, where I immediately said to myself, "It makes perfect sense that Deckard is a replicant in the never written sequel to the book."

[@killakaiju]

Thank you it's like you guys read my mind

[@ryanschubert6012]

You're welcome!

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

I'd rather see a faithful adaption of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by someone like *Christopher Nolan* who will keep the novel's title and leave "Blade Runner" in the museum of cyberpunk.

[@polydypsia6424]

I think somebody's upset THEY'RE not a filmmaker.

[@ryanschubert6012]

No doubt!

[@rodrigoalvarado8380]

Well, i find "fucker" much more vulgar, which is not in Roy Batty's character by a long shot. "Father" is more eloquent, which is totally his style. Your opinions seem to be a bit unpopular, and i personally disagree with most of what you said about The Final Cut :P But well, don't let that discourage you. I mean, in subjective stuff like this it happens.

[@HowardWatts1]

Sorry Ryan, but everything I need to know? So what elements of the novel were missed from this faithless adaptation?

[@phlather]

ESG scores FTW

[@ArtDocHound]

great video. thanks. I love the directors cut, its so immersive. my pleasure centers gush. I do hope the sequel maintains the mystery of the original and that it doesn't have a Hollywood plot. I haven't seen Covenant yet, tho I still like Prometheus a bunch.

[@ryanschubert6012]

Thanks, ArtDocHound! I hope the same for the sequel!

[@josephsorce2543]

"I Want More Lines to Say ... 'F_**er' ... Or, ... is that 'Father'?!"

[@MaxiPCX]

"I will do the fingering"

[@elessal]

the overall movie lacks proper explanations about lots of important things. I will have to read the book for it honestly feels like a puzze with two thirds of it's pieces missing. the only worst example of improper introduction and explanation to a sci-fi universe has been the halo games. I played the seven main games but apparently without the novels there is no actual explanation about pretty much anything that happened before the the main conflict began. to be honest, instead of sequel what this movie needs is a remake. but the sequel being made by more sensible modern writers will probably rectify a movie which was as bad as it was good.

[@Gamevet]

They are bio-engineered beings. They are not androids like the novel.

[@andy_manns]

the aggression is part of the scene as much as the artificial memory-the cold facade giving way to the animalistic. I thought that was fairly obvious?

[@slordmo2263]

Just one man's opinion here...long after the new blade runner came out....(NOT impressed with it BTW).... but that's another comment... as far as the 1st Runner, I actually like the 1st theatrical cut... yea the 'voice over' is forced.... but if you've ever watched an early 'film noir'...that's what it is like, and therefore, the 1st cut is how it is 'supposed' to be, NOT a cut years later, after the director has 'matured' or changed.... (his mind).... as far as Deckard being a replicant.... again, I think that is 'Scott' trying to 'force' his own idea, it goes 'against' the story line, period. I've noticed these young film reviewers and students seem to dissect each scene, but when you watch any 'behind-the-scenes' documentaries on most movies, you realize that 'making' the film is mostly a 'fly by the seat of your pants' , day to day trying to figure it out.... NOT everything is 'set in stone'.... This reviewer mentions the 'tears in the rain' line.... it turned out great, but that's not how it was written, and Rutger decided he didn't want to memorized alot of long meaningless lines like see-beams at Tanhauser gate, on and on.... so Scott let him improvise... maybe 'less is more' afterall...

[@thegreenarrow39cw58]

thease movies make no sense. but i do like them

[@jessbragg1]

that "fingering" comment in aliens from one MALE robot to another does feel weird to hear

[@jmaebm1262]

Teatro di posa il suo dottor Rutgher hourare.

[@zrunne]

that's one kick ass t-shirt!

[@pazful]

interesting comments section. I didn't know so many blade runner fans identify with the alt right

[@slayerat5280]

Disc 4 of the Esper soundtrack? WTF is he talking about?

[@ryanschubert6012]

There is a 5 disc Blade Runner soundtrack collection known as The Esper Edition

[@rosemarywilliams9969]

Why do people change a super good thing?...OH YEAH MORE MONEY!!!The End.

[@isoutoforbit]

I think reducing Covenant to a silly phrase is a bit of an immature way of judging the whole film.

[@hdguy5]

I lol'd :) You have to admit it's a funny thing to say.

[@OccasionalGeek]

Nice work Ryan! I like to think Deckard is human. There's a great documentary by Mark Kermode called 'On The Edge of Blade Runner' - well worth checking out!

[@ryanschubert6012]

Thanks, Will!

[@flashzordon7]

deck is human

[@Phoenix5365]

He's human, no doubt. Always loved the lived-in future; not a gutted waste, nor a pristine futopia, but dirt and pockets and functionality. Finally, love the VO. No apologies. I'm a fan of hard-boiled and scifi and love the fusion. Campy? Hardly. I enjoyed Dick's novel, too.

[@pavelvoynov5408]

I wonder how you can have "no doubt" about Deckard, when in the movie professional replicant hunters required lenghty and unreliable Voight-Kampff test to make such a decision.

[@mitter352]

Pavel Voynov actually the tests were pretty short and reliable, it's not until deckard meets the prototype that it becomes long and fuzzy. And he can be confidant that deckard is human because his humanity is at the center of the themes. If he's not then the movie loses a lot of its meaning

[@pavelvoynov5408]

Once again, "A very advanced form of lie detector that measures contractions of the iris muscle and the presence of invisible airborne particles emitted from the body" is required to positively identify a replicant, and even that may not work on non-standard models. Deckard is portrayed as an emotionally stunted person at best, quite similarily to Rachael and Pris. Him being a replicant (== geneticallly engineered, vat-grown human with implanted memories) is a very reasonable interpretation.

[@Phoenix5365]

Do you know the level of background checking that goes into becoming a cop or even a civilian working with them? A fake past is the sort of thing that throws up flags. Further, PKD made the character human even if Scott doesn't want to acknowledge the creator's choices.

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Obviously, if Deckard is a replicant, his superiors know that. "Blade Running" is called so for a reason. It is a hard and dangerous job that few people can do well. Using a specially designed replicant is an obvious choice for the police. Replicant Deckard may be based on human blade runner who died (in the line of duty, probably), or not. PKD's opinion is not very important, given how loosely this film is based on the book.