The Ending Of Blade Runner Explained
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Deckard is Descartes, pronnounced in french is similar to Deckard, and it's not a coincidence, Philip K Dick did it on purpose, because he wanted to explore the idea of human existence by denying what Descartes said in XVII century, that body and mind are separated substances. The logical consequence of this is that animals are machines because they don't have mind; so, they act because of behavioristic laws. That's why in the novel synthetic animals are so important, and why replicants are considered similar to animals.
But of course animals aren't machines (ethology demonstrates it, not replicants either.
And Deckard is human because he's a guy that hunts replicants, he's a human opposite to replicants, because he has feelings, memories. until of course, he discover his terrible mistake. He discovers that replicants have feelings too, and that they are exactly like humans. That's why he become in love with a replicant.
The perseverance on Deckard being a replicant is annoying, based in circumstancial arguments that can't be proved which leads into a nonsense. But not only the novel, the original movie (not the following and preposterous cuts and re-cuts) are perfectly crafted with the deepest of meaning
Date: 2020-07-14
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colt45
Ridley Scott is an incoherent moron if he thinks that we were not paying attention. The first half of the movie it is clearly stated that:
1. NEXUS 6 are the latest model, no other replicant models exist PERIOD!
2. Nexus 6 are the only models that can develop emotions.
3. Nexus 6 live only 4 yrs, and when the emotions surface their time is up.
Deckard breaks all three rules:
1. He had been working for a period of time with his boss Bryant before the events of the movie, meaning if he was a replicant he would be an older model.
2. Deckard falls in love with Rachel, meaning if he was a replicant he would have to be Nexus 6, but how since he had been working as a blade runner a long time already.
3. After Deckard falls in love he should be dying, and not able to finish the movie or last any longer than Batty did.
Yet Ridley Scott says you must ignore these SPECIFICALLY STATED rules and says that an origami unicorn, a unicorn dream, and a Lighting technician's mistake lead to a different and only correct conclusion!
Who is not paying attention Ridley, the audience or the drugged out moron who cannot keep his own movie straight!
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Ridley Scott is an incoherent moron if he thinks that we were not paying attention. The first half of the movie it is clearly stated that:
1. NEXUS 6 are the latest model, no other replicant models exist PERIOD!
2. Nexus 6 are the only models that can develop emotions.
3. Nexus 6 live only 4 yrs, and when the emotions surface their time is up.
Deckard breaks all three rules:
1. He had been working for a period of time with his boss Bryant before the events of the movie, meaning if he was a replicant he would be an older model.
2. Deckard falls in love with Rachel, meaning if he was a replicant he would have to be Nexus 6, but how since he had been working as a blade runner a long time already.
3. After Deckard falls in love he should be dying, and not able to finish the movie or last any longer than Batty did.
Yet Ridley Scott says you must ignore these SPECIFICALLY STATED rules and says that an origami unicorn, a unicorn dream, and a Lighting technician's mistake lead to a different and only correct conclusion!
Who is not paying attention Ridley, the audience or the drugged out moron who cannot keep his own movie straight!
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los
OK, It's taken me a long time to form, confirm and post this opinion but I now also believe Deckard is a replicant. Why? Simply because in one of the final scenes, where Batty grabs Deckard's wrist to stop him falling, you actually see DECKARD GET SHOT. This presumably by Gaff. WATCH IT YOURSELF; multiple times, it's unmistakable.
You hear the crack of a gun and simultaneously see a liquid spray out from Deckard's neck. A last minute plot change? I've heard there had been overruns in the filming and the last scenes were done in an almighty hurry. Perhaps the ending had changed to accommodate Batty's now legendary speech but no time was left to reshoot this fragment. My suspicion is that it was intended that Gaff shoots Deckard and then Gaff shoots Batty. Gaff would have also gone after Racheal to complete the mission (as Deckard indicates in the scene where he leaves with Racheal. Gaff's job was to oversee the mission and ensure in the end there were no more operational replicants left on earth. That would have been 'job done', but not very artistic and not really in keeping with the book.
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OK, It's taken me a long time to form, confirm and post this opinion but I now also believe Deckard is a replicant. Why? Simply because in one of the final scenes, where Batty grabs Deckard's wrist to stop him falling, you actually see DECKARD GET SHOT. This presumably by Gaff. WATCH IT YOURSELF; multiple times, it's unmistakable.
You hear the crack of a gun and simultaneously see a liquid spray out from Deckard's neck. A last minute plot change? I've heard there had been overruns in the filming and the last scenes were done in an almighty hurry. Perhaps the ending had changed to accommodate Batty's now legendary speech but no time was left to reshoot this fragment. My suspicion is that it was intended that Gaff shoots Deckard and then Gaff shoots Batty. Gaff would have also gone after Racheal to complete the mission (as Deckard indicates in the scene where he leaves with Racheal. Gaff's job was to oversee the mission and ensure in the end there were no more operational replicants left on earth. That would have been 'job done', but not very artistic and not really in keeping with the book.
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Jona
Replicants are given MEMORIES not DREAMS and not MEMORIES OF DREAMS. A dream of a unicorn is of NO BENEFIT whatsoever to a replicant. Tyrell says they are a cushion for their emotions.
So Gaff does not know Deckards dreams, the origami unicorn is the same as the others: a symbol of Deckards plight.
A chicken for his cowardice. A stick man with an erection for his reaction to Rachel. A unicorn to symbolize his stuggle with his impossible to catch final target because he loves her. Also Unicorns are synonymous with uniqueness. It may also be a hint towards Rachels open ended lifespan as Deckard doesnt know how long hell have with her.
Ive got no problems with people believing the Deckard=replicant theory but dont make out its bullet proof. Its got more holes in than Swiss cheese.
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Replicants are given MEMORIES not DREAMS and not MEMORIES OF DREAMS. A dream of a unicorn is of NO BENEFIT whatsoever to a replicant. Tyrell says they are a cushion for their emotions.
So Gaff does not know Deckards dreams, the origami unicorn is the same as the others: a symbol of Deckards plight.
A chicken for his cowardice. A stick man with an erection for his reaction to Rachel. A unicorn to symbolize his stuggle with his impossible to catch final target because he loves her. Also Unicorns are synonymous with uniqueness. It may also be a hint towards Rachels open ended lifespan as Deckard doesnt know how long hell have with her.
Ive got no problems with people believing the Deckard=replicant theory but dont make out its bullet proof. Its got more holes in than Swiss cheese.
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Benjatron26354
Deckards eyes glowing was a mistake during filming. Harrison Ford even said he accidentally stepped into close to the light that made Sean Youngs eyes glow.
If Deckard is a replicant, why give him an apartment, car, and let him wander around on his own when Gaff could retire all replicants involved. It probably would have saved Tyrell.
Also, there is a very large Unicorn in JF Sebastians apartment. Gaff saw it when he went through to collect Deckards gun.
Deckard also does not have the reflexes and aim of a replicant. When Deckard is attacked by Leon, Rachel saves him by landing a head shot on Leon, who is standing less than a foot away from Deckard. Thats very precise shooting for her and better than what Deckard could hit.
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Deckards eyes glowing was a mistake during filming. Harrison Ford even said he accidentally stepped into close to the light that made Sean Youngs eyes glow.
If Deckard is a replicant, why give him an apartment, car, and let him wander around on his own when Gaff could retire all replicants involved. It probably would have saved Tyrell.
Also, there is a very large Unicorn in JF Sebastians apartment. Gaff saw it when he went through to collect Deckards gun.
Deckard also does not have the reflexes and aim of a replicant. When Deckard is attacked by Leon, Rachel saves him by landing a head shot on Leon, who is standing less than a foot away from Deckard. Thats very precise shooting for her and better than what Deckard could hit.
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schizoidboy
In some ways Gaff is the most human character in the movie. He certainly does not have the attributes we might give the Replicants; he's short and scraggly looking, but at the same time he's definitely multi-ethnic as most humans at this point are bound to be, swarthy looks with light blue eyes hints at a wide heritage. In the original with a voice over by Harrison Ford it is hinted that perhaps the old prejudices no longer exist. He remarks how the one cops is the sort who would use racial slurs towards African Americans but this is perhaps no longer done, and perhaps the detective is African American himself even if he doesn't appear to be. In this future all the prejudice is directed towards the androids.
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In some ways Gaff is the most human character in the movie. He certainly does not have the attributes we might give the Replicants; he's short and scraggly looking, but at the same time he's definitely multi-ethnic as most humans at this point are bound to be, swarthy looks with light blue eyes hints at a wide heritage. In the original with a voice over by Harrison Ford it is hinted that perhaps the old prejudices no longer exist. He remarks how the one cops is the sort who would use racial slurs towards African Americans but this is perhaps no longer done, and perhaps the detective is African American himself even if he doesn't appear to be. In this future all the prejudice is directed towards the androids.
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Dan
It always made more sense for him to be human. And to think, I never paid much mind to it. He seemed cold and inhuman up until the end, and in light of that, it makes more sense for him to BE human. It would have been pretty dumb if Roy Batty spent his last moments monologuing about humanity to another replicant. I always figured the entire point of that scene was to enlighten a REAL person on what it means to be human. In 2049, you can see how Deckard changed emotionally. The scene where Niander Wallace was interrogating him was powerful. The way Deckard responded in that scene made me feel like everything Roy told him resonated with him and changed who he was.
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It always made more sense for him to be human. And to think, I never paid much mind to it. He seemed cold and inhuman up until the end, and in light of that, it makes more sense for him to BE human. It would have been pretty dumb if Roy Batty spent his last moments monologuing about humanity to another replicant. I always figured the entire point of that scene was to enlighten a REAL person on what it means to be human. In 2049, you can see how Deckard changed emotionally. The scene where Niander Wallace was interrogating him was powerful. The way Deckard responded in that scene made me feel like everything Roy told him resonated with him and changed who he was.
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John
If I am a moron for thinking Deckard is human, then Ridley Scott is an idiot for writing it so. Look, this is a beautiful movie, and one of the best ever made (both of them, really. The message is of the utmost. It is about what is a soul and compassion. But for it to be consummate and work symbolically, Deckard had to be human. Thus, the human and Replicant being in love and their fruition being a child.
The unicorn in Medieval and Renaissance times was a symbol of purity and grace, which could only be captured by a virgin. Deckerd changed after he saw the hurt in Rachael's eyes at his apartment. Damn Ridley, did you really miss that? Come on man.
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If I am a moron for thinking Deckard is human, then Ridley Scott is an idiot for writing it so. Look, this is a beautiful movie, and one of the best ever made (both of them, really. The message is of the utmost. It is about what is a soul and compassion. But for it to be consummate and work symbolically, Deckard had to be human. Thus, the human and Replicant being in love and their fruition being a child.
The unicorn in Medieval and Renaissance times was a symbol of purity and grace, which could only be captured by a virgin. Deckerd changed after he saw the hurt in Rachael's eyes at his apartment. Damn Ridley, did you really miss that? Come on man.
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ShyKill
I thought Gaff left that Unicorn there at Deckard's place to let him know that he was there and could have killed Rachel while she was sleeping, but instead chose not to. When he told Deckard that it's Too bad she'll never live, but then again who doe's he didn't mean it in a i'm going to kill her eventually type of way but instead in a sympathetic type of way, understanding that she is still technically a replicate that will never truly Live in the human sense of the word. And the Unicorn he made Symbolizes her Rarity and Uniqueness which later gets explained in the 2049 movie.
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I thought Gaff left that Unicorn there at Deckard's place to let him know that he was there and could have killed Rachel while she was sleeping, but instead chose not to. When he told Deckard that it's Too bad she'll never live, but then again who doe's he didn't mean it in a i'm going to kill her eventually type of way but instead in a sympathetic type of way, understanding that she is still technically a replicate that will never truly Live in the human sense of the word. And the Unicorn he made Symbolizes her Rarity and Uniqueness which later gets explained in the 2049 movie.
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Dwane
The first time I saw the movie, it was missing the unicorn dream, so I never got that Deckard's humanity was in question. In addition, as he drove away with Rachel at the end, he disclosed to the audience that Tyrell told him she was different from the other androids and had no end date.
Beyond the movie, which is still one of my favorites, and as far as Phillip K. Dick goes, (the author of the book which the movie is said to be based on, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) the movie is nothing. nothing. nothing like the book. They are are two completely different stories.
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The first time I saw the movie, it was missing the unicorn dream, so I never got that Deckard's humanity was in question. In addition, as he drove away with Rachel at the end, he disclosed to the audience that Tyrell told him she was different from the other androids and had no end date.
Beyond the movie, which is still one of my favorites, and as far as Phillip K. Dick goes, (the author of the book which the movie is said to be based on, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) the movie is nothing. nothing. nothing like the book. They are are two completely different stories.
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