Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:35 pm by Nexus_6
Of course I have FN. I don't recall the words, "Rick Deckard is a Replicant." ever coming out of Ridley's mouth though...Hmmm.
Ok, so riddle me this batman, if Ridley says the above statement plain as day--What is this all about--the answer is clearly "YES" he IS a replicant. This discussion is about BR, not DADoES...and if the director said exactly what you say, then why is there such a huge discussion about this.
Now, if we are talking about the world PKD created (if this discussion is whether Deckard the original character is), then that is a different story. A co-worker and I were discussing this, and he made a good point: PKD's approach wasn't the andriod as a man-made creature, but the android's ability to have a lack of empathy--human or not--it's the way we act, feel, and empathize which could label us andriodian (replicant). Think about soldiers, who emotionally become dead--these could be labled as "android" to PKD.
Even if I hear RS say "Rick Deckard is a Replicant" (which I still won't believe until I see his mouth move, and those words come out) I still believe Deckard is human. He has too many emotions that pin-point his humanistic traits.
I don't care if the director threw in stock footage of a unicorn (and re-used it in Legend)--whether the Unicorn scene was shot for Legend, or BR, or whatever--I think this shows that RS blatently tried to create a feeling of confusion. I'm most likely in the minority, but I prefer the Theatrical release...It works better as a film, and I enjoy the VOs.
This is the wrong thread to post all my thoughts, but it seemed the voting sputtered out a bit--so I post it here.
Thanks for the welcome...