I hate Deckard as a Replicant
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:59 pm
I hated thinking that Deckard might be a replicant when I first heard the possibility. But after reading so many different analyses, opinions, and forums it is a difficult thing to disagree with. My favorite related idea is that Rachel and Deckard are later-generation replicants, both with implanted memories. When I think about that I assume Deckard would be a more recent version than Rachael simply because his character seems more human than Rachael. Having only seen the Director's Cut of the movie and not read the books I feel I know very little about it all. And now after reading so many debates and arguments online I'm just itching to read the book. I don't think Deckard is one of the "6 skinjobs" Bryant mentions because of numerous things I've read on different Blade Runner sites. BUt it drives me crazy how Gaff knew about the unicorn dream Deckard had. I only really see two pissibilites related to this: 1-Gaff didn't know and it was just a freaky coincidence, or 2- he knows because his own memories are implanted in Deckard's brain. No matter how many times I watch the movie I can't find definite proof for either theory, which I suppose is one of the many things that makes Blade Runner such a great film.
Another thing I wish I knew more about was how so many inconsistencies ended up in the film. FIrst, there is Bryant mentioning "6 skinjobs" but then only talking about 5 of them. It seems to have created a very large amount of debate among fans, but I believe the conclusion is just that it was a mistake to let Bryant say six. I just don't understand how nobody could catch such a huge mistake in production. I've also seen it mentioned that there are errors in the chess game being played between J.F. and Tyrell. There are others that I can't think of at the moment, but I just wish I really knew whether these were senseless mistakes or intentional holes in the plot produced by Ridley Scott. I guess answers to my questions lie in books rather than on websites
Another thing I wish I knew more about was how so many inconsistencies ended up in the film. FIrst, there is Bryant mentioning "6 skinjobs" but then only talking about 5 of them. It seems to have created a very large amount of debate among fans, but I believe the conclusion is just that it was a mistake to let Bryant say six. I just don't understand how nobody could catch such a huge mistake in production. I've also seen it mentioned that there are errors in the chess game being played between J.F. and Tyrell. There are others that I can't think of at the moment, but I just wish I really knew whether these were senseless mistakes or intentional holes in the plot produced by Ridley Scott. I guess answers to my questions lie in books rather than on websites