GLOWi wrote:This is my first Post. I apologize in advance for any mistakes because English is not my mother's tongue language.
Personally, I dislike the idea of Deckard beeing a replicant. Don't get me wrong, I do not claim that Deckard is human. I don't know. And I don't want to know.
I've read posts, where people wrote that Deckard couldn't be a replicant, because it ruins the story. That's exactly my opinion. But I've never seen or heard an opinion saying that Deckard beeing human ruins the story.
In my view (and not only mine, these issues were mentioned many times, of course), the fundamental question behind the movie is What makes us human? Who is more human, a bounty hunter who is dehumanized by constant mechanical killing, or replicants who seeks for the same answers as we do. With Deckard beeing a replicant, the questions comes down into Who is more human, a rep who kills other replicants to protect people or a rep who kills people to protect him(her)self. ;o))
Ridley Scott likes the idea of Deckard beeing a replicant. I really would like to know why. Because Deckard finds out that he is what he feared and hated the most? OK, but it's still far most interesting when he finds out that he is a replicant not literally, but he's became one of them through his deeds. Roy Batty saving Deckard's life because he came to understanding that all life is precious, not only his is much more challenging that Roy Batty saving his fellow replicant. Revelation that Deckard himself is a rep is cheap in my opinion the same way like the clumsy happy ending in the original theatrical release. It reminds me a cheesy tv series' script in which "suprising" twist is needed.
But I really like the ambiguity of Deckard's true nature. It fits into the world of P.K. Dick where there is nothing you can be certain of. I think that idea that Deckard MAY be an artificial being is much more provocative than explicitly stating that Deckard is or isn't a replicant. That's why I don't want to argue about Deckard's character even when I admit that if there were clearly said that Deckard is a rep, the movie would not be my favorite one. I would admired how it was beautifully shot, but I would not love it.
Thats a great post, i agree 200% !
I just saw the old version, without the unicorn scene, i really didnt get any "Deckard could be a rep" feeling when watching it, and Deckard beeing human feels sooooo right to that version (the whole story), atleast for me there was/is no hesitasion. He gets hurt like a human, he is very week. The little origami unicorn left by Gaff doesnt say shit either, it does not point towards Deckard beeing a rep, imho! If you`d asked Scott in 81 im sure he would have said ofcourse Deckard is human.
But the DC version, adding the unicorn dream scene, together with the unicorn left by Gaff it really makes you think, and yes id say that the DC version says that Deckard is a rep, but i dont like it, cos i think Scott did a stupid thing changing that, adding scenes that suddenly points out Deckard as a rep, he`s altered the movie quite a bit imho. Im positive that the original version is intended to show Deckard as a human and nothing else, and thats the way i like it, and will keep seeing it.
I hope for a Special Edition realese with 2 or 3 diffrent versions on DVD discs, so we all get satisfied.