What the hell was happening to me? Leon’s pictures had to be as phony as Rachael’s. Replicants weren’t supposed to have feelings. Right down to a snapshot of a mother she never had, a daughter she never was. In the original version of the film, viewers hear a narration from Deckard about Rachael and the photos: There’s one in particular that sends him into a state of confusion: a Polaroid of a woman and a child sitting on a porch, with an inscription on the back. After he tells Rachael that she is a replicant, he goes into this depressive-investigative state looking at the pictures found in the replicant Leon’s apartment.
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After viewing the movie for the second time, I can say that that theory is warranted. Deckard’s general demeanor, though, demands attention, as it may suggest something deeper going on in the Blade Runner universe.Įver since the film’s release in 1982, there has been speculation that Rick Deckard is a replicant. These sort of unspoken situations occur throughout the film, preserving the importance of paying attention to the subtext while you watch. Here, you’re viewing Gaff saying something and Deckard responding with an unamused expression from an out-of-vehicle perspective, all while the electric score replaces the dialogue. As another, smaller example, when Officer Gaff first picks up Deckard in the beginning of the film, you see them in Gaff’s vehicle as they travel to Bryant’s office. I love that about the movie, all of these tiny details inserted for the sake of character, consistency, and artistic value. There are SO many particulars it’s kind of hard for me to pick and choose only one. I’ll use this as an example of how all the subtext in the movie shapes a perspective in your mind as you see each scene unfold. He knows he is bound by his job to rid of the replicant renegades, but sympathizes with them for a reason that alludes him… especially since he falls in love with one (Rachael). Again, how would we feel if we discovered that that was our creator’s plan for us?įor Deckard, there is an internal conflict that you witness unfolding as the movie progresses. There is literal slavery going on in the movie, but the leaders (like Harry Bryant) justify it by saying that the replicants are nothing short of a coffee grinder (figuratively speaking), and should be treated as such. Not because something pops up and scares you, but because of the shocking resemblance the world of Blade Runner has with ours. What is it that is so frustrating to Deckard about being belittled like that? The themes of superiority and divisions of race are present in the film, sometimes to a point where watching will terrify you. But more interestingly, he threatens Deckard with this statement: “… if you’re not cops, you’re little people.” This seems to rattle some chains inside of the movie’s protagonist. The primary reason being that his top Blade Runner, Holden, was in the hospital after being attacked by one of the escaped replicants, Leon. His boss, Harry Bryant, tells Deckard he can’t reject the job. I think the way in which Deckard is drawn into this investigation is worth noting. The result: a battle of wits and survival between one of the greatest Blade Runners, Deckard, and a replicant of superior intellect and strength, a Nexus 6 model named Roy Batty. He is drawn into an investigation surrounding a group of escaped replicants charged with stealing a shuttle and killing its crew. The movie focuses on a “retired” Blade Runner–a name designated for a group of officers tasked with hunting down stray replicants–named Rick Deckard. It goes to show that, even with time, people are still asking similar questions.
The question I consistently pondered when watching Blade Runner was how we–as humans–would feel if we discovered who our creator was? Even further, how would we feel if we discovered their malicious intentions with us? Moviegoers have seen this theme pop up before, most recently in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.
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There is no test of time that can reject the movie’s influence on the modern age of science fiction, especially those dealing with androids/robots, free will, and the nature of one’s reality. Dick, Blade Runner is truly a film that has been challenged, analyzed, then accepted as one of the greatest pieces of science fiction to hit the big screen. Based on the novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K.
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