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the winner of our 80s movies poll! after getting confirmation from the follow up poll, I watched the Final Cut version.

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hrafhraf

Gaff leaves the origami unicorn to signify that he knows Deckard is a replicant. Deckard has the dream about the unicorn, an artificially implanted memory, and the origami unicorn left by Gaff is the proof that he knows. Roy's act of mercy as he saves Deckard from falling is supposed to be a moral victory for him, and his final speech on the roof in the rain is supposed to be him realizing that life is worth saving, which is why he decides to spare Deckard instead of killing him. But if Deckard is a replicant, none of that matters. Deckard wasn't a replicant in the original book, and the screenwriters of the movie didn't consider him to be a replicant. Harrison Ford also hated the idea, but Ridley Scott insists that it's the case.

Joseph Olson

If you’re going to watch the theatrical release version, I won’t spoil it by telling you how it differs from this version. The Director’s Cut is very similar to this one. So…Is Deckard a Replicant? Does Rachael have an expiration date? The movie seems to hint that Deckard is a Replicant. Gaff (“hat guy”) wasn’t being casual with his origami figurines. They all had meaning. The last one he left was of a Unicorn in the hallway near Deckard’s apartment. Was it left there to let Deckard know that Rachael was a Unicorn? A Replicant with no expiration date? That he could have killed her but didn’t? That he knew Deckard dreamt of a Unicorn? How would he know that? I love movies that ask a lot of questions but don’t spell out the answers. As long as they’re well made, of course. This movie is definitely well made. You probably can’t understand how different this movie was in 1982 to everything else. It was like falling into a world you had never before imagined.

Blind Entertainment

Was so excited, and looking toward to your reaction. Unfortunately last nights storm knocked my power out until tomorrow!

Mike A

Very early on, you said: “Harrison Ford as an actual person”. You meant Harrison as a non-HanSolo & non-IndianaJones, but I audibly chuckled. A HEAVILY debated topic is whether Deckard is a replicant. There are strong arguments for and against. But, at the core, the question is about what makes someone "real" or “human”.

Mike A

Blade Runner set the visual template for the Cyberpunk genre, with its rain-soaked neon cities, oppressive megacorp ads, tech that's dazzling but decaying at the edges. That look echoes through The Matrix, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and games like Deus Ex and Cyberpunk 2077. The novel Neuromancer (Gibson, 1984) solidified the genre's ideas, with hackers, corporate control, and cyberspace as its own world. Together they gave cyberpunk both its look and its language. (Snow Crash by Stephenson 1992, extended the cyberpunk space; coined the term metaverse & redefined the term avatar)

Mike A

Rutger Hauer (Roy Batty). (1:46:22) The ‘Tears in Rain’ monologue is pretty famous, and Ruter made material changes to it. See Wikipedia’s ‘Tears in rain monologue’ page. You’ve seen Rutger Hauer before in Nolan’s Batman Begins as Earle, the CEO of Wayne Industries (before Bruce Wayne buys it back). My other favorite Rutger Hauer films include The Hitcher and Sin City.

Mike A

So very happy you enjoyed this movie. There's a ton of backstory for how it was made, the themes it explores, and the world it created for us (see my Cyberpunk comment).

Joseph Olson

I was going to add that this movie was my first experience with the Cyberpunk themes and aesthetic, but decided to not go rambling off in my comment. Besides, you said it better than I would have been able to.

ButtercupsTrueLove

I hope Camilla does someday react to "Blade Runner 2049" 2017. I enjoyed her watching and reacting to Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic. The opening statement at the beginning of "Blade Runner The Final Cut" (1982) says that "...the Tyrell Corporation advanced robot evolution into the NEXUS phase - a being virtually identical to a human - known as a Replicant." To clarify, Replicants aren't machines. They are genetically-engineered biological beings that are modified to remove the shortcomings of humans - stronger and faster, with great intelligence potential. That's why the police department has a Blade Runner like Holden to administer the Voight-Kampff test to determine if the test subject is human or a replicant - they can't distinguish between the two with a physical examination. The novel by Philip K. Dick has a sub-plot about another San Francisco police department (where the novel takes place instead of 2019 Los Angeles) is operating in parallel, unbeknownst to Deckard's police agency. Deckard encounters one of their detectives and both are confused about having no prior knowledge of each other's existence.

Scott Lindsey

Gotta watch 2049 to continue the story 😁

Thomas Fahey

This movie has been analyzed to death since it's release. Any opinion one forms about Deckard is as valid as the next. I'm more impressed by your summer look. Be sure to stop and smell the flowers.