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MemberNoobFeb-23-2017 7:46 AMAs a newbie to this forum I will step out onto the slippery slope of this historically heated topic only after a few qualifying statements:
1. My thoughts express my "preference" as a viewer not my "proof" in support of either side of a debate.
2. I truly enjoy (and respect) the postings of all sides of both the preference & proof camps.
Having gotten that out of the way (thanks for bearing with me) my personal preference is to view Deckard as a human. As funny as this may sound, this is not due to any specific supporting evidence in the movie. I am grateful to Ridley Scott and everyone else involved for creating a fantastic movie, but I respectfully do not take into account what RS's intent was. My view is that once a piece of art is in the public domain as it were it is fair game for anyone's interpretation.
I like seeing Deckard as a human because then for me the movie tells a great story about the convergence of man and his creation. Three quick things that I think of along the lines of this convergence:
Deckard is a human with poor social interaction skills especially in the romance department. His ex-wife called him a "cold fish" and in the movie he develops his own feelings towards the replicants. He is then paired with Rachel who is a replicant also coming to terms with feelings towards a human. In this case the human is robotic enough and the replicant is human enough that they can come together and have a relationship. "We were made for each other."
Sebastian refers to his companions in his apartment as "toys" that he created but when talking with Roy & Pris he says "there is some of me in you". I take this as indicating he sees them as almost human compared to his toys. But JF can also relate to them due to his case of Methuselah Syndrome (apparently inspired by Progeria, an actual condition). I wonder if the "some of me in you" quote is also a reference to his disease?
In the end (via Roy's death scene) it is man's creation that teaches him something about life and death.
Just some thoughts from a newbie...
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MemberNoobOct-18-2017 3:46 AMRidley Scott answer to that question clearly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7o0rvVxU0w
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Member2KSep-27-2020 6:23 PMI thinks RS leaves it nebulous because as we all know he loves torturing his fans. lol
That said, I very seriously doubt Deckard is a Replicant. I cannot see Bryant being friends with a skinjob, and the relationship between them suggests they have been friends for quite a long time.
Also, skinjobs don't get to 'quit', and Deckard did...before Bryant yanked him back in to the mix.
Also, Deckard would have to have been a Nexus 4 or 5...and if he was a skinjob, then those models were QUITE advanced, which makes no real sense.
So, no matter what RS says...I'm pretty confident in stating deckard is a Human. The dream and Gaf doing the unicorn, well deckard mentions he's seen the memories that rachel was given, and perhaps Gaf or the Police were mind-spying on Deckard, just to make sure he was still good enough for the job.
Evidence for this is Gaf turning up so Conspicuously after Batty's death, so that suggests Gaf was shadowing deckard. Quite well too, as he found Deckard's gun in that huge building with what seems improbable ease.
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