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As for The Question, I believe there is a fairly unambiguous answer... http://www.gavinrothery.com/my-blog/2011/10/1/a-matter-of-electric-sheep.html http://www

As for The Question, I believe there is a fairly unambiguous answer... http://www.gavinrothery.com/my-blog/2011/10/1/a-matter-of-electric-sheep.html http://www.gavinrothery.com/my-blog/2011/10/1/a-matter-of-el...

mhh__ 4y ago
Hampton Fancher I think once said the question is more interesting than the answer, I'm inclined to agree, although once you notice the nudging in the sequel it's more funny than anything else.
- fullshark 4y ago
  They were stuck in the sequel, needed Harrison Ford (who has aged dramatically) to be in the film for financial reasons, and also needed to pay lip service to the supposed answer. So I think there's one scene that outlines how it could be possible that made no sense but was clearly shoehorned in there.
  - mhh__ 4y ago
    I think that was more of a nod to the writer's and I assume director's respect for but disagreement with Ridley Scott's thesis. They don't actually think Deckard is a replicant, but they're more than happy to channel the idea of him being a replicant, but it's through Gaff where it can either come across as subtle misdirection, a hint to a wayward soul (K), or just playing tricks on someone that presumably took over his job - "something in his eyes".
fullshark 4y ago
When I first got really into Blade Runner, having first seen the original director's cut, I enjoyed the question as a puzzle to be solved. Really got into fan theories online and the unicorn dream was the smoking gun, and wasn't that so clever! So cool. Then I read a compelling essay online (that I can no longer find) that pointed out the entire film's thematic weight only exists if the opposite holds. I also saw the original theatrical cut and read interviews with the screenwriter and Harrison Ford and it became clear that the unicorn dream was basically a retcon by Ridley Scott and it really makes no sense for it to be there. So my version of Blade Runner is basically the final cut without the unicorn dream, that is a perfect film, ambiguous without that "smoking gun." (don't worry I read your essay...and now THAT is a fan theory)
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mhh__ 4y ago

Hampton Fancher I think once said the question is more interesting than the answer, I'm inclined to agree, although once you notice the nudging in the sequel it's more funny than anything else.

fullshark 4y ago
They were stuck in the sequel, needed Harrison Ford (who has aged dramatically) to be in the film for financial reasons, and also needed to pay lip service to the supposed answer. So I think there's one scene that outlines how it could be possible that made no sense but was clearly shoehorned in there.
- mhh__ 4y ago
  I think that was more of a nod to the writer's and I assume director's respect for but disagreement with Ridley Scott's thesis. They don't actually think Deckard is a replicant, but they're more than happy to channel the idea of him being a replicant, but it's through Gaff where it can either come across as subtle misdirection, a hint to a wayward soul (K), or just playing tricks on someone that presumably took over his job - "something in his eyes".

fullshark 4y ago

When I first got really into Blade Runner, having first seen the original director's cut, I enjoyed the question as a puzzle to be solved. Really got into fan theories online and the unicorn dream was the smoking gun, and wasn't that so clever! So cool. Then I read a compelling essay online (that I can no longer find) that pointed out the entire film's thematic weight only exists if the opposite holds. I also saw the original theatrical cut and read interviews with the screenwriter and Harrison Ford and it became clear that the unicorn dream was basically a retcon by Ridley Scott and it really makes no sense for it to be there. So my version of Blade Runner is basically the final cut without the unicorn dream, that is a perfect film, ambiguous without that "smoking gun." (don't worry I read your essay...and now THAT is a fan theory)

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