Deckard from Blade Runner

[gatsby]

What say you

[jonathan]

meatspinner.

[Village Idiot]

human.

[rollerblazed]

replicant all the way

[jakeordie]

.

[DnEhThEnD]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner

this is the version I own and the only version I've ever seen

"The Ridley Scott-approved (1992, 116 minutes) Director's Cut; prompted by the unauthorized 1990–1991 workprint theatrical release and made available on VHS and laserdisc in 1993, and on DVD in 1997. Significant changes from the theatrical version include: removal of Deckard's voice-over, insertion of a unicorn sequence and removal of the studio-imposed happy ending. Ridley did provide extensive notes and consultation to Warner Bros. through film preservationist Michael Arick who was put in charge of creating the Director's Cut"

on laserdisc

[gatsby]

i just watched the 1982 version with a voiceover and the happy ending. Ford's voiceover was AWFUL but it does actually contain some key information... such as the fact that Rachael (and deckard?) is a special replicant who does not have an expiration


the added unicorn dream puts a lid on the debate for me, unfortunately. there is just too much that points toward him being a replicant. I would have preferred it to have been ambiguous, as it was before they added the dream.

so the REAL question is, which do you think makes for a more interesting story? that question is much more fun than proving one way or another

i'm torn. because on one hand it's more interesting for a human to fall in love with a replicant

but on the other it is real provoking that they created replicants to hunt down other replicants

which creates another question... does deckard know that he is a replicant?

[jonathan]

i never seen it. i feelz bad.

[jakeordie]

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[cool guy]

Read the book dude.

http://www.philipkdick.com/works_novels_androids.html

Problem solved.

^^^^^
such a great book


great movie too, but it doesn't do the book justice.

[Kent]

My favourite movie and game when I was a kid

[Flandangle]

He was phone.

[NathanC]

i never seen it. i feelz bad.

whoa



cyber punk is the coolest genre to me haha.

[NickL]

Rachael (and deckard?) is a special replicant who does not have an expiration

Thats the trooth. And he doesn't know he's a replicant. I've heard Ridley Scott is planning to make another blade runner movie and it won't be a remake. Might answer some questions.

[DnEhThEnD]

I love anything with a dystopian view of the future from the eyes of the past, mostly 80s but some 70s movies

[Teh Nap]

i've read dick's valis trilogy and a few of his others and somehow keep forgetting to read this...watched the movie(directors cut and theatrical) many times. Will answer poll after reading book.

[NathanC]

Thats the trooth. And he doesn't know he's a replicant. I've heard Ridley Scott is planning to make another blade runner movie and it won't be a remake. Might answer some questions.

Not sure how I feel about that. Blade Runner holds up so well on its own..I'd rather see him do something like Snow Crash

[Pulp]

Ya momma

[norILroller]

Read the book dude.

http://www.philipkdick.com/works_novels_androids.html

Problem solved.

i love the book, but the movie definitely took some liberties and is pretty loosely based on the book. so if youve read the book then yeah, deckards human but i think in the movie it's supposed to be ambiguous. deckard is way more bad ass in the movie, but philip k. dick is a genius and i fucking love everything ive read from him. i think im going to watch the movie and read the book again. one of my favorite movies of all time though.

[gatsby]

i love the book, but the movie definitely took some liberties and is pretty loosely based on the book. so if youve read the book then yeah, deckards human but i think in the movie it's supposed to be ambiguous.

+rep

this is why the title of this says Deckard from Blade Runner, not Deckard from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?