the ultimate question...
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deadtom said:
was Deckard a replicant?
discuss.
Fill your boots.discuss.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicant#Was_Deckard...
What makes you think he might have been? Why would it affect the story either way if he was? It's not clear to me exactly why he failed the Voigt-Kampf test, but then it's a heckof a long time since I read the book.
- Of course given that the story was set in the future, I suppose that should read "will have been"
Deckard is the protagonist from the film Blade Runner.
the link posted earlier will tell you all about what replicants are.
to those who asked, whether or not the lead character in an old sci fi film is a replicant is of course not the ultimate question to most people, however those who enjoy old and slightly obscure sci fi films are not most people.
the link posted earlier will tell you all about what replicants are.
to those who asked, whether or not the lead character in an old sci fi film is a replicant is of course not the ultimate question to most people, however those who enjoy old and slightly obscure sci fi films are not most people.
I actually re-watched it last weekend, after quite a few years. I remember being very impressed with it first time I saw it - what with being an avid SF/Philip K. Dick fan at the time. First thing that struck me is it is set in 2019... and the city scapes will be nothing like that by then, but the (video) technology is way beyond all that already. Anyhow, what is most apparent is how incredibly sloooow and lacking in action this movie now is in comparison to recent movies. Must say I was disappointed, it didn't age well imho (ok, maybe I didn't age that well either...). Watching it with my 16-yr old I saw the boredom and had to fight sleep myself...
Anyway, back to the OPs question - well it is firmly in my drawer op questions of very little importance, but I think that indeed Deckard is a replicant.
Anyway, back to the OPs question - well it is firmly in my drawer op questions of very little importance, but I think that indeed Deckard is a replicant.
Even though I know Bladerunner and enjoy it, when I read the OP's question I thought of Picard and Borg for some reason. Took me a few seconds to realise.
te cgi, and shaky camera angles with explosions going off every 5 minutes to keep the MTV generation interested
mmertens said:
I actually re-watched it last weekend, after quite a few years. I remember being very impressed with it first time I saw it - what with being an avid SF/Philip K. Dick fan at the time. First thing that struck me is it is set in 2019... and the city scapes will be nothing like that by then, but the (video) technology is way beyond all that already. Anyhow, what is most apparent is how incredibly sloooow and lacking in action this movie now is in comparison to recent movies. Must say I was disappointed, it didn't age well imho (ok, maybe I didn't age that well either...). Watching it with my 16-yr old I saw the boredom and had to fight sleep myself...
Or to put it another way it doesn't the whizz-bangs, ste cgi, and shaky camera angles with explosions going off every 5 minutes to keep the MTV generation interestedodyssey2200 said:
Surley the ultimate question has to be,
What came first, the Terminator or the chip?
Good question. Also, imagine being your best mates dad!What came first, the Terminator or the chip?
deadtom said:
well because the film leaves it unanswered whether he is or not, and the vast majority of the times the film gets discussed, the question of whether or not Deckard is a replicant will come up.
More to the point, the film leaves it unasked.The way i see it, in the film, he isn't. In the book, he is.
He dreams of unicorns. Gaff knows this and leaves a little origami unicorn for him to find at the entrance to his apartment.
The book and the film are incomparible. In the book even the police chief (Bryant) is a replicant. This isn't referenced at all in the film.
The book and the film are incomparible. In the book even the police chief (Bryant) is a replicant. This isn't referenced at all in the film.
Edited by Mars on Saturday 16th July 02:00
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