A 1982 science-fiction movie directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford. Loosely based on Philip K. Dick novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'
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What kind of Replicant is Deckard?
So, the end result of about 19 different versions of Blade Runner seems to be that all indicators point to Deckard being a Replicant himself.
If you do indeed hold to this theory, what was the ...
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Why did Roy let Deckard live?
Near the end of Blade Runner, Deckard enters Sebastian’s apartment, gets ambushed and kills the girl. He then gets chased around the apartment by Roy, who leads Deckard to believe that he is going to ...
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Why did Blade Runner deviate from the source novel so significantly
In Philip K. Dick's novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' there are key aspects of the plot of the novel that are completely excluded from Blade Runner, including:
That animals have almost ...
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What are the differences between the alternative versions of Blade Runner?
I may have lost count, but the last time I checked there were 4 different cuts of Blade Runner. The original cinema release (with the voice over and the spliced from another movie ending) followed by ...
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What does the origami represent in Blade Runner?
Throughout Blade Runner we see Gaff (Edward James Olmos) making origami figures at various points in the movie. He makes a chicken, matchstick men and at the end of the film there is a unicorn waiting ...
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How do the differences between the replicants and Deckard evolve in Blade Runner?
In Blade Runner, replicant detection occurs via the subject's ability/inability to show advanced emotion. But early in the movie Deckard starts off as emotionless as the replicants.
How do the ...
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Would a psychopath create a false positive Voight-Kampff test result?
The Voight-Kampff test (the so-called "empathy test") in the film has been bothering me for some time...
It is acknowledged in the film that the test can give a false negative - Rachael would have ...
