between3and20spaces

between3and20spaces t1_jde4le1 wrote

It's a combination of the source material and the vague nature of the protagonist's humanity. As he searches for the replicants, he slowly realizes they behave more human than he does leading up to an identity crisis left unresolved. Even if he's human, we're left wondering how much humanity he's lost by hunting beings that have started to truly appreciate the beautiful things in life. The multiple edits of the film are based on different production requirements and each leaves you with different questions about the nature of what it means to be human. The attention to details which may or may not be important based on your viewpoint.

Some insist Deckard is himself a replicant, based on some context clues and Harrison Ford's acting, who has been created for the sole purpose of hunting his own kind. Others insist he's just a normal human who realizes he has become cynical and jaded to humanity because of his life and job, and realizes through his final job he's wasting his life by ignoring things that bring joy.

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