Doesn't Really Matter (Not being apathetic)

Blade Runner is probably one of the most artsy movies I have seen and enjoyed. For a movie based on a book, it sure has a lot of symbolism and deep meaning behind every shot. The whole deal with the eye symbolism is one of the several recurring forms of symbolisms throughout the movie. I am sure someone has written about how the eyes of a person are a window to view a person’s soul already in one of their blog posts. It’s possible to write essays about the eyes, and I have read many of them with similar content. My favorite topic to discuss about Blade Runner is by far, the question of if Deckard is a human or a replicant. People still discuss this topic even today, and the question has never really been answered. People have questioned Deckard’s humanity due to things like him never answering if he has taken the tests that prove that he is not a replicant, his eyes glowing in a scene, and the little origami unicorn at the end of the movie, which might suggest that his cop buddy might have known what was in Deckard’s dream (he had a pleasant dream of unicorns beforehand), which would be possible if that dream was planted like the memories of the replicants. The director of the movie, Ridley Scott, is apparently on the side of Deckard being a robot. The actor that played Deckard, Han Solo, disagrees with this belief. It is apparently one of the reasons why he hated working with Ridley Scott. The novel the movie is based upon also clearly established that Deckard is human. In the end however, I believe that it doesn’t’ really matter whether Deckard is artificial or natural. I think his situation calls for the question: “at what point is something finally considered a human?” No matter what his origins may be, he exhibits all of the qualities that differentiate a human with a replicant, including the average strength, being prone to injuries, and a definitely longer lifespan. He is also obviously emotionally capable. If I had to pick a side on if Deckard is a human or replicant, I would consider him human either way, since the replicant is essentially an unfinished human.