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I was going to put this in the big BR thread, but I didn't want it to get "lost" there.

Anyway, I'm aware of all the history, the unicorn scene, and I just watched the Deck-a-Rep featurette, and I still don't think he can be a replicant, or else there's a sizeable "mistake" then in the movie.

Near the end, where Deckard jumps from one building rooftop to another, he barely make its. Roy easily makes it. And then Deckard almost falls, losing his grip when he's holding on to the i-beam. Roy reaches down and lifts him up and saves him. So there are two examples there of Deckard acting more human than replicant: he barely makes that jump, and then he almost falls from the i-beam. Yeah, he's got 2 busted fingers, but still, Roy easily plucks him out of mid air with one arm. So if Deckard was a replicant, he should have easily been able to make that jump, and to hold on to the i-beam even if with just one arm.

Just curious if anyone else spotted this. Doesn't change the fact that it's an awesome movie, but even after seeing it many times since it was released originally, this just occurred to me watching it this time.
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Re: Blade Runner: Deckard can't be a replicant

Not all replicants are equal.
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Re: Blade Runner: Deckard can't be a replicant

The main problem with Nexus 6 are that they are so strong, so when they become uncontrolable, things get real bad. The ones in the film were built for strength as well.

Rachel who is a replicant, is weaker than Deckard who you believe to be a human. Rachel seems to be next generation, let's say Nexus 7. If Deckard is Nexus 7 or even 8. It would seem logical to make him weaker than the 6s.

Let's not forget he takes a beating that few humans would be able to stand. You could also take into account that he thinks he is human, therefor he doesn't know his strength.

He also pulls himself up the building with those two fingers on his hand, after having his ass royally kicked. I would even say he doesn't make the jump because he was in a rush on a wet rainy day. Roy took his time. Deckard slips because the beam is wet. Strength doesn't matter there.
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Re: Blade Runner: Deckard can't be a replicant

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Originally Posted by Kevin C Brown
I was going to put this in the big BR thread, but I didn't want it to get "lost" there.
Look in Movies. There's a separate thread devoted to just this topic, and it predates the release of The Final Cut:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...t-deckard.html

I've copied this thread into that one. Also, I edited the thread title. There are still a lot of people who haven't seen Blade Runner.

M.
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