Jun 8, 2022
5 min read
Blade Runner: Deckard Is(n’t) a Replicant
“How can it not know what it is?” — Rick Deckard
When Blade Runner hit cinema screens in 1982, the prevailing opinion — among audiences and critics — was that Rick Deckard, the protagonist, was human. The 1992 Director’s Cut, however, strongly hinted he might be a replicant. This has been maintained in the 2007 Final Cut. Ridley Scott, the director, left no ambiguity in interviews after the…
