Discuss Blade Runner 2049
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Short answer please...
posted by bluersunSTAFFMOD on Januari 12, 2018 at 7:47 PM
Does this film confirm or deny Deckard is a replicant?
I realise given the nature of the first Blade Runner there may be no short answer, but if there is...?
Reply by northcoast
on Januari 13, 2018 at 6:15 AM
Oh, bluersun, what have you done?
You have opened the floodgates!
The "official" answer to your question would be No. The director, Denis Villenueve, has said that he has enormous respect for the original film and doesn't want to ruin its legacy, and presumably that extends to its ambiguity on the nature of Deckard.
In Blade Runner 2049, the stand-in for Tyrell-- Wallace, played by Jared Leto --at first seems to confirm that Deckard is a replicant, but then pulls away, apparently just toying with Deckard's feelings; so, as with the original Blade Runner, the question is not answered.
HOWEVER, as with the original film, certain viewers will come away from BR 2049 saying that Deckard is a replicant, while others will say that he is not.
Reply by bluersun
on Januari 13, 2018 at 9:35 AM
Reply by fan_of_films
on Januari 25, 2018 at 5:45 PM
Deckard is hardly in the movie so it doesn't really matter if he is a replicant* or isn't.
*Of course he isn't!
Reply by bluersun
on Januari 25, 2018 at 6:46 PM
He features fairly prominently in the original which is where the debate first started... But, thanks for that.
Reply by Renovatio
on Januari 26, 2018 at 3:44 PM
This movie doesn't confirm Dekard's nature either way...
Reply by bluersun
on Januari 26, 2018 at 4:01 PM
Cheers!