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A primary element of the Blade Runner film is the ambiguity over whether the protagonist, Deckard, is a human or a replicant. This ties into one of the central themes of the film: the nature of humanity. Ultimately, the important point is not whether Deckard is a replicant but that the ambiguity blurs the line between humans and replicants. [2]
The film goes so far as to question if Deckard might be a replicant, in the process asking the audience to re-evaluate what it means to be human. [135] The question of whether Deckard is intended to be a human or a replicant has been an ongoing controversy since the film's release.
Ridley Scott stated in several interviews that he considers Deckard to be a replicant. [16] [18] Syd Mead, the film's visual futurist, agreed with Scott that Deckard is a replicant. [16] Douglas Trumbull, the film's visual effects supervisor, stated that he does not know Deckard's true nature and that the issue is an enigma. [16]
The novel was set several months after the events of Blade Runner, following Deckard living in an isolated shack outside of Los Angeles, with Rachael with him in a Tyrell transport container, intended to slow down the replicant aging process. Deckard is called in by the human template of Rachael, Sarah Tyrell, to hunt down a missing replicant ...
Ridley Scott stated in several interviews that he considers Deckard to be a replicant. [30] [32] Syd Mead, the film's visual futurist, agreed with Scott that Deckard is a replicant. [30] Douglas Trumbull, the film's visual effects supervisor, stated that he does not know Deckard's true nature and that the issue is an enigma. [30]
Grand Admiral Thrawn. Grand Admiral Thrawn is one of the greatest evil masterminds in the “Star Wars” universe, and he got his start in a series of novels before making his debut in “Rebels.”
The universe of Star Wars is generally similar to the real universe but its laws of physics are less strict allowing for more imaginative stories. [14] One result of that is a mystical power known as the Force which is described in the original film as "an energy field created by all living things ... [that] binds the galaxy together". [15]
K later learns the pregnant replicant was Rachael. After capturing Deckard, Niander Wallace designs a physically near-identical copy of Rachael and offers her to Deckard in an attempt to persuade Deckard to reveal the location of the replicants who helped hide his and Rachael's daughter. [3] After Deckard declines, Wallace has the copy killed. [3]