The film, blade runner gives us a fair understanding about the society in 2020, wherein, a scientist, Kyril has managed to produce human replicants by instilling in them, artificial memories.These replicants ad greater processing power as well as physical power as compared to the humans. The society depicted in the movie was set in 2020.These memories led to the development of emotions in these replicants which were allowed a life span of only 4 years.The humans were least bothered about others, whereas the replicants had a greater sense of emotionl response.This norm shows the fading value in society as they manufactured replicants more human than humans and later, killed those same replicants despite the fact that they too had emotions and feelings. The society came across to me as gloomy place as there was minimal lighting in the dark and dingy streets with huge buildings. Corporate power looms large, the police seem omnipresent; vehicle and warning lights probe into buildings; and the consequences of huge biomedical power over the individual are witnessed in the society. The society blatantly played around with the replicants’ emotions, treating them like slaves. Due to this unjust society, a revolt by the oppressed replicants breaks out. The replicants appear to show compassion and concern for one another unlike the humans, who lack empathy while the mass of humanity on the streets is cold and impersonal. Poverty was still prevalent in the society
Memories are a major proof of being human. They influence our emotion and behavior and are the root cause our own beliefs about us being human. Rachel due to the memories that may have been transferred into her, developed certain feelings and emotions. She developed an emotional attachment with the detective, hence giving her human attributes. However, she lacked a conscience, as she would kill a wasp if it sat on her shoulder, which indicates that she may be a replicant. Racheal had developed human emotions, was physically strong and had strong emotional level as compared to human being. The society in the film is heartless and lacking a conscience. Therefore, I feel that Rachel may have developed a lack of conscience due to the society that she was part of.
I feel that memories and experiences are main proof our existence as humans. The fact that they are unable to reproduce and disintegrate after 4 years is perhaps, the only distinguishable characteristic in replicants. Also, they have greater physical and mental strength compared with humans. They are visually indistinguishable from humans and have implanted memories that lead to the development of emotions in them. Someone too, like in the case of the replicants, has engineered us. They have a greater sense of empathy than the humans, which causes us to re-evaluate the concept of humanity. Thus there is a great amount of confusion in my mind regarding the nature of the characters in the film.
Memories are a major proof of being human. They influence our emotion and behavior and are the root cause our own beliefs about us being human. Rachel due to the memories that may have been transferred into her, developed certain feelings and emotions. She developed an emotional attachment with the detective, hence giving her human attributes. However, she lacked a conscience, as she would kill a wasp if it sat on her shoulder, which indicates that she may be a replicant. Racheal had developed human emotions, was physically strong and had strong emotional level as compared to human being. The society in the film is heartless and lacking a conscience. Therefore, I feel that Rachel may have developed a lack of conscience due to the society that she was part of.
I feel that memories and experiences are main proof our existence as humans. The fact that they are unable to reproduce and disintegrate after 4 years is perhaps, the only distinguishable characteristic in replicants. Also, they have greater physical and mental strength compared with humans. They are visually indistinguishable from humans and have implanted memories that lead to the development of emotions in them. Someone too, like in the case of the replicants, has engineered us. They have a greater sense of empathy than the humans, which causes us to re-evaluate the concept of humanity. Thus there is a great amount of confusion in my mind regarding the nature of the characters in the film.