Blade Runner

In the two texts and the movie, Blade Runner, R.U.R., and Frankenstein, each story involves a robot or inhuman creature being used as slave labor or as something the creator wants. Each being is made to replace or do the job of a human being, because humans are thought to be imperfect and flawed.

All three of these pieces point out the imperfections of man and the possibilities to fix them. Obviously none of them work, which just goes to show that humans shouldn’t try to meddle in things bigger than themselves, especially something as huge as re-creation. There was always some sort of problem that couldn’t be repaired. One of the main problems or advantages for the creatures was that they had no souls or emotions. This was a problem because they felt no pain, and didn’t care if they harmed anyone. This was also an advantage for the beings because they didn’t have to worry about being afraid to do anything, and didn’t have to think about emotions affecting their lives.

When Roy decides to spare Deckard at the end of the movie, I was very shocked. I thought that the reason Roy spared him was because he saw what Deckard had (the gift of being human) and that he should be able to live on and appreciate that gift. Also at the same time I think Roy saw the fear in Deckard and how that was affecting his life, making him a slave to his own emotions. It seems as though throughout the movie, the robots realized that the humans constantly lived in fear for their lives. They realized how much better off they were because they didn’t have to worry about things such as emotions and feelings and anything to do with the soul, which just completely complicates life. (Keep in mind I had these opinions before you told us about the Director’s Cut and how the story should really be)