Resolution of Blade Runner

The movie Blade Runner was extremely different from the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. I didn't really like the movie Blade Runner. I think I was expecting something that was closer to the ideas in the book, rather than just using some of the same characters and the concept of androids. Most of the time it's dark and raining giving the movie an overall grim feeling. In this movie Deckard isn't married which changes his relationship with Rachael a lot. In the novel Deckard goes back to his wife and finds out about his goat being killed by Rachael. Instead it's implied that he runs away with Rachael. Since I read the book before I saw the movie it's hard for me to trust Rachael. It seems like she may have just been going along with him to avoid being killed. There doesn't seem to be a way to figure out if Rachael actually fell in love with him or is only looking out for herself. In the book she was a very devious character and used him. It's up to the viewer to decide whether they trust her or not though.


Another interesting event that takes place in the final scene is Rachael stepping on the silver unicorn and Deckard goes back over and picks it up. It seemed like a sign or a clue from the director about him being an android or a human. It's still quite unclear whether he's an android or not. The origami unicorn did seem like a prominent sign. Ghaff had been making origami animals throughout film and he also works with the company. Earlier in the movie Deckard had a dream about unicorns. It seems like it was more than just a coincidence of the unicorn paper animal. Maybe it was Ghaff's way of letting Deckard know that he is an android (assuming he is one).
I'm not sure I completely believe it. If he was an android, why wasn't he as strong as the others? He could have been an old android. It still leaves me with another question, how is he still alive and been living for quite a while. Scott, I'm sure, does this on purpose to make his viewers question it, and come up with their own ideas on what he is. I like it when books and movies really make you think and leaves you pondering the ending.