Blade Runner Director's Cut

Tenmatay, Jerico Charles B.

2010-78004

Blade Runner presents many themes that are up to interpretation but the one that I would like to talk about is the argument of what it means to be human. Many science fiction stories tackle that concept in interesting ways and would always feature characters that struggle and question what humanity is.

Are we defined by our makeup or our actions? Would a human construct or analog be considered a human being? Does intelligence play a part in determining that? Or is it simply self-identification and nothing more?

It's a interesting concept because it questions who we really are. It argues against the notion in most sci-fi stories that once we attained advanced technology, human beings are still a unique, special and exclusive group of individuals born into the world to exert dominion over lesser beings. Would clones be classified as lesser beings even if they are technically human? Would sentient artificial intelligence posing as human beings be considered human if they exhibit human emotions and reasoning? And if they are considered human, do they have the same rights as true human beings?

These questions are answered in different ways over the years. This movie is one such answer to it.