Blade Runner is a movie that has a large following of devotees that enjoy, not only the si-fi aspects of the film, but also the philosophical concepts of what it means to be human. As W.A. Senior says in his article Blade Runner and CyberPunk Versions of Humanity "the Frankensteinian theme of man creating himself and experimenting with new forms provides both the conflict and the philosophical dialectic that run through the film and through cyberpunk fiction and lead to their mutual central questions: what does it mean to be human? what are the boundaries of humanity? how human or humane are humans? when android/replicants and humans meet, how can one tell them apart? howhuman are replicants, androids, or genetically designed wo/men? "(Senior 1).
This is the backbone of the movie that allows the audience to flesh the film about due to its ambiguity. As a viewer, you do not know, but begin to question wither or not Deckard, a reluctantly reinstated Blade Runner, is human at all. The film leaves hints both ways, but it is almost impossible to tell who is "real". This makes the hunt for the other - in this case a group of replicants that have returned to earth- more interesting because it creates a comparison between the two lifestyles of the groups and it begins to questions the social construct of humanity and the exoticisation of another group. Replicants were not allowed on Earth in this film, even though Earth in the film was not a desirable place to be, but it was a form of elitism that was important to the humans because it separated them and made them fell more important and powerful.
Good quote by Senior; however, you need to proof your comments. There are lots of errors in your discussion of the film.
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