From the deleted 'Holden in the Hospital' scene

Someone did these cool CG renditions. Man, the genius of Syd Mead

Got this from someone on Ebay selling a working replica of the Voight Kamff machine...

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I am of the opinion that the eyes do indicate replicants; that it is a dramatic 
device where the audience knows something the characters don't.  It creates a 
nice mysterious effect for those of us who figure out what the glow means.

We can safely say now with several references to 'Mary' that the 6/5 replicant 
count is almost a closed case, except for one thing; Mary must have been killed 
before Pris, in fact she must have been killed before the Snake Woman.  Why?  
because it's right after the Snake Woman dies the chief of police says there 
are 4 replicants left (and Deckard thinks there are only 3).  There should be 5 
(four who escaped and Rachel)

BUT that does not preclude that Deckard is a replicant. I also think that the 
Edward James Olomos character (EJO) is a replicant too.

1) Look carefully in the scene where Rachel comes to meet Deckard, right before 
she asks him if he has ever taken the replicant test.  DECKARD's EYES GLOW.  
And they do so as he faces Rachel, turns, and walks into the DARKNESS.  It 
almost reminded me of C3-P0's eyes in Star Wars.  Yes, it's subtle, and doesn't 
happen in other parts of the movie, but it had to be or else it would be too 
obvious that Deckard is a replicant.

2) How could EJO know about his Unicorn dream unless he too was a replicant, or 
unless Deckard's memory implants were EJO's?  Also notice how EJO's origami was 
a chicken when Deckard didn't want to be a Blade Runner again?

3) What better weapon to use against a Replicant than a Replicant?  


Other references to eyes:  there were two times I saw buildings with 'EYE' 
related signs.  In the beginning there is a medium sized neon sign which 
suggested an optomotrist, and towards the end, there is a 'EYE FACTORY' or 
something similar carved into the stone of a building. I remember seeing it 
right before Deckard pulls his car in front of a building which says 'BRADBURY 
BUILDING'.  This may be in fact the building that Sebastian lives in.

Notice how huge Tyrell's glasses are? to improve vision, to improve life...

STUFF I DIDN'T GET:

What caught deckard's attention in the Photo to make him scan it so thoroughly?  
Who was the person lying on the couch (looked like Leon).

Did anyone else get the impression that very few people wanted to live on earth 
anymore?

Anyone notice this screwup?  There is a scene where deckard is walking down a 
street (midway thru the movie) and if you look in the background, you see a 
city as if you were looking down from a building, complete with CARS MOVING. 
I.e. it looks like cars driving along a vertical wall!




Got a silver spoon, on a chain.  Got a grand piano to prop up my mortal 
remains.
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MTM 'Matt the Mentat' Walsh
matt@walsh.dme.battelle.org