What is Human?

I found this paper from an internet collection from Brown University. Dr. Steve Mulhall answers the eternal question of the film Blade Runner, What is humanity? He looks at the film and uses its examples to explain what is truly human. Though lengthy the paper is very precise and explains alot.

Blade Runner: Are you a replicant?

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982) is the story of Detective Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) who is on the hunt for escaped super human robots called replicants. As he searches for them in 2019 LA he falls in love with a replicant named Rachael, hindering his ability to "retire" the vengeful replican convicts.

Scott's earlier films Alien, Legend, Blade Runner all present the same type of feel. There is almost a sense of unity among the stories even though they all apply to different genres. The special effects in Blade Runner are fantastic and exciting and help to only back up the meaningful plot and impressive acting.

The clip I've included gives a representation of the amazing special effects in this film.