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Frankenstein & Blade Runner - Notes + Quotes
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“This was not called execution. It was called retirement.” - Opening crawler, 3:00. Discussing the killing of “replicants”, artificial humanoids created, which due to their manufactured nature, had no human rights.

“A little boy shows you his butterfly collection, plus the killing jar.”
“I’d take him to the doctor”
“You’re watching television, suddenly you realize there’s a wasp crawling on your arm”
“I’d kill it” - Deckard & Rachael, 20:35. Conversation as part of Voight-Kampff test, shows limitations of artificial emotional response

“Commerce is our goal here at Tyrell, “More Human than Human” is our motto” - Eldon Tyrell, 22:38. Discussing the goals of his company Tyrell Corporation, producers of replicants.

“If we gift them with a past, we create a cushion, or a pillow for their emotions, and consequently we can control them better” - Eldon Tyrell, 22:27, talking about manufacturing the replicants with memories to make them more human, and less likely to question their nature.

“He design your mind… your brain” - Chew, 29:57. Chew is a genetic designer who makes eyes.

“You think I’m a replicant, don’t you? - Rachael, 32:53. expressing her certainty that she is human.

“You must be lonely here, JF”
“Not really, I make friends.” - Pris and JF, 41:00. Discussion deals with isolation and artificial production of life.

“It was manufactured… superior quality, finer workmanship” - Store clerk, 47:25. Comment made after viewing a sample from a snake, suggests that artificial life has become better constructed than natural.

“Christ Deckard, you look almost as bad as that skin-job you left on the sidewalk!” - Bryant, police chief, 1:00:35. What makes us human? Hinting at Deckard being a replicant?

“I’m not a part of the business… I am the business.” - Rachael, 1:04:05. Commenting on the fact that she is not a worker for Tyrell... she is their product.

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