I thought the movie Blade Runner displayed excellent
morality between the Blade Runners and Replicas. Replicas are advanced humans
that are stronger, faster, have no emotions and smarter than the regular human.
The downside to Replicas is their lifespan of four years which was genetically
modified into them because the humans are scared of Replicas developing
emotions and thoughts which could allow the Replicas to overthrow the human
race. Overtime Replicas eventually develop emotions and thoughts which ultimately
pushes the Replicas to violent means against their creator. To combat the Replicas,
special policeman called Blade Runners were trained in killing Replicas. In the
movie a Blade Runner named Deckar is forced out of retirement to hunt down four
deadly Replicas who killed twenty four people in the attempt to travel to earth.
Replicas are banned on earth but on the planet Nexus 6 they are free. The law
states that all Replicas on earth must be retired (killed) but the Blade Runner
does not believe in that law. He says that if a Replica has not done something
wrong then it is not his problem. In my opinion Deckar shows morality because
he realizes that banning someone from a place just because they are different is
wrong. Also in my opinion I think Deckar knows that every species can be
violent and evil not just Replicas. But due to the Replica’s actions he ends up
killing all four of them. The Blade Runner protects a mysterious Replica named
Rachael who he fell in love with. Rachael was a project that the Replica
creator created. Rachael was given memories and emotions at birth. Even though
she is illegal on earth Deckar does not see here as a threat. In the end,
Deckar only killed Replicas if they did something wrong. Rachael didn’t do
anything wrong so Deckar ignored the law. However, the other four Replicas
commited murder which caused Deckar to carry out the law.
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