This movie was a little hard for me to follow, but I believe that I have grasp the concepts. In the last scene, Roy Batty saves Deckards life because he gained his own emotions. In turn, this allows him to save Deckard's life. Roy Batty was a Replicant, and they were created for a purpose. They recieved four years of life until they "retired."
Origanally, they were not created with human emotions but they could eventually establish their own. Well, Roy Batty was on almost on his fourth year and seemed to already have had his emotions surface. When he saved Deckard's life, his ability to show compassion surfaced. His compassion also surfaced when his friend was killed by Deckard. I thought it was very interesting that he showed compassion for Deckard instead of resentment for killing his friend.
Generically, the white dove is a symbol for peace but they are also symbols for a passing soul. When this white dove appears in the movie I believed this to be a sign that Batty's time was up. In other words, it was his time to die because he only had four years to live. Very intersting movie I most say.
good point about compassion.
ReplyDeleteThe dove is a symbol of peace, Batty seeks peace, but has never known it.