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Why does Rachael become more human after Deckard tells her she's a replicant?

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enwar3

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Seemingly counterintuitive, after Deckard convinces Rachael she's a replicant, Rachael begins to become more "human." She falls in love, lets her hair down, etc. Why would this be the case.

For those puzzled, this is from the movie Blade Runner. Wonderful movie, I just watched it. But it's got it's puzzling concepts.
 
Must be the emotion chip that they retrieve from Lore. It's not in the original cut, but is in the "The Real (Pinky Swear) Extended As the Lord is My Witness Final Director's Cut".
 
Originally posted by: mooglemania85
Must be the emotion chip that they retrieve from Lore. It's not in the original cut, but is in the "The Real (Pinky Swear) Extended As the Lord is My Witness Final Director's Cut".
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lol.. star trek
 
Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Easy. Replicants have limited life spans. Once she knew she was one she began living her life as if each day mattered.
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Well, she didn't have that limited life span "programmed".
I guess she didn't know that at first though, but Deckard surely would have told her later on.
 
Originally posted by: Sunner
Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Easy. Replicants have limited life spans. Once she knew she was one she began living her life as if each day mattered.
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Well, she didn't have that limited life span "programmed".
I guess she didn't know that at first though, but Deckard surely would have told her later on.
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Yes, she did (Tyrell installed this failsafe in all replicants). And yes, she didn't know she was a replicant. Did you watch the movie?

I just watched the new Final Cut on a big screen. What an experience!
 
Originally posted by: flashbacck
A word of warning to those that are thinking of reading it, the book is absolutely terrible.
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The book is great but nothing like the movie. Also, it's kind of a head trip.

The release version of the movie is absolutely terrible. The director's cut is pretty good.

HeroOfPellinor's answer is a good one. In the context of the book, this is an easier question to approach. The replicants all seek to stand as equals to humans, and experience the human experiences that are not available to them. That doesn't come through as clearly in the movie, where they seem to be motivated more by just avoiding death.
 
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