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If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes.
— Blade Runner · 1982
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The strange turn from ‘I've’ to ‘your’ makes experience harder to own. The eyes may belong to someone else, but the memories belong to the person who used them.
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- Yale teaching guide — secondary analysisFilm and Visual RepresentationReference checked
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In context
Spoilers for Blade RunnerShow the scene
Roy Batty and Leon pay a visit to Hannibal Chew, who designs replicant eyes, in his eye-manufacturing laboratory. When Chew recognises them as Nexus models and boasts that he designed their eyes, this is Roy's answer. They force him to point them to J. F. Sebastian, the genetic designer who can get them to Tyrell.
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- Wikiquote: Blade RunnerDialogue section, ChewReference checked
- Blade Runner Wiki: Blade RunnerPlot summaryReference checked
- Wikipedia: Blade RunnerPlot sectionReference checked
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