Blade Runner's Forgotten Adaptation Fixes Its Most Hated 'Mistake'

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Since the Director’s Cut of Blade Runner was released (following the overwhelmingly disappointing Theatrical Cut) debates have raged among fans over one question: which is the better version of the film? The Theatrical Cut certainly created its fair share of controversy and division among fans, especially when it came to one particular 'mistake' that seemed to plague the film throughout its runtime — one that Marvel Comics actually fixed.

Longtime fans of Blade Runner are well aware that it is not simplyone film, but three versions, all with very different implications and outcomes. The Theatrical Cut being the first, accompanied by a film-noir-style voice over from Harrison Ford, adding internal dialogue to Deckard's role. Next came director Ridley Scott's Director’s Cut, which removed the voice over (and equally blunt ending) and added extra scenes indicating Deckard may have been a newer form of Replicant. The third release, known as the Final Cut, has since been regarded as the official version of the film. While this version adds extended shots, scenes, and violence, the remastered version mainly keeps intact the changes to Deckard's character that imply he's a replicant.

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Following the film’s original theatrical release, Marvel Comics published the two-issue miniseries Blade Runner, adapted for the page by Archie Goodwin with art by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon. Overall, the comic was a play-by-play of the Theatrical Cut, with Deckard’s voice over appearing as internal monologue captions, and most of the dialogue remaining the same. However, in the case of the comic, this choice actually improves the story.

In the Theatrical Cut, Deckard's film