There's something so poetic about a robot hunter falling in love with a robot, only to discover that he's a robot himself - isn't there? I can't be the only one who thinks so, especially when said robot hunter is Harrison Ford in a trench coat and chiaroscuro.
Seriously, though, Rick Deckard may not be human, but he's an inspiration in a very human way. Deckard is literally hardwired to hunt replicants (androids) and view them as appliances - he's programmed to be ignorant of his own reality - and yet he transcends these built-in limitations. We don't know if it does him any good or if it makes him any happier... but it's a start. To some extent, we are all told how we should think and behave - and it's harder to overcome that than we'd sometimes like to think.
Compared to his nemesis, Roy Batty, Deckard's dress feels very earthy and organic - before it's clear that Deckard is a replicant, it seems to highlight the differences between synthetic and natural organisms. But since Deckard is revealed a replicant as well, the contrasting styles seem to rather make a statement about the differences between life and humanity. The varied shades of brown are both warm and low-contrast. There's an element of chaos in his pattern-mixed shirt and tie. And there's a distinctive sense of curiosity, wonder, intelligence, and history conveyed in his noir-detective-style trench.
Is Batty "more human than human" because he has super-human strength? Or is Deckard perfectly human - regardless of his origins - because his mind asks all the right questions?
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Is it wrong that most of my manspirations are fictional characters? Can I even hope to replicate that which only exists in the imagination? Do I subconsciously want more life than I have? Do I fall asleep to Rob Zombie songs, counting electric sheep and dreaming origami unicorns?
(Note: casual outfit #4 is not part of today's challenge, so don't factor it in if you are guessing the manspiration).
