When people are faced with challenges or decisions, they try to recall similar situations in an attempt to help them decide their course of action. What differentiates humans from replicants is that humans are able to store memories. During the first scene of the movie, a replicant named Leon is being tested to determine whether or not he is a replicant. During the test, Leon panics and makes the rash decision of shooting and killing the man who is proctoring his test. Leon does this because he is a replicant who can’t store memories, and as a result he is not able to tap into prior experiences, which would have provided guidance for this situation. Many other replicants like Rachel or Roy would have handled that situation differently considering they are able to utilize their
When people are faced with challenges or decisions, they try to recall similar situations in an attempt to help them decide their course of action. What differentiates humans from replicants is that humans are able to store memories. During the first scene of the movie, a replicant named Leon is being tested to determine whether or not he is a replicant. During the test, Leon panics and makes the rash decision of shooting and killing the man who is proctoring his test. Leon does this because he is a replicant who can’t store memories, and as a result he is not able to tap into prior experiences, which would have provided guidance for this situation. Many other replicants like Rachel or Roy would have handled that situation differently considering they are able to utilize their