Obviously the effect is to inform the audience but Deckard acts as if some of this information is new to him which it could not be since he is an experienced Blade Runner.

I am watching "The Final Cut" -- I am thinking this was not shown in all versions of the film.

Bryant for example mentions the 4-year lifespan -- how could any Blade Runner not know about this?

Obviously, the effect is to inform the audience but Deckard acts as if some of the information he's being given by Bryant is completely new to him, for example that they have a 4-year lifespan and that they're very hard to spot, not something you'd expect that an experienced Blade Runner would need to be told.

How could any Blade Runner not know these basic Replicant facts?

Obviously the effect is to inform the audience but Deckard acts as if some of this information is new to him which it could not be since he is an experienced Blade Runner.

I am watching "The Final Cut" -- I am thinking this was not shown in all versions of the film.

Obviously the effect is to inform the audience but Deckard acts as if some of this information is new to him which it could not be since he is an experienced Blade Runner.

I am watching "The Final Cut" -- I am thinking this was not shown in all versions of the film.

Bryant for example mentions the 4-year lifespan -- how could any Blade Runner not know about this?