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"I'm using hero to mean protagonist, not as an endorsement of his actions. Because yes, the film is ultimately critical of his actions and tries to position Batty as a more-or-less likable character with an arc and everything.\n\nBut it does a really shit job at that, because the film calibrates Batty's rage against his mortality rather than his slavery. This is clearest when he meets Tyrell and Tyrell is treated like a father figure instead of, you know, a slaver. And that final scene, where he does a total 180 and uses his dying breath to save Deckard's life and deliver an inspiring monologue about accepting his mortality is kind of icky when you remember that Deckard is literally a paid assassin."
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