So what exactly happened at the end of Blade Runner 2049?

We deconstruct the movie to make sense of Deckard’s latest adventure.

ThisBlade Runner 2049article containsmajor spoilers.

And if so, have they in fact become more human-like than their cold, unsentimental creators?

After all, both could certainly fit Deckards situation by the time K catches up with him.

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Like countless machines before him, Ks wish is to have a purpose beyond serving mankind.

The washes of neon, the oppressive rains, and the overbearingly grim characters are all right on target.

Lets go back to The Final Cut of the original film for a second.

This cut ofBlade Runnerexcises the happy ending and suggests that Deckard himself is a Replicant.

You see, Gaffs little paper gift to Deckard suggests that he knows about the blade runners dream.

How is that possible?

While the Is Deckard a Replicant?

Its not often a director addresses something thats been left open ended in a movie.

That settles it, right?

VilleneuvesBlade Runner 2049never ends up giving fans an answer one way or another.

(Well get to why Wallace wants this in a second!)

This ends up being another question we never get the answer to.

Or Wallace could just be playing mind games with Deckard to make it get him to talk.

(Deckard calls bullshit when he notices that Rachael II doesnt have his beloveds green eyes.)

Dont the Wallace archives hold the secret to the Nexus-7?

Rachael, of course, had died during child birth.

Even if Wallace had acquired the information he needed to make his Nexus-9s reproduce, what was his endgame?

Well, thats quite confusing and I might even call it a bit of a plot hole.

Of course, Wallaces plan is in line with Freysas freedom fighters in a way.

After all, if Replicants were to begin reproducing, wouldnt humanitys opinion on the machines change?

As Lt. Joshi says to K, the truth about Rachaels child would break the world.

It would also destroy Wallaces business empire.

So what the hell is this dude doing?

Whether a plot hole or simply evidence of Wallaces madness, this particular bit of motivation remains a mystery.

Thankfully, Villeneuve answersBlade Runner 2049s most important question: where is Deckard and Rachaels child?

This is why K has the memory of the wooden horse.

The timeline is admittedly a little murky, but go with it.

The important thing is that Ana is safe as long as she never leaves that one room.

The big question is what exactly is Ana?

Is she human or is she a Replicant?

Might Nexus-7s be able to age normally?

After all, Rachael wasnt tied to a four-year lifespan either.

Again, we cant say anything for sure without knowing whats up with Deckard.

I doubt well ever truly know at this point.

Is the hologram companion an intelligent AI who can actually love or just a heck of a simulation?

Theres no way Im going to give a shot to piece that together here.

Maybe some other time.

The fate of K, Deckard, and Ana are left in the air.

Deckard and Ana have been reunited but we dont get to see their reunion beyond a greeting.

This is the same music that accompanied Roy Battys final moments, as his time finally ran out.

K doesnt get the courtesy of a monologue, though.

Instead, K simply waits outside while father is reunited with the child he could have been.

Like Deckard before him, this wasnt Ks story after all.

He was just along for the ride.

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