10 Most Interesting Final Shots In Movies

2. Blade Runner

Oh, Blade Runner: potentially the film that has faced the most studio interference in cinematic history, or at least the one with the most incarnations! For clarity's sake we are talking about the final cut of the film, also known as the only version worth its salt.

After all of the replicant enemies that he was hired to kill are disposed of, Deckard (Harrison Ford) goes to his apartment and collects Rachel, his replicant lover who is now classified as illegal herself, and the pair begin to make their escape. However, Deckard discovers an origami unicorn on the floor as they make their way to the elevator. He examines it and recalls Gaff's words: "It's too bad she won't live, but then again who does?" He nods, as if realising something, and makes his way to Rachel who awaits him in the elevator. The elevator doors close and the screen cuts to black. Roll credits. This final shot leaves us with the suggestion that Deckard may in fact be a replicant himself. The origami figure left by Gaff can be seen as an acknowledgement of this. The unicorn that frequents Deckard's dreams is therefore suggested to have been implemented into him as an artificial memory, and as a result Gaff is aware that leaving the figure would serve as sufficient proof that he knew Deckard was a replicant. This ending can, however, be read in many different ways, and the debate that it inspires amongst fans is truly riveting. The fact that not even Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott can agree on how to interpret this ending only reaffirms the multitude of ways it can be viewed, and as such is one of the most interesting and important end shots of all time.