Tears in rain monologue Tears in rain monologue "Tears in rain" (also known as the "C-Beams Speech") is a monologue delivered by character Roy Batty (portrayed by Rutger Hauer) in the 1982 Ridley Scott film "Blade Runner". Altered by Hauer from the scripted lines the night before filming, the monologue is frequently quoted; critic Mark Rowlands described it as "perhaps the most moving death soliloquy in cinematic history". The speech appears as the last track on the film's soundtrack album. The dying replicant Roy Batty delivers the speech to Rick Deckard, moments after Batty saved his life despite Deckard being sent to terminate him.
Themes in Blade Runner with Scott that Deckard is a replicant. The disagreement among the people involved in making "Blade Runner" raises interesting questions about authorial intent, including who, if anyone, can make authoritative pronouncements about a film's interpretation. The film's visual effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull stated that he doesn't know Deckard's true nature and that the issue is an enigma; similarly, Villeneuve also noted that in "2049", "Deckard [...] is unsure, as we are, of what his identity is". Themes in Blade Runner Despite the initial appearance of an action film, "Blade Runner" operates on an unusually rich number of dramatic levels. As