Joanne Taylor, in an article discussing film noir and its epistemology, remarks on the relation between Wagner's opera and Batty's reference, and suggests that Batty aligns himself with Wagner's Tannhäuser, a character who has fallen from grace with men and with God.
Joanne Taylorová v článku o filmu noir a jeho epistemologii zmiňuje vztah mezi Wagnerovou operou a Battyho odkazem a naznačuje, že Batty se staví do řady s Wagnerovým Tannhäuserem, postavou, která upadla v nemilost lidí a Boha.