Blade Runner 2049(2017) is a sequel to the 1982 science fiction film,Blade Runner, which introduced film audiences to the subgenre of cyberpunk (or more preciselybiopunk) -- a variety of dystopian science fiction set in futuristic metropolises in which the powerful enjoy immense luxury while mos...
★★★ Ridley Scott's seminal sci-fi Blade Runner (1982) begins with a dazzling yet hellish vision of a metropolis shrouded in smog so thick that the sun has disappeared from the sky. Is it day or is it night? Giant towers of industry belch fire and pyramid-like structures sit like th...
When considering the Blade Runner films from the perspective of existentialism it is useful and even essential to bear in mind that the definition extends beyond the lack of morality to incorporate faith, identity and purpose. The replicants from the first Blade Runner film are self-aware and see...
On closer inspection, however, these serial number contains several typographic oddities. I’ll use theDate Field Symbol Tablefrom theUnicode Locale Data Markup Languageto avoid any confusion in the following sections. (If only the makers ofBlade Runnerhad done the same, eh readers?) The first ...
Blade Runner: Regia di Ridley Scott. Con Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos. Un Blade Runner deve perseguire ed eliminare quattro replicanti che hanno rubato una nave nello spazio e che sono tornati sulla Terra per trovare il lor
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palm—Blade Runnerthrives thanks to its fundamental appropriation of noir elements. Archaic clothing and M. Emmet Walsh’s corny hardboiled-ism “Beauty and the beast—she’s both!” aside, the film thrills with its startling vision of the future but throbs with old-school despondency, its ...
When I first went to MichaelDeeley– we were out inHollywoodthen, piecingBlade Runnertogether – I knew I would have to face this, the practical problems of making the film because of the unions. I'm used to working very closely with the lighting cameraman and operating the camera myself;...
This article critically engages with Blade Runner 2049 from a theoretical point of view, focusing on its key themes, which have diagnostic value for social and cultural analysis. I argue that the film presents a critique of the current world, a nascent rebellion, which opposes corporate ...
If he finds time in future he may also return for the planned thirdSicariomovie, with the film’s producer recently suggesting that was the plan. While Ridley Scott has revealed he has a conceptfor another sequel in mind, it seemsBlade Runner 2049will likely be the last film in the serie...