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Blade Runner 2049
2017 164 min Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America R 16+
★8.5
Science Fiction, Drama
Director: Denis Villeneuve
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Description
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Budget:
$150M
US Gross:
$92.07M
Worldwide:
$259.24M
Starring
Harrison Ford
Actor
Ryan Gosling
Actor
Ana de Armas
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 2018
— Best Visual Effects
Academy Awards 2018
— Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2018
— Best Visual Effects
BAFTA 2018
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2018
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2018
— Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2018
— Best Visual Effects
Saturn Awards 2018
— Best Supporting Actress
Saturn Awards 2018
— Best Director
Saturn Awards 2018
— Best Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2018
— Best Visual Effects
BAFTA 2018
— Best Sound
BAFTA 2018
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 2018
— Best Sound
BAFTA 2018
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Academy Awards 2018
— Best Sound Editing
BAFTA 2018
— Best Cinematography
Saturn Awards 2018
— Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn Awards 2018
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 2018
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTA 2018
— David Lean Award for Direction
Saturn Awards 2018
— Best Production Design
Key opinion
Blade Runner 2049 is widely recognized as a visual and technical masterpiece that successfully evokes the atmosphere of the original. However, opinions are sharply divided regarding its narrative pacing, the necessity of its plot, and whether its philosophical ambitions are profound or merely superficial.
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins' cinematography is universally lauded as stunning, immersive, and technically unmatched. | |
| Production | The film is consistently praised for its high-level production design and world-building, which effectively realize a bleak, neon-drenched cyberpunk reality. | |
| Score | The Hans Zimmer score is widely noted for its atmospheric, heavy sound design, though reactions to its effectiveness vary. | |
| Acting | The acting is polarizing: some viewers find the performances magnetic and well-suited to the material, while others perceive them as cold, wooden, or emotionally detached. | |
| Pacing | The three-hour runtime and deliberate, contemplative pacing act as a barrier for some, while others view it as a necessary element of the film's immersive experience. | |
| Screenplay | Critics are split on the screenplay, with some finding it a thoughtful exploration of identity and humanity, while others dismiss it as hollow, disjointed, or unnecessarily reliant on fan service. |