Monday, May 8, 2017

The Blade Runner 2049 Trailer: "Revel in your time...!"

It's finally here! The first full look at Denis Villeneuve's long anticipated replicant continuation, Blade Runner 2049! And does it look gorgeous - and very much kindred to Ridley Scott's 1982 original. Colossal neon-scapes still dominate cities, and Atari is still a force to be reckoned with...



We glimpse the birth of a replicant, from some insane freezer pop birth canal...



A Tyrell Corporation landing pad? I'm assuming as much...



One Blade Runner seeks out another, fully aware of his snares and traps...



















Deckard has a dog as a companion - I'm guessing it's synthetic?



















...and because Deckard is still Harrison Ford, he throws a mean punch!



It looks like our hero will be both mulling over the nature of his existence, as well as fighting for his life.










































Perhaps most fascinating are Jared Leto's character's comments that "every civilization was built off the back of a disposable work force," and Robin Wright's admonishment that "the world is built on a wall that separates kind. Tell either side there's no wall, you bought a war." This dialogue suggests that Blade Runner 2049 may be much more political and relevant to where we're living now than we'd suspected - which bodes well.

Here it is again, on the off chance you've missed it. Me, I'm still amazed we're getting this - that after all these years, we're going back in that world again. October can't come soon enough!

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