Harrison Ford goes back
to the future, but will
there be unicorns?
MUST-SEE OF THE MONTH
Blade Runner
2049
TBC
In this superb sci-fi sequel, a secret
is uncovered that threatens society...
DIRECTOR Denis Villeneuve
STARRING Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas
When we first heard a sequel to Blade
Runner was in the works, we were a
little unsure. Ridley Scott’s 1982 original
is a defining film within the science-fiction genre,
universally acclaimed by fans and critically
adored. How could a new one possibly measure
up? But then we found out that Harrison Ford
was returning as Rick Deckard and that it was
being helmed by Denis Villeneuve. Villeneuve,
of course, is the director behind last year’s
phenomenally good sci-fi drama, Arrival.
(Seriously, if you haven’t seen this yet, catch it
any way you can, it’s incredible, with a to-die-for
twist.) Our mind, ladies and gents, was rapidly
changing, and that u-turn was fully completed
when we realised that Ryan Gosling (Drive, La La
Land, The Big Short, The Nice Guys) had the main
role – with Robin Wright, Jared Leto and Edward
James Olmos offering tried-and-tested support.
The truth is we needn’t have worried at all,
because Blade Runner 2049 is fantastically
good. Set 30 years after the original, it sees a new
LAPD officer/blade runner named K (Gosling)
discovering a long-buried secret that threatens
the future of humankind. To fully understand the
stakes, he must find former replicant-hunter Rick
Deckard, who disappeared three decades ago...
6
OCT
MOVIE MATHEMATICS
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The future
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Humans
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Replicants
Big twists
= Blade Runner 2049
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