Sci-fi films are a dime a dozen, but only very few of them are able to achieve cult status. But there are exceptions like Blade Runner. The fact that after 30 years a worthy successor appears that appropriately continues the story is almost a miracle. You can experience it for yourself tonight on TV in the form of Blade Runner 2049.
Masterful sci-fi sequel: That’s what Blade Runner 2049 with Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford is all about
Los Angeles in 2049 still looks gloomy, neon-lit and rainy. Not much else has changed 30 years after the events of the first Blade Runner film. Society is still on the brink of collapse and a few know what is really being played.
In all the opaque twilight, we see how the replicant hunter K (Ryan Gosling) tries to find his ex-colleague named Deckard (Harrison Ford), who went missing thirty years ago. Of course he comes Mysteries from the original film on the trail and experience one or two surprises.
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Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 has achieved the impossible and successfully continued Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece
With films like Ridley Scott’s mega sci-fi and cyberpunk classic Blade Runner, a sequel can almost do everything wrong. The cult is too big, the nostalgic memories of the original, a child of its time, are too comforting. But director Denis Villeneuve (Dune) did a very good job with the first film not simply repeating or tarnishing the legacybut to find something independent and yet suitable.
Of course, main actor Ryan Gosling helps here, as he goes about his work in a similarly stoic manner as in Drive. Ana de Armas, Jared Leto, Robin Wright and Dave Bautista also fit a perfect match in this reworking of the infamous replicant theme. The fact that Harrison Ford shows up again after all this time is of course the icing on the cake.
But also the images or the soundtrack You don’t have to hide from the original. Fans get pretty much exactly what they’re hoping for here.
TV or stream: When and where is Blade Runner 2049 showing?
Blade Runner 2049 arrives today, March 29th at 10:20 p.m. on RTL2. The sci-fi film runs with advertising until 1:30 a.m. The repeat is shown just a little later, starting at 3:15 a.m.
Otherwise, you can of course also watch Blade Runner 2049 online, for example on Magenta TV, Apple TV, Amazon, Google or Maxdome.
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