Category "blade-runner-2049"

Which version of Blade Runner is Blade Runner 2049 a sequel of?

I realise that this is a somewhat pedantic question, but: is it known precisely which version of Blade Runner (US theatrical release, international theatrical r

Do I need to watch Blade Runner before watching Blade Runner 2049?

I haven't watched the Blade Runner movie before. Nonetheless, I already got my tickets for the Blade Runner 2049 for Thursday screening. My question is, do I ne

What has happened to the climate?

In Blade Runner 2049 (2017) it is set in California, but is seeming always raining or overcast, almost more like Seattle climate. It clearly does not match the

What is the significance of Peter and the Wolf in Blade Runner 2049?

In Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Niander Wallace has built a gigantic technology coorporation Wallace which has created among other things, a holographic companionsh

How does he have those memories?

In Blade Runner 2049, K/Joe discovers that his supposedly fake memories of a lost wooden horse (unicorn reference?) are in fact real, and belong to the child of

Why are both Blade Runner films largely shot in darkness?

I watched both the Blade Runner movies today. A few significant things I come across were that 90% of both of the movies' scenes are night scenes. Why did both

Why did she implant this memory illegally?

In Blade Runner 2049 (2017), there is a plot twist in which we find out that K's childhood memory, which turned out to be a real memory, was actually Dr. A

What exactly is a Replicant?

Now that Blade Runner 2049 came out, my perception of what a replicant is has been completely blurred. To start off, the first Blade Runner established that Re

What is the significance of bees in Blade Runner 2049?

I watched Blade Runner 2049 and while it was gorgeous there were a few things that left me scratching my head: In one scene, K (Ryan Gosling) is walking throug

Is it necessary to watch the Blade Runner short films before Blade Runner 2049 to understand the story?

I am planning to watch Blade Runner 2049 soon, and I'm going to watch the original Blade Runner (1982) film soon, too, to prepare for this film, but what about

Why is this character in a bubble?

In Blade Runner 2049, so why is Dr. Ana Stelline in a bubble? To clarify I'm not asking about her supposed weakness that has her in a bubble. I mean if she is

Why is it always raining in Blade Runner universe (Los Angeles)? [duplicate]

Is there any explanation or background information that connects climate related changes with the timeline in Blade Runner? There have been s

Why didn't the bees sting Officer K's hand?

In Blade Runner 2049, Officer K (Ryan Gosling) inserts his hand into a bee hive, and pulls it out covered with bees. Did they sting him, but he just doesn't re

What does the dead tree symbolize in Blade Runner 2049?

This tree seems to be one of the most lasting images in my brain after leaving the theater, and I have been dying to ask this question, as I am struggling to

Is there any significance of number 2049 in Blade Runner title?

Blade Runner sequel is named Blade Runner 2049, which sounds a bit unusual to me as it's not a conventional sequel film naming. I know the film set in year "204

What does Dr. Ana Stelline know in the movie Blade Runner 2049?

Maybe I am a little bit slow on the uptake but I am not sure whether Dr. Ana Stelline (Carla Juri) from Blade Runner 2049 was aware that she is a child of a rep

In Blade Runner 2049, why does Wallace do this?

Just to recap the scene, business tycoon Niander Wallace (Jared Leto) and his henchman Luv (Sylvia Hoeks) attend an event where a new replicant drops from its w

Why are they called Blade Runners? What does it mean?

In Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017), the special police task force who hunt down and kill replicants are called Blade Runners, just like the mov

Why are English, Russian and Japanese cultures emphasized in the Blade Runner 2049 world?

In Blade Runner 2049 I can see symbols/letters of English, Russian and Japanese (sorry for the simplification but I've just seen Cyrillic and Japanese looking g

What's the significance of Gaff's 2049 origami?

During his investigation in Blade Runner 2049 Officer K visits an old Gaff in a retirement home. And of course Gaff can't help but make one of his origami figur