Blade Runner 2049 firmly lands with both feet imprinted on its 35 year old predecessor. All the nods to the original remain in place, questions of humanity existence and survival all embedded throughout this masterpiece directed by Villeneuve.
Deakins paints a masterclass in dystopian futures, from orange hued radioactive wastelands, to multicoloured neon nightscapes. Yet it is the scale of nature’s compositions with its incessant rain and snow storms that creates a visual memory upon the viewer.
Hampton Fincher’s script…
