When the original Blade Runner premiered 40 years ago, it was greeted with little attention from the public and baffled misunderstanding from most leading critics of that time. Nowadays it is considered one of world cinema’s greatest achievements not just in the realm of sci-fi movies. Ridley Scott’s meticulous direction gave birth to a groundbreaking vision of the future where cyberpunk ideas mix with the esthetics of film noir drenched in a highly stylish atmosphere. A similar fate of gradual appreciation follows the sequel, created 35 years after the original by visionary director Denis Villeneuve.
When the original Blade Runner premiered 40 years ago, it was greeted with little attention from the public and baffled misunderstanding from most leading critics of that time. Nowadays it is considered one of world cinema’s greatest achievements not just in the realm of sci-fi movies. Ridley Scott’s meticulous direction gave birth to a groundbreaking vision of the future where cyberpunk ideas mix with the esthetics of film noir drenched in a highly stylish atmosphere. A similar fate of gradual appreciation follows the sequel, created 35 years after the original by visionary director Denis Villeneuve.