Director
Denis Villeneuve
Leading Actors/Actresses
Ryan Gosling
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, and Jared Leto
Genre
Science Fiction
Language
English
Awards
Blade Runner 2049 won two Academy Awards: for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects. It was nominated for three Academy Awards which it didn't win: Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Production Design.
Date of Release
October 6th, 2017
Producer
Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Bud Yorkin, and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin
Setting and Context
Earth, 2049
Narrator and Point of View
Through the point of view of K
Tone and Mood
Violent, Chaotic, Solemn, Sad, Energized, Romantic, and Intense
Protagonist and Antagonist
K vs. Niander Wallace
Major Conflict
K's struggle to find the replicant who was born - not manufactured - while trying to stay alive
Climax
When K dies
Foreshadowing
K's death is foreshadowed in his interactions with Sapper Morton.
Understatement
K's profound loneliness is understated early on in the film
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
The sex scene between K, Joi, and Mariette was revolutionary in how it combined in-camera and CGI elements
Allusions
To the original Blade Runner film, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (the book by Phillip K. Dick), Kaazam, The Hunger, Elvis Presley and his catalog of music, Puni Puni Poemy, popular culture, mythology, and geography.
Paradox
Replicants are totally synthetic, yet have memories.
Parallelism
K's journey in Blade Runner 2049 closely parallels Deckard's journey in the original Blade Runner.
