Blade Runner & Blade Runner 2049 (episode 61)
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This episode explores the themes of identity and law in Blade Runner and its sequel Blade Runner 2049.
This episode we look at Blade Runner (1982) (dir. Ridley Scott) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017) (dir. Denis Villeneuve), two films that imagine a world where the line between human and machine, creation and creator, has all but vanished. Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic depicted a rain-soaked dystopia where “replicants”—bio-engineered beings—fight for recognition, identity, and life itself. Denis Villeneuve’s 2017 sequel deepens that vision. Law operates in the shadows across both films: a...
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Host: Jonathan Hafetz
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Books & works: Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049
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