Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Arrival’ picks up thirty years after the elegant cult masterpiece left off, delving into the existential problems of androids in a rare sci-fi sequel that takes its time to dig deep.
The world as it exists now is almost identical to the one that Ridley Scott envisioned when he directed the 2019 film “Blade Runner,” but despite the impact that the dystopian cult classic has had on later science fiction films,
Even today, Scott’s vision of Los Angeles appears as astoundingly futuristic as it did in 1982. This could be the reason why the film’s sequel, “Blade Runner 2049,” helmed by Denis Villeneuve, doesn’t feel the need to completely reimagine the setting.
but is instead free to explore the existential issues raised by the previous movie, as screenwriters Michael Green and Hampton Fancher (who both co-wrote the first) pose thought-provoking queries concerning human-android interactions and the subtleties that will eventually be utilized to distinguish them.
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