Netflix: Just one week until the unfairly dismissed sequel to the best sci-fi movie

It’s a sequel to one of the greatest science fiction films, but it was unfairly shunned and misunderstood upon its release. Watch out, it’s leaving the Netflix catalog soon! We’ll tell you why you should catch up with him.

What is it about?

In 2049, society is weakened by the many bioengineered tensions between humans and their slaves. Officer K is part of Blade Runner: an elite task force tasked with finding and eliminating those who disobey human orders.

When he discovers a long-buried secret that could change the world, a higher authority decides it’s his turn to be eliminated. His only hope is to find Rick Deckard, a former Blade Runner who has been missing for decades…

Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve with Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Anna De Arma, Jared Leto, Sylvia Hawkes, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Mackenzie Davis…

A box office flop and still a brilliant sci-fi film

Adaptation of the novel Do androids dream of electric sheep? Philip K. By Dick, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner celebrated the science fiction genre in cinema. Thirty-five years later, Denis Villeneuve offers a new sequel called Blade Runner 2049.

The story takes place thirty years after the adventures of Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) and tells about K (Ryan Gosling), a modern replicant – an android created in the image of a man – and a Los Angeles police officer responsible for tracking others. Models of faulty and failed replicants.

K’s specific investigation leads him to discover an undeniable truth about replicants that could change the face of the world, and crosses paths with former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, abandoned after he fell in love with replicant Rachel.

This Blade Runner sequel from the early 2000s was courtesy of Ridley Scott. Many directors have joined the project, but we will have to wait until 2015 for this sequel to be confirmed and launched.

And finally Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, then known for the critically acclaimed Prisoners, Sicario and First Contact, would have the difficult task of delivering a sequel to one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time.

Backed by Ridley Scott, Denis Villeneuve once again enlists the services of director of photography Roger Deakins, whose work enhances the aesthetic of Blade Runner 2049, a contemplative and poetic feature film.

Denis Villeneuve even has the luxury of bringing back Harrison Ford, and he stars alongside Ryan Gosling, Anna De Arma, Robin Wright and Jared Leto. In addition to this flawless casting, sumptuous cinematography, and careful soundtrack, Blade Runner 2049 boasts a coherent story that ties in perfectly with the original film.

Unfortunately, the film was considered a box office flop, earning “only” $260 million at the worldwide box office. It has even been criticized by Ridley Scott, who considers it too long, and the producer of the first film, Michael Dille, who considers Denis Villeneuve’s work to be “Self-sacrifice to a minimum, arrogance, perhaps, and this is a crime“.

However, Blade Runner 2049 received great reviews from the press and the public, who praised the direction, cinematography and special effects. For cinematography by Oscar winner Roger Deakins, this sequel to Blade Runner is often cited as a great, must-see sci-fi film.

So if you haven’t discovered it yet, you don’t have much time to catch up on Netflix.

Blade Runner 2049 leaves the Netflix catalog on October 13.