What's the best Blade Runner version? (Off-Topic)

by Grizzlei , Pacific Cloud Zone, Earth, Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 09:37 (2398 days ago) @ Kermit

IMHO, the big impact of Blade Runner is the world building. It showed us a future that was believable and tangible, and the impact of its visuals has been substantial. Perhaps with the exception of CRTs being everywhere, it still doesn't seem dated, which is amazing. That's almost besides the point, though. It's 2017, so Blade Runner is obviously not realistic given the timeline, yet the alternative future it presents still rings true.

I’ve noticed a lot of 80s and 90s films in near and far future settings littered with already dated technologies for our own time. Blade Runner is no exception and it really shows. That’s not a mark against it at all. On the contrary, I adore the atmosphere such props and set dressings it offers. Makes the world feel lived-in as a flawless progression from our time to theirs. Another fantastic example is the reimagined Battlestar Galactica, yet that was a conscious decision and not really all they were left to scrounge for with the budget.