A long time ago, when cloning was a huge ethic issue, I remember reading an article while doing research on a project for genetic engineering. A scientist was asked if he would ever consider cloning humans. He laughed, and replied, “Humans are boring. I’d rather work on dogs. With the different types of dog breeds out there, it would be a bit more complicated to clone a dog.” But in the world of Blade Runner 2049, set thirty years after the original, Replicants, or genetically engineer humans are still the norm, and ethics has been more or less thrown out the window. It’s hard to explain let alone review a movie such as Blade Runner 2049 without giving away too many spoilers (and I know this review is late; I had to watch the first one). The original movie was somewhat of a mess with numerous editions, director’s cuts, rereleases etc. And this movie in itself has a bit of a niche audience. If you want to see it with...
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