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Blade Runner 2049

The big question in Blade Runner 2049 continues to be the one posed by Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece. Who is human, made of flesh and blood, and who is a replicant, built in a factory but able to pass for human in most respects?

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By Joe Morgenstern • Oct 7, 2017 • 3m Listen

The good news is that Denis Villeneuve's sequel, Blade Runner 2049, is anything but soulless. Daring in its own right, this broodingly sumptuous saga explores the primacy of feelings, the nature of memories and the essence of being human.

Photo: Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in Blade Runner 2049

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