8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Overview
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central narrative critiques systemic oppression and corporate exploitation through the struggle of replicants for identity and freedom, aligning its core sympathies with progressive values.
Blade Runner 2049 features a cast with visible diversity that feels natural to its futuristic setting, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. The narrative explores themes of oppression and identity through its replicant characters, offering an allegorical critique of power structures rather than explicitly framing traditional human identities in a negative light.
Secondary
The film features Luv, a replicant, who engages in and wins a direct physical confrontation against K, a male replicant, in his apartment, showcasing her superior combat abilities.
Blade Runner 2049 does not feature any explicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The film explores universal themes of identity, humanity, and artificial intelligence, but these are presented without specific reference to queer experiences or relationships. Consequently, the film's net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal is N/A.
Blade Runner 2049 does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on artificial intelligence, replicant identity, and humanity, without engaging with transgender experiences or issues.
Blade Runner 2049 introduces new characters and features returning characters (Deckard, Rachael, Gaff) who maintain their established genders from previous installments and source material. No character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.
Blade Runner 2049 primarily features new characters whose races were not established in prior canon. Legacy characters like Rick Deckard and Gaff are portrayed by their original actors, maintaining their established racial depictions.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.0
7.6
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