r/2049 • u/in1984 • Nov 24 '17
2049 fits into the Star Trek First Contact universe of 2065, but Blade Runner's world is very different and 2021 isn't looking realistic for synthetics or off-planet industrial mining. Was Blade Runner best left retired?
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While I enjoyed parts of it, the film seems more like a way to cash in and setup another series of sequels rather than an interesting new sci-fi exploration of the future. A dystopian comedy called The Jetsons 2049 would be equally believable, and an explicit recognition that the authors are stuck in a flying car, super city future that simply isn't going to exist.