The Corrupt Government In Blade Runner Directed By Ryan Gosling

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Blade Runner 2049 showed a dark and oppressive in which humankind lost its path and the government became evil. The story focuses on a replicant, a human clone who is made to track down and retire rouge replicants aka exterminate. The movie was set thirty years after the first Blade Runner movie. But the more K played by Ryan Gosling digs deeper into his task, he starts to question human nature and was able to gain knowledge from the brainwashing that he was experiencing. One of the themes that were shown in the movie is the corrupt government that is ruling Los Angeles. The film depicts a society in which the government has evolved into an authoritarian system that imposes strict rules and restrictions on its citizens. This is demonstrated by Mr. Wallace who is the CEO of a business that manufactures replicants for use as slave labour. It is also clear that Wallace has a big influence over the administration and uses it to achieve his own goals and agenda. The way that love is shown …show more content…

This is demonstrated by the replicant designer Dr. Ana Stelline, who produces memories for other replicants meaning someone can have memories that didn’t really happen but are encrypted in their head. But the plot twist was Stelline is born against the law since replicant reproduction is severely prohibited, which is discovered at the end of the movie. This increases an overall perception of oppression and governmental control over the people. Furthermore, in Blade Runner 2049, the concept of a family is also completely dead. The film depicts a society where connections are just surface-level and emotional in nature. Living in a world where they are all only gears in a machine, the characters are all cut off from one another and separated from one another. The absence of deep connections and personal ties contributes to the general mood of despondency and pessimism that permeates the

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