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Cinematography, Roger A. Deakins
Production Design, Dennis Gassner (Production Design); Alessandra Querzola (Set Decoration)
Sound Editing, Mark Mangini and Theo Green
Sound Mixing, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth
Visual Effects, John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover
Blade Runner 2049 is a hard one to explain and an easy one to enjoy. As in the original Blade Runner, manufactured people called replicants were created as a slave class to serve humans. A more obedient group of replicants have been invented, and so there are newer replicants whose job it is to go shut down/kill the older technology. One of these replicant detectives, Officer K (Ryan Gosling) is sent to a farm to take out an old model replicant, when he discovers the remnants of a woman who died in childbirth - apparently a replicant herself, previously thought to be impossible.
Officer K, meanwhile, seems to have a childhood memory, which would be impossible for a replicant who had no childhood. He goes seeking answers to the man who was likely the father of the baby, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford, who played Deckard in the original film). Answers to his many questions are found, even if they are not the answers that Officer K hoped for.
I'm definitely a sci fi lover, and this film is fantastic. I liked the original film and I was nervous that this would be a let down. Other than Star Wars, I'm generally displeased with sequels that come long after the original films. This one is truly an exception to that rule. Visually, the movie is stunning and I predicted all five of this film's nominations as I left the theater. The production design really took my breath away, and if I was an academy voter, this film would have my vote for this category. It has a good chance but a tougher field for visual effects, as well. Bottom line, this movie is long and worth every minute. See it!
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