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Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Film

DirectorDenis Villeneuve

Meta takes2

Figures

Tropes

K's physical body and its vulnerability
Joi, the holographic companion
The relationship between K and Joi → The Smile Tax
The film's status as a sequel and its relationship to the original Blade Runner → Hauntology
The giant holographic Joi advertisement that speaks to K

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