I’m
one of the shameful few on this planet who have never watched Blade Runner, but
now I can exclude myself from that group since I have finally had the time to
watch the entire film (which was awesome, by the way). It takes place in an
alternate reality, not too far from our very own future. It handles a
futuristic take of an urban area, but not your typical spick and span
futuristic utopia with shining buildings. Rather, it portrays an urban slum.
Also, Asian culture is implemented throughout this alternate reality, which
really isn’t too different from our reality, considering Asian culture has
spread even more so throughout the past few decades.
In the short
story, The Hinterlands, there is an obvious influence of Japanese culture, with
names such as Hiro and Nagashima appearing. The world that this story is set
in, is still a familiar world to us, except it is set in an alternate
futuristic reality, still dealing with space efforts and the military. There is even a direct mention to Soviet Russia.
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