Forgive me for not being a Blade Runner expert but 30 years after means the original film was set in 2019, is that right? So 2 years from now the future will look like Blade Runner? Shouldn't that be 2119 and 2149? Like I said, forgive me for not understanding this but why did they chose those dates, they are obviously wildly wrong.
shareIt's safe to say that they weren't trying to actually predict the future. But yes, the original was set in 2019. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rqfhwClvWMM/TrWDSR9lztI/AAAAAAAAGbk/yZEnJVHkeUM/s1600/Blade%2BRunner%2BOpening%2BTitles.png
shareThink of it as an alternative reality
shareI doubt Kubrick was predicting what 2001 would look like either.
shareThat's right, if he was predicting, he was way off also, maybe by 100 years. An easy airline ride to a huge, sophisticated moon base is easily 100 years away, as we haven't even landed on the moon since the first 6 of 1969 to 1972. What did we have on the moon in 2001, an old flag? Plus, a 2 man trip to Jupiter with suspended animation for extra crew, wow, we are no where near that technology.
It seems, because of all the movies that make this all seem so feasible, and all the hype about the coming singularity, people believe these dates, even the writers and film makers believe it's okay to use these dates. Weird, they are so obviously wrong. Funny though, how so many people believe this is all coming soon, even with the government totally broke and dysfunctional.