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Nearly 40 years ago, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner hit the silver screen and changed cinema forever. The 1982 film imagined November 2019 as a dark, gritty, dystopian world dominated by inequality and technology, as it introduced a new generation of fans to cyberpunk culture. Bridging both science fiction and neo-noir genres, its cultural impact resonated in films ranging from The Matrix series to Ghost in the Shell. And while the Blade Runner story was supposed to be located in Los Angeles, the cult film drew massive influence from 1970s and 80s Hong Kong, referencing its distinctive streets and urban panoramas in nearly every scene. As Blade Runner’s time setting of November 2019 is almost over, the South China Morning Post has this look at Hong Kong’s enduring legacy in cyberpunk cinema.
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