Blade Runner 2049 (2017): Film vs Book
Film · 2017 · Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford
About the film
A new blade runner in a future city uncovers a secret that could change the balance between humans and replicants.
How close is it to the book?
Reimagined, only inspired by the bookThis is a sequel to the earlier film, not an adaptation of the book, so it tells a new story in the same universe. The novel's ideas about empathy and animals are largely absent.
Read or watch first?
The original novel is the quickest way to meet the ideas that started the whole story.
What the book gives you
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
A thought-provoking, atmospheric story that stays with you and sharpens your sense of what it means to care. Great for anyone who likes ideas.
Who will like it: Science fiction fans interested in big questions about empathy and what makes us human.