And they've worked very hard at figuring out what the future 30 years after the last film would be like. Director Denis Villeneuve, who did 'Arrival' last, has a real visual flair. I mean, visually, it really is a knockout. So how does this film stack up? I mean, do you buy it, the future they lay out here? There's a lot of competition, though, when it comes to framing the future out there. And it just - all of a sudden, the film and the times came together, and people were - started to embrace the film. And people started to think the film was, like, seeing into the future. This dystopian vision started to seem real to people.

I mean, Ridley Scott said in an interview he was shocked to get a phone call from Bob Dylan who said he wanted to talk to him because he liked 'Blade Runner' so much. TURAN: But you know, what happened was that the look increasingly captivated people. TURAN: Yes, it's rare to have a sequel to a failure. MARTIN: Clearly, people changed their mind because they're making a sequel (laughter). And there was a dark voiceover on the film, which the critics hated. Harrison Ford played a blade runner, someone who hunts down rogue androids, called replicants, and kills them. And this is a very dark, dystopian film, the original. This was the summer of 'E.T.' People were in a more jovial, genial mood. I am excited about this because I loved the original 'Blade Runner.' I was surprised, though, to find out that 'Blade Runner,' the first time around, wasn't actually a very big hit. MARTIN: Now 35 years later, audiences are getting a new 'Blade Runner.' Here to talk about why is MORNING EDITION and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan. HARRISON FORD: (As Rick Deckard) I was looking for six replicants in a city of 106 million people.

But diehard fans also know him as Rick Deckard, hero of Ridley Scott's iconic sci-fi film. Sure, Harrison Ford will always be Han Solo and Indiana Jones.

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