Sci-fi movie ads No.18: Blade Runner

Martin Anderson

Published on Jan 5, 2009

The travelling nature of this commercial uber-blimp both harks back to the days of the Zeppelin and looks presciently forward to the mobile hoardings that ride the roads of modern city centres today. Though the ad by itself does not entirely explain the evacuation of Earth (a confusing aspect, as the city in Ridley Scott's SF-Noir is so overcrowded), the explanation is completed at Bryant's briefing and J. F. Sebastian's explanation to Pris as to why he is still on Earth. In any case, the Blade Runner blimp turns out to be right on time...

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Re: Sci-fi movie ads No.18: Blade Runner
Posted By aeio 1 April 6, 2009 06:53:19 PM

(In answer to city overcrowding)My theory is the earth of Blade Runner's future(at least in the director's cut) is a wasteland and what isn't exploited/owned by mega corps is probably unfit to inhabit. Remember all the animals, outside of genetically engineered ones are extinct and all the biologically unfit people(like J.F. Sebastian)can't leave (JF says he couldn't past the medical) and The poor can't effort the cost of leaving earth to go to the colonies.