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[Recommend] Blade Runner -esque
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So I'm obsessed with Blade Runner. There are varying factors that go into it, but time and time again throughout my life I've found myself going back to this movie. Every cut, multiple times, I just love it.
It's mostly the setting mixed with the kind of noir detective story. I'm a sucker for the tightly packed, neon-lit, Cantonese speaking streets of the once dystopian future, and I Harrison Ford delivers on a very sullen yet clever detective that's on the end of his rope.
Anyway, I'm looking for more of this kind of stuff. Particularly film, I'm wondering if there are any similar sort of movies out there that I may have missed that are set in the same kind of Neuromancer-ish future and if they're crime dramas then that's all the better. Wondering in particular if there are any foreign films of this persuasion
As well, any graphic novels that pull off the same kind thing would be awesome, as I've looked around but nothing has really popped up.
Any recommendations?
edit: I'm a big William Gibson fan as well as his stuff sort of delivers the same thing, so pass on recommending his stuff for now.
It's mostly the setting mixed with the kind of noir detective story. I'm a sucker for the tightly packed, neon-lit, Cantonese speaking streets of the once dystopian future, and I Harrison Ford delivers on a very sullen yet clever detective that's on the end of his rope.
Anyway, I'm looking for more of this kind of stuff. Particularly film, I'm wondering if there are any similar sort of movies out there that I may have missed that are set in the same kind of Neuromancer-ish future and if they're crime dramas then that's all the better. Wondering in particular if there are any foreign films of this persuasion
As well, any graphic novels that pull off the same kind thing would be awesome, as I've looked around but nothing has really popped up.
Any recommendations?
edit: I'm a big William Gibson fan as well as his stuff sort of delivers the same thing, so pass on recommending his stuff for now.
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City Of Lost Children
Children Of Men
Gattaca
Brazil
Ghost In The Shell
Ghost In The Shell: Innocence
Metropolis (the anime)
Strange Days
Renaissance
Appleseed (2004 anime)
There's this japanese movie i saw a few years ago (on MTV for all places) about a cyborg-hunter-cop falling in love with a cyborg. It had a cool view of the future and insane action sequences.. I wish i remembered the name.. That was so much like blade runner, but a bit updated..
12 Monkeys
Total Recall
eXistenZ
some of The Animatrix
The Fifth Element isn't too dark, but it has several other elements you're looking for
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children might be I can't remember. A good chunk of the game is in a dirty dystopian setting
there are a lot of good "clean-look" dystopian films as well if you're into that like
THX 1138
Equilibrium
Minority Report
nearly any film adaptation of Phillip K Dick is good stuff - A Scanner Darkly
I would like to go on record here and say that this list is full of win. Limed are my favorites, but they're all soooo good.
But the movie Soldier takes place in the same universe and was originally written as a prequel (It has nothing to do with PKD's original work).
If you look at the junk planet you'll see a spinner, and the tattoos on the soldier's arms are some of the same wars that Roy Batty fought in.
Anyway, Dystopian, or Gritty Futures, let's see.
Dark City
Metropolis
V for Vendetta
I'll think of some more I'm sure.
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Ghost in the Shell
Children of Men
I've heard Brazil is very good
Akira
A Clockwork Orange
THX1138
EDIT: Oh, and Metropolis (the silent film). If you have the patience for that kind of thing, and a lot of people don't, it's fantastic.
Books: Neuromancer by William Gibson
If you're looking for some more intelligent sci-fi, two off the top of my head:
2001: A Space Odyssey (film), but slow but fantastic, probably my favorite film.
Primer
Deus Ex
It's a book that gets recommended a lot in this parts, but I really recommend it in this particular case, as the story and setting is heavily inspired by BR.
Haha I remember playing the demo for this or something, will have to track it down
All great suggestions, I've seen most of the movies and read most of the novels though. People keep recommending Dark City so I'll have to jump on that and Altered Carbon as been on my "next book" list forever
Surprised there's no graphic novels in this kind of subject though, I thought there'd at least be a couple Vertigo titles or something
Oh my shit, i have been looking for that movie's name for ages!!!!!!
thank you!
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Also bookwise you should check out Gun, With Occasional Music.
It also has a God of sorts, a Devil of sorts, and a big pointy metal spike monster that no one's really sure whose side it's on.
I assume, considering that was the name of the Novel.
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When you watch Dark City, make sure it's the director's cut. Failing that, skip the monologue at the beginning of the theatrical version.
Its a novel and outside of some character names, and basic plot they're very different beasts. I highly recommend reading the novel.
I would also recommend the Manga/ graphic novel "Eden: its an endless world" Skipping the name, its a fantastically depressing look at the future. I really don't want to tell you much about it because even going beyond the first vol would be a huge spoiler.
I will, however, say that it is a book where no character is safe, no character is static, and it is by turns philosophic (without becoming grating or slowing the pace of the action), a family study, numerous character studies, world building extravaganza, coming of age story, packaged with some of the most bleakly beautiful storytelling i have ever come across.
Read it, you won't regret it (though be warned, it has a tendency to make you feel dead and empty inside so have a sweet and fluffy follow up prepared)
A friend and I watched Gattaca then the TV promo included on the disc. We had a good laugh about how the movie is a slow drama, yet the promo makes it out to be a fast-paced action flick.
So, to me, there's a lot more that goes into Blade Runner than just it's setting or story, which many people have tried to emulate, but always fall short for whatever reason. I think others have pretty much covered the genre, I think Dark City is my favorite of those listed. Or Brazil.
And watch Moon. Just because.