Scott has spoken with IGN just days ahead of Blade Runner‘s 35th anniversary this weekend — Sunday...

I can't quite put my finger on why all new science fiction films look so bland. There's just something about say Star Wars, Blade Runner, Alien and so on that makes them feel lived in and a part of a larger world. New films doesn't manage to capture that at all.

CGI has maybe ruined it?

It's CG and what said.

This to be honest. Models and practical effects may not be as cost effective as cgi but the quality can be astounding and ageless in some cases.

A lot of people seem to have this idea now that the future is supposed to look like an Apple product. Clean, sleek, minimalist. It's gotten pretty boring to look at after more than a decade of it.

HE SAY YOU BRADE LUNNER MISTER DICKHARD

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That film actually looked great though, it had a pretty unique visual identity. Sure it was sleek but it was cohesive.

While models, real sets and practical stuff will always look better than CG I don't think you can attribute it to that entirely. I think it has more to do with how it is used than that it is used.

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