So to say that Ridley Scott is something of an idol for Christopher Nolan would be an understatement, and that should come as no surprise in that two of Scotts landmark films were released when Nolan was first developing an interest in cinema. Scotts 1982 neo-noir classic Blade Runner is set in a (then) distant future in which biorobotic androids called replicants are used for labour on off-world colonies, but their presence and use on Earth is strictly forbidden. Blade Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is assigned to hunt down some recently escaped replicants but finds himself questioning what it is to be human in the process. Nolan has described how Scotts early films just blew me away because they created these extraordinary worlds that were just completely immersive, and the atmosphere routinely created by Scott is something Nolan has sought to emulate in his own work. Blade Runner, which he has frequently cited as one of his all-time favourite films, was screened for the cast and crew before making Batman Begins as a signpost of what he hoped to achieve with his reboot. Blade Runner received a mixed reception on opening and modest box office success, but it has since become a cultural touchstone and is another film Nolan has specifically mentioned as a chief source of inspiration for Interstellar.
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