The cinematography of this film also deserves it’s own recognition, as it was the film to *finally* win esteemed cinematographer Roger Deakins his first Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Throughout each and every one of the clips linked in this article, the cinematography is highlighted and showcased. The look of this film is breathtaking to say the least. It is one of the most artistically sound, and easily one of the most beautiful blockbusters to ever grace the big screen. Deakins and Villeneuve managed to make this big-budget, science fiction blockbuster to look like an art film, in the best way possible. It is one of the many reasons to love Blade Runner 2049, and gives it it’s own unique identity.

Behind the Scenes on Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Miniatures

The use of practical effects and miniatures throughout the film is also an extraordinarily effort done by the production team behind the movie. Anytime they were capable of creating a miniature set, in a way to make it look realistic, it was done. This movie’s implementation of CGI is near flawless, with it mainly being used to to create things that would otherwise be nearly impossible (i.e. flying cars through the vast cityscape or the giant hologram of Joi) or for adding an added amount of realism on the technological aspects of this dystopian future.

The visual effects of this movie really are almost too good to be true, with the one scene that stands out from the rest being the love scene between Joi, K, and the replicant prostitute (played by Mackenzie Davis). It is easily one of the most beautiful scenes in cinema from 2017. K finally has the opportunity to embrace with the love of his life, Joi, and yet it is not truly her. Officer K/Joe is stuck feeling emptiness when finally embracing his true love for the first time. Besides the beautiful narrative aspects of this scene, the effect work is also just incredibly crafted and should receive as much notoriety as possible.