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"Blade Runner 2049 - 2036: Nexus Dawn" is a 6-minute live action short film from very recently as this is not just a 2017 release, but actually only about a month old. And the title tells us that it is a little work to promote the new upcoming Blade Runner movie, but it is not just a fan film, but was directed by Ridley Scott's son Luke and this is far from the first time that he came up with a bit of additional material for his father's blockbuster work. Also happened on Alien recently, even if Scott is of course "only" a producer on the new Blade Runner movie.

This one here is really all about Leto's character, who he is and what his abilities are. His acting career has been on a rise since his Oscar win and one can only hope that this one here turns out better than his turn as a Joker or lets say the entire film that did not result in a good reception at all, even if it won an Oscar. But back to this short film here. A really good watch for all Leto fans and tolerable for everybody else too I guess. I give it a thumbs-up and hope the new Blade Runner will be on a similar level quality-wise.

This short have the main focus on Wallace and his project of his replicant and their way to be. I found it pretty interesting but so short and really just informative thats all. The visual and the ambience are there and feel nice. And the performance of Jared Leto is very convincing. And nice to see.

2036: Nexus Dawn is unsettling, to say the least. The general quiet of the scene suddenly broken by the replicant taking his own life, is a great way to convey the mental instability and god-complex of Wallace. A really quiet but shocking short. Would recommend to fans of the original Blade Runner and 2049.

So, Jared Leto plays enigmatic villain (or villainous enigma) Niander Wallace, who plays Michael Fassbender playing android Walter (Alien: Convenient), or any British actor playing an American without hiring a dialect coach, so their attempt at an accent just sounds like one of those speech-to-text automatic spam phone calls. But Leto's not even a Brit. Late one night, some bureaucrats are ready to go home (especially the poor guy with exzema), when Niander Wallace shows up late to his hearing with his assistant Lurch. Niander fumbles his way across the room in Braille because Academy Award Winner Jared Leto wants viewers to know Wallace is blind. Wallace wants to legalize replicants (the artificial humanoid products that are the essence of Blade Runner). The board gives the, "um, no", but Wallace is prepared for their small, closed-mindedness and instructs Lurch to smash a drinking glass and proceed (despite protests from the board) to "cut" (shorthand for "gash your throat open, hahahahahahaaaaa!").

This makes a mess. And supposedly convinces these bureaucrats that replicants are gullible and will jump in a river if you tell them to. Therefore, they can't possibly be any kind of threat to others... right? Obviously. No one thought to see if he follows Wallace's instruction to harm someone else. But supposedly showing up and getting an artificial human to commit gory suicide is enough to convince lawmakers that Wallace's new version isn't a threat to society, thus setting the stage for Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner sequel where replicants are already legalized.

So, remember that if you ever have to speak to city council or federal lawmakers, bring a clone or Android or some other synthetic humanoid, order him/her to demonstrate that you've coached this creation to self-terminate with just one or two words, and be sure to ask if it hurt. The Powers That Be should be impressed by your clever pitch and give you whatever you want.