Cult film Blade Runner was set in the year 2019, which is only days away, causing many on social media to freak out at the idea that we’re almost living in the future that’s created in the iconic dystopian movie.
Although the popular film came out 36 years ago, the fact that it was set in 2019 is proving surreal for many fans, especially given that we are a long way off from reaching some of the technological advances promised in the film.
2019 is the year Blade Runner was set in. pic.twitter.com/kaq3fbNlS0
— David Hood (@Thoughtfulnz) December 16, 2018
2019 is just gonna be a bunch of nerds dressing up like Blade Runner and Killjoys
— Watching Venus (@WatchingVenus) December 16, 2018
Well, it's 2019 in a few weeks and Blade Runner didn't get it right. 10 more years until we're in Terminator territory and it's looking more and more likely that's gonna be the movie that nailed it
— Matt! (@brightloud) December 15, 2018
The realization that we are so close to reaching the year the fictional film is set in has hit people pretty hard, with some expressing disbelief that it could be 2019 already.
A lot of people wondered whether we’d all be expected to start donning the unusual fashion choices seen in the film, come January.
i already have the Deckard trench lol pic.twitter.com/Nn8vQXOE6l
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