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Old 10-09-2017, 04:41 PM
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Blade Runner 2049 - Talk Thread - includes spoilers

Mods -- please move this to "Latest Horror Movies" forum. Sorry bout that.

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Originally Posted by roshiq View Post
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)



Though I loved the film but yeah...I can't argue with you or anyone if he/she thinks that the final payoff wasn't much satisfactory enough in compare to its slow burn build up & length of the film. I liked the way the story progressed on Officer K's perspective & all the twists & turns that lead him to that finale and along the way all that nicely captured his inner urge for a family and the choices he made despite what the 'truth' ultimately turned out at the end. His female companion "Joi" was also a clever but moving touch to the story. The confrontation between Niander Wallace (Jared Leto) & Deckard was the most or one of the strongest parts...the way Wallace tried to crush him emotionally & the way Deckard responded (Ford's finest performance in recent years) was quite distressing & compelling at the same time. Though there wasn't any Roy Batty with a touching monologue this time but still overall I found this a pretty good sequel in compare to today's Hollywood standard. Actually we couldn't bargain & get better than this, IMO, a perfect combination of the finest talents of current Hollywood you'll find here in almost every department of the film. Like you said the way Denis Villeneuve & his team kept intact the spirit of the original film, expanded the world beautifully in terms of new characters, a neat story and the overall aesthetic value.

I think it convincingly outshines most other contemporary, so called Sci-Fi masterpieces (i.e. Interstellar or even including his own 2016 film ARRIVAL!).

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I also liked the way the film used Officer K's (Ryan Gosling) perspective. Was a good device.

A buddy of mine said he liked the narration of the original Blade Runner Theatrical Cut, which provided great tracking using the Film Noir technique, the perspective of the agent (Harrison Ford). I like both cuts, but I agree with him. For enjoyment, a film shouldn't have too light a touch with an existential theme unless the film is saying something new or strongly stating an opinion.
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