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Blade Runner 2049
8 years ago
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Now for something completely different….Blade Runner 2049 comes out on dvd this Tuesday, Jan. 16th and I can not wait to see it again. I loved this movie tremendously and the only reason I wouldn’t call it my favorite is because it’s so hard to supplant District 9. It’s definitely a close second. If you haven’t seen it, I really think you should.
You don’t necessarily have to have seen the first one to understand it, though it helps. I can’t claim to be a fanatic of the original…it was beautiful, intriguing and moving but for some reason it never really clicked with me. 2049 definitely lives up to its predecessor and there’s a good reason why; an exceptional amount of thought and care went into every single aspect of this movie. Nothing was just slapped on with a “that’ll do” attitude. Even the extras were hand picked with a look and style in mind and each one of them (over 2000) had a costume specially designed just for them. I’ve been reading The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 and it’s staggering the amount of attention that went into even the smallest details.
The other thing that surprised me was how little computer effects were used. This movie is constructed largely of miniatures, matte paintings and real sets, which I didn’t realize when watching it as I’m so accustomed to CGI taking the reins these days. You can definitely feel that this movie is different. Evidently your subconscious can still tell the difference between real and fake. It’s not only refreshing to see the masters of practical effects get to practice their art but it would have been sadly ironic to CG the whole thing since the Blade Runner universe exists along a parallel analog line.
The story is every bit as masterfully crafted as the visuals (something a lot of filmmakers seem to have forgotten). Just like the original it stirs up meaningful questions about human existence that thread through a matrix of symbolism and subtext. To say that I am fond of the main character is kind of an understatement, but if you’ve ever been bullied it would be almost impossible not to sympathize with K. He’s not hard to look at, either.
Really, you should have seen it in the theater. I can’t imagine what it must have been like in IMAX. But even on my crappy little tv I’m looking forward to watching it again. It has a fair amount of female nudity in it and I STILL loved it. That’s saying a lot.
Now for something completely different….Blade Runner 2049 comes out on dvd this Tuesday, Jan. 16th and I can not wait to see it again. I loved this movie tremendously and the only reason I wouldn’t call it my favorite is because it’s so hard to supplant District 9. It’s definitely a close second. If you haven’t seen it, I really think you should.
You don’t necessarily have to have seen the first one to understand it, though it helps. I can’t claim to be a fanatic of the original…it was beautiful, intriguing and moving but for some reason it never really clicked with me. 2049 definitely lives up to its predecessor and there’s a good reason why; an exceptional amount of thought and care went into every single aspect of this movie. Nothing was just slapped on with a “that’ll do” attitude. Even the extras were hand picked with a look and style in mind and each one of them (over 2000) had a costume specially designed just for them. I’ve been reading The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 and it’s staggering the amount of attention that went into even the smallest details.
The other thing that surprised me was how little computer effects were used. This movie is constructed largely of miniatures, matte paintings and real sets, which I didn’t realize when watching it as I’m so accustomed to CGI taking the reins these days. You can definitely feel that this movie is different. Evidently your subconscious can still tell the difference between real and fake. It’s not only refreshing to see the masters of practical effects get to practice their art but it would have been sadly ironic to CG the whole thing since the Blade Runner universe exists along a parallel analog line.
The story is every bit as masterfully crafted as the visuals (something a lot of filmmakers seem to have forgotten). Just like the original it stirs up meaningful questions about human existence that thread through a matrix of symbolism and subtext. To say that I am fond of the main character is kind of an understatement, but if you’ve ever been bullied it would be almost impossible not to sympathize with K. He’s not hard to look at, either.
Really, you should have seen it in the theater. I can’t imagine what it must have been like in IMAX. But even on my crappy little tv I’m looking forward to watching it again. It has a fair amount of female nudity in it and I STILL loved it. That’s saying a lot.
I love the original and was really worried 2049 would just be some awful cash grab train wreck but it is superb.
It was easily the best film I saw last year, heck maybe for several years.
It is absolutely gorgeous to look at, the cinematography is stunning.
Some scenes go on just a few seconds longer than they really need to, it'd probably be 90 minutes otherwise =p
I think that's literally the only complaint or criticism I have about it.
Besides it was nice to have something with a slightly slower pace, the movie didn't need to go 100 mph an hour all the time.
I also agree that the story was great too, with just as much care and attention as the rest of the film.
Although I would love to know what that book has to say about a certain character's outfit. Did they just show up on set wearing that?
K's jacket is the bomb though, holy crap. Heck Ryan Gosling is the bomb, the things I'd do to that man xD
I'm curious, there was an Anime, Bladerunner 2022, was there any effort to fit that in the continuity that you saw?
Translated to my language this means: Blade Runner 2049 comes out on TPB this Tuesday. Sweet!
*squeaks back to his hole in a wall*
It's a beautiful film, with much to say about how we treat or think of "life," in various forms from virtual, organic, womb-born, or artificial (in so many ways). A book I once read said that the true sex organ is the brain, and a friend once told me that much of what we perceive is a kind of fantasy, something we see depicted well in this film. PKD would be proud of the questions this movie asked.
The fault of the movie lies in the incredibly slow pace and poor editing. The original was long, but this film took verisimilitude a few steps too far, with at least two sequences that could have been cut without affecting the film, and endless scenes of characters walking slowly ... slowly ... slowly down the hall. A good editor would have turned this film into something more palatable, but the makers wanted only a single cut, as opposed to the many versions of the original.
In many ways, the DVD will be easier to handle since there is both a pause button and fast forward button to take advantage of. Despite the running time, I still feel the film was exceptional and will be picking up my copy this coming week.