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Blade Runner: 2049. Considering how highly regarded the original 1984 movie is it didn't seem possible for the sequel to nail it. Not only that but it managed

by evo_9 6y ago

Blade Runner: 2049. Considering how highly regarded the original 1984 movie is it didn't seem possible for the sequel to nail it. Not only that but it managed to improve Blade Runner's (original) films story along the way.

octocop 6y ago
I agree with you, Blade Runner 2049 explored more in depth the philosophical the older movie brought up. I was very hyped for the movie, and was really satisfied with the result. Same director is doing Dune, are you looking forward to that as well?
- evo_9 6y ago
  I am, Denis Villeneuve has been pretty outstanding and it looks like the Dune reboot is going to be really good too. Arrival is another well done flick by him.
  - prox 6y ago
    Arrival is a great movie for the holiday season, whatever culture you are from.
trebligdivad 6y ago
Hmm, I liked BR 2049 as a film; but it didn't really do it for me as any relation to the original.
11thEarlOfMar 6y ago
It immediately moved onto my all-time favorite list. Once I realized the main theme, I had to watch it again and loved the details and clues that were presented along the way. In terms of visual spectacle, it may be tops. The detail and research highlighted by this 'coincidence': https://images.news18.com/ibnlive/uploads/2020/09/1599807108_san-francisco-2020.jpg https://images.news18.com/ibnlive/uploads/2020/09/1599807108... I hadn't thought about it until now, but these days, science fiction and fantasy movies that end without everything exploding should get bonus points.
samizdis 6y ago
The original was 1982, not 1984. [1] I mention this mainly because I doubted my memories when I saw the date 1984, which would have put me in uni rather than as still at school. At that time, I was probably more of an arsehole than I am now, but I credit the film for making me rethink some really important things, mainly to do with rights/respect for others. I would like to think that its effect on me was positive. At the time of watching it in the cinema (1982, with the explanatory voiceover "I knew the lingo, every good cop did" etc), I remember being uneasy with Deckhard's pressuring of Rachael to kiss him etc. But it didn't spoil the film for me. Years later, I got a DVD collection with various cinematic releases and director's cut (without the voiceover narrative and with previously cut scenes) etc. I was surprised that the Deckhard/Rachael stuff hadn't been revisited; years after having watched it in the cinema, it looked to me to be even more like an abuse thing. However, I still rate the film for providing a slap in the face about discrimination etc. I'd like to see another cut - with the voiceover, which helped me and I like it - but with revisions to the Rachael/Deckhard pressured relationship thing. It isn't as though Harrison Ford hasn't had revisionists messing with his work, after all. We all know that Han shot first. ;-) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner#Release https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner#Release
- pstuart 6y ago
  > I credit the film for making me rethink some really important things I recommend reading some of Philip K. Dick's works for more of that, which I would summarize as "what it is to be human".
  - samizdis 6y ago
    Thank you. Anything in particular? I did read some of his books when I was a kid, but would be happy to re-read any revlevant to the ideas/sentiment I was trying to express; recommendations would be appreciated.
scabarott 6y ago
I’m one of the few people who actually watched the remake before the original. It was a great movie and blew my mind. But it can’t compare to the original. There’s something operatic and timeless about the original that the remake doesn’t have. It’s much less polished but rawer in a sense. I think it will still be a classic 50 years from now and eminently watchable but I can’t say the same about 2049 as great as it was. The remake is a great movie but just a movie if you understand my meaning.
corytheboyd 6y ago
Damn good example, I loved 2049!

by evo_9 6y ago

octocop 6y ago

I agree with you, Blade Runner 2049 explored more in depth the philosophical the older movie brought up. I was very hyped for the movie, and was really satisfied with the result. Same director is doing Dune, are you looking forward to that as well?

evo_9 6y ago
I am, Denis Villeneuve has been pretty outstanding and it looks like the Dune reboot is going to be really good too. Arrival is another well done flick by him.
- prox 6y ago
  Arrival is a great movie for the holiday season, whatever culture you are from.

trebligdivad 6y ago

Hmm, I liked BR 2049 as a film; but it didn't really do it for me as any relation to the original.

11thEarlOfMar 6y ago

It immediately moved onto my all-time favorite list. Once I realized the main theme, I had to watch it again and loved the details and clues that were presented along the way. In terms of visual spectacle, it may be tops. The detail and research highlighted by this 'coincidence': https://images.news18.com/ibnlive/uploads/2020/09/1599807108_san-francisco-2020.jpg https://images.news18.com/ibnlive/uploads/2020/09/1599807108... I hadn't thought about it until now, but these days, science fiction and fantasy movies that end without everything exploding should get bonus points.

samizdis 6y ago

The original was 1982, not 1984. [1] I mention this mainly because I doubted my memories when I saw the date 1984, which would have put me in uni rather than as still at school. At that time, I was probably more of an arsehole than I am now, but I credit the film for making me rethink some really important things, mainly to do with rights/respect for others. I would like to think that its effect on me was positive. At the time of watching it in the cinema (1982, with the explanatory voiceover "I knew the lingo, every good cop did" etc), I remember being uneasy with Deckhard's pressuring of Rachael to kiss him etc. But it didn't spoil the film for me. Years later, I got a DVD collection with various cinematic releases and director's cut (without the voiceover narrative and with previously cut scenes) etc. I was surprised that the Deckhard/Rachael stuff hadn't been revisited; years after having watched it in the cinema, it looked to me to be even more like an abuse thing. However, I still rate the film for providing a slap in the face about discrimination etc. I'd like to see another cut - with the voiceover, which helped me and I like it - but with revisions to the Rachael/Deckhard pressured relationship thing. It isn't as though Harrison Ford hasn't had revisionists messing with his work, after all. We all know that Han shot first. ;-) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner#Release https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner#Release

pstuart 6y ago
> I credit the film for making me rethink some really important things I recommend reading some of Philip K. Dick's works for more of that, which I would summarize as "what it is to be human".
- samizdis 6y ago
  Thank you. Anything in particular? I did read some of his books when I was a kid, but would be happy to re-read any revlevant to the ideas/sentiment I was trying to express; recommendations would be appreciated.

scabarott 6y ago

I’m one of the few people who actually watched the remake before the original. It was a great movie and blew my mind. But it can’t compare to the original. There’s something operatic and timeless about the original that the remake doesn’t have. It’s much less polished but rawer in a sense. I think it will still be a classic 50 years from now and eminently watchable but I can’t say the same about 2049 as great as it was. The remake is a great movie but just a movie if you understand my meaning.

corytheboyd 6y ago

Damn good example, I loved 2049!