And both participants Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas really pull this off with such bankability and heart while both staying true to what they are as a being. While the original dealt with a human and a Replicant, 2049 extends this to now a Replicant and a holographic interface that is visible, yet untouchable. Romantic relations are again part of it and the take here is both thought provoking and progressive. Its quite fantastic how much deeper this one delves into it. Blade Runner 2049 is no different and in fact takes this to new heights and finds new breakthroughs with the topic. While one may evoke the thought of a previous character or type, they all are fully their own.ДЄt the heart of the original film was the theme of what it means to be human. Our new characters are a lot of new takes and variations on things weвЂ™ve seen before along with fresh types. And its a fitting spot given where we last left him and the plot of this movie. Hell, Harrison FordвЂ™s Deckard doesnвЂ™t show up til we kick into the filmвЂ™s final act and heвЂ™s also a different man than weвЂ™d left him. This is the tale of these characters living in these times and the story never forgets that or panders to just giving you your old heroes doing their old thing. Some old faces pop up, but they arenвЂ™t an extreme focus and only the crux of something that happened in the past. Our latest story of Blade Runners and Replicants is set 30 years into the future and thus brings about a whole new array of characters. We go to some uncharted territories and are able to experience them with K as he looks to solve his case. 2049 also boast a little bit more of scope than the original, which allows for our gaze and aw of such a beautiful marriage of costuming, set design/construction, lighting, framing and visual effects that made such an appeal from the original. Outskirts, abandoned and forgotten areas and maybe one of their biggest visual splendors the fallout of Las Vegas. One of the great triumphs of Blade Runner 2049 truly is being its own film and complete story top to bottom.Дenis Villeneuve and Roger Deakins have beautifully crafted both the world we remember along with the extension of it as well. While there are some beats and callbacks to the original, they are weaved in such a way that they arenвЂ™t distracting and are very much in service of this story. While it is very much tied to characters and events of the first film, Hampton FancherвЂ™s script is one able to have its own complete story that really could be seen by a novice an easily followed along, just as effective. Little did I know, I was very wrong.Д«lade Runner 2049 is such a strong follow up and piece of this world that it holds on its own and is its own complete work and story from start to finish. My mind felt Ridley ScottвЂ™s film had told me everything it had or needed to tell. Along the way, every hire and direction on the film as well as the trailers, the production photos, the art, I agreed with and thought were fantastic choices. Relieved and all fears behind me now, I feel silly for even having them at all and not being a little more trusting in the creative process. With the film behind me now and having seen it twice, I still get why I originally didnвЂ™t want a sequel to Blade Runner. KвЂ™s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. Three decades after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge whatвЂ™s left of society into chaos. YouвЂ™ll be able to compliment the 5 cuts of the original film on Blu-ray with just this one theatrical version on January 23rd. They wowвЂ™d me last year with their presentation of the original, so IвЂ™m hoping for more of that here in this picture. As such, we are in the US and IвЂ™ll be here reviewing the 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray of the film from Warner Bros. This was a split juncture, with Warner Bros only being able to rake in the domestic take and Sony handling the overseas. Had the film not cost 150 million, maybe it doesnвЂ™t hurt so much. And, like father like daughter (hehe), the film had a very low opening weekend leading to a box office disappointment. The film also was the sequel to one of the biggest cult favorites of all time, but a notable box office bomb as well. However, the whole way along, many were concerned with the almost three hour runtime coupled with an R rating. Blade Runner 2049 opened in the fall of 2017 to critical raves.

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