Blade Runner 2049

A little disclosure here, I love the orginial. It is likely the best sci-fi movie I have ever seen and I would argue a top three movie all time. I went into this movie with high expectations as a result, and this movie met every single one. The acting was perfect. Ryan Gosling was phenominal, Harrison Ford brought new charm to an old character. Jared Leto was a charming villian. Ana de Armis brought life to Joi. To add to the perfect acting, you have flawless cinematography and directing. The visuals are stunning. The team behind the movie was able to somehow evoke the look of the original yet add their own flavor to it. This is something that I feel is difficult to do in movies. And lastly, the music brought back memories of the original but again was somehow able to add to it, making this movie its own.

Something that I found truly charming about this movie was the cameos of original actors, but done in a way that still added to the plot. They were not just throw away cameos, the progressed the plot and were used in a way that I felt was appropriate.


 Now to the most important part of any movie, how was the plot and what did the plot evoke in me. The original Blade Runner was entirely about the idea of what makes us human and the idea of empathy. Blade Runner 2049 was able to ask the same questions, but with new plot ideas that meshed the ideas behind the original with new ones. This will not be the action packed sci-fi of Edge of Tomorrow (which I love), but harkens back to Villeneuve’s previous work with Arrival. This is what sci-fi should be. It asks hard questions and attempts to dive into the ideas of humanity in a new way. It makes us ask about our present by showing us a possible future. Go see this movie. 4/4

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