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How good will Blade Runner 2049 be?

posted 7 years ago by Elioditus (13)
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Will it be lifeless? There's a chance. Whenever artists put as much focus on aesthetics as you hear Villeneuve and company are putting into the new movie, you've got to be a little concerned. I believe in the original's greatness and I believe Villeneuve has world class talent, so I've been excited for over two years now. Hopefully I'm not in for a letdown.

That said, Arrival fell short for me. It bothered me when Amy Adam's character miraculously stole the military personnel's cell phone and spoke to China's prime minister about his dying wife's words in order to save the world. Like, how did she steal the cell phone? And why, out of all the things she could have said to the prime minister, would she choose his wife's dying words as the key to world peace? She could have told him about the mole on his left testicle, right? Or the secret ingredient to the barbecue sauce he makes for his family every Thanksgiving? I just don't understand why the plot would hinge on such an extraneous piece of logic. Feels contrived.

Anyways, this post is really about Blade Runner 2049. Do you believe?

[–] Frogarama (12942) 7 years ago

Harrison Ford said it was one of the best scripts he has read, so I am hopeful. The aesthetics here are very important, due to the original and its legendary visuals.

[–] Guitar King (4961) 7 years ago

It will probably be as good as the first one that bombed at the U.S. box office and took SIX re-edits to "fix."

[–] Elioditus (13) 7 years ago

Do you think it ever got fixed? Some of Harrison Ford's acting makes me cringe, but I don't think even clever cgi can fix it. I let it go, I overlook it.

[–] Guitar King (4961) 7 years ago

Nope, that's why I put fix in quotations. The first one is so fundamentally flawed nothing can fix it.

[–] grindovermatter (380) 7 years ago

When you're making a sequel to one of the all time masterpieces of cinema, decades afterwards, there's always going to be disappointment. Taken on its own, I hope it's a fine movie, but the odds of it being in line with the original are astronomically low.