Well, hello there, I hope this finds you well, wherever that may be.
It is the weekend, so there is that celebratory moment for you right there. I digress, you are here for a film review and that I shall give to you. My only regret is that I never saw this in the cinema just because the visual artistry was spellbinding.
The cinematography in Bladerunner 2049 was just breathtaking, and when I found out it was Roger Deakins, who was the cinematographer for this movie, I was not surprised in the slightest. I must add that Deakins did the cinematography for 1917, The Shawshank Redemption, and so on; quite the CV, isn't it?
Bladerunner 2049, set 30 years after the previous film in Los Angeles, the bioengineered humans are known as replicants are slaves. We get introduced to Officer K (shortened for KD6-3.7, his serial number), working for Los Angeles Police Department as he hunts and retires rogue replicants (basically killing them).
Quite the dream job, isn't it? Things start to shift, though, after a retirement of a particular rogue, Sapper Morton, at his home in which K finds initials on a tree. What is significant is that this triggers the memories of K, as he spots a date "6-10-21", which resurfaces in memory as he fondly remembers a toy horse that he had from childhood. Now here is where it gets all a bit sticky; for a replicant, the replicants have artificial memories inserted. Hence, K was unsure whether the memories were real, but his girlfriend convinced him that we were born and not manufactured.
It is quite the journey that K embarks on as he seeks out the old Bladerunner Rick Deckard (played by Harrison Ford) to find answers about the memories and the child born from a replicant, which is genetically impossible, as replicants are bioengineered- making this a miracle.
I will say that this is a slow burner, and it worth the watch; the ending, the fight scenes, all of it, is worth the wait. Maybe the pacing of it was a little bit off at times. However, I think the musical score and the cinematography more than made up for it.
Ryan Gosling's portrayal of K was incredible- his acting style is not one of many words, and I think as a result of it worked synonymously with his character mannerisms. Denis Villeneuve was spectacular with his directing, he did not rush the film, and I could tell that a lot of time and effort had gone into the film. Maybe it was a tad too long, and I think some scenes didn't need to be there, which made for uncomfortable viewing, in my opinion.
I am surprised that it flopped what it did in the box office, but I think that might be I watched it away from the hype when it came out. Did people not want the sequel? I guess from the numbers; the answer is a resounding no. However, since it picked up on the streaming services, it has improved from my understanding.
I would love to know your thoughts on this film; please leave a comment down below or let me know what you think on my social media pages. If you haven't watched it already, give it a watch and let me know what you think!
Till next time
Picture reference:
https://www.4columns.org/halter-ed/blade-runner-2049
https://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/blade-runner-2049-four-hour-directors-cut-1201892069/
https://theconversation.com/blade-runner-2049-misses-rise-of-creative-artificial-intelligence-79821
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