"New ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Trailer Further Reveals the..." Topic

…Sci-Fi Sequel.

"Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment have unveiled a new trailer for Blade Runner 2049, the highly anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott's 1980s sci-fi classic. Directed by Arrival and Sicario filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049 takes place 30 years after the events of the first film and stars Ryan Gosling as a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, who unearths a secret that leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, which has Harrison Ford reprising the role. Villeneuve reteams with frequent cinematographer Roger Deakins for this sprawling sci-fi epic, while Ridley Scott produces. Blade Runner scribe Hampton Fancher and American Gods co-creator/Logan co-writer Michael Green penned the screenplay.

Unsurprisingly, the movie looks stunning. Deakins is getting to run around in the playground built by the original, but bring his own sensibilities to the setting. At the very least, 2049 will be one of the most visually compelling films of the year. But what about from a story perspective? This is where it gets a bit tricky. On the one hand, having a weak story never stopped the original Blade Runner from being revered as a classic, but all of the elements are in place for Villeneuve to create a compelling narrative. That being said, I hope that the story isn't simply coasting to "And Gosling's character is a replicant too!" The question of who and who isn't a replicant could be interesting, but you actually have to do the groundwork and not simply let the audience fill in their own thoughts regarding the nature of humanity…"
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Armand

It's hard to top:

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.

I'm looking forward to it.

Would love to see a sequel with some of that action, in the far reaches of space.

Now, that would rock.

Blade Runner is one of my favorite films and this looks like it may be worthy of the original.

Well, they've had 30 years to get the sequel right, so there are no excuses, other than perhaps a rather decrepit old Deckerd……….

I think Ridley Scott is a skilled filmmaker, but part of his success is due to serendipity and by doing the exact opposite of what he is doing today with 2049 and Alien Covenant.

Whether this due to errors in the original script or some attempt to hide flaws at the time, or it's simply the drugs, Alien and Blade Runner left off some major details that only helped to enhance the mystique of these films.

It's when Scott started to second-guess himself and began to insist on filling in the gaps that I feel we lost what makes these films interesting in the first place. They don't give us all the answers, and that's fine with me as it fits the narrative and it allows you to interpret them in your own way.

In Blade Runner there is this discussion about the idea that Deckard might be a replicant or is indeed simply human. There are strong arguments for both cases and it's my opinion that the film works better if Deckard is a human, because it makes Roy's speech about his condition and what he experienced far more poignant than if he were a fellow replicant. If Deckard is indeed a replicant as Scott decided years later and makes a sequel three decades later to placate every other interpretation, it diminishes what he achieved with the original film.

And what grates me most is that he still tries to outsmart the viewer by not giving any extra information. He ruined the mystery of the aliens and the space jockey with Prometheus and deliberately didn't provide answers to whatever new stuff he pulls out of his ass, just go watch the next sequel, and the next, and …

All this a priori revisionism might work well with those who are utterly mind blown as soon as a bit of wind gets in their ear, it remains shoddy work.

Still the visuals look spot on, at least they tried to preserve that part as much as possible.

Looks like they nailed the aesthetic but here's hoping they saved a chunk of the budget for good screenwriters rather than blowing it all on CGI.

Can't wait to see it!…

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Armand

Ditto.

Good looking film but I don't much care for Gosling.