Kinda like K's memory about the horse and the furnace. What's the media like? [–]sudoscientistagain 1533 points1534 points1535 points 3 years ago (52 children). I also think that she had a pretty big soft spot for all the good work that he's done and when Luv Came to kill him she sought to protect him. [–]GhostofTrundle 1774 points1775 points1776 points 3 years ago* (43 children). Of all the striking images in the film, the one of Joi's and Marriette's hands stroking the back of Ryan Gosling's head is the shot that has stuck with me the most. A sequel to the 1982 film Blade Runner, the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, with Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto in supporting roles. Got some serious Her vibes from that scene as well. If Deakins doesn't win this year....we riot. It looks like, by 2049, pretty much everyone with money went offworld. Just thinking about it, we actually don't get very good of an idea as to much beyond the dynamic of unchecked corporate might and mass consumerism on a horrific scale. Yeah, I’m super confused as to what to make of that still. The questions the film asks is what is the meaning of humanity in the postmodern age, when the distinction between human and machine is unclear. [–]zackmanze 864 points865 points866 points 3 years ago (61 children). One smaller thing I appreciated was when Gosling just ran through a bloody wall and the film treated it casually. Throughout most of the movie, I was hoping they wouldn’t make K the child, but near the end, especially when that lady was like ‘Oh you thought you were the child?’ and he looked so crestfallen, I felt so sorry for him. Yet we see Luv just walking around the LAPD station on two occasions, and in both instances she straight up murders a police officer. [–]karmagod13000 817 points818 points819 points 3 years ago (102 children), that part reminded me of the matrix when he is told he he is not the one, so i def thought gosling was gonna end up being the child. It begs the question, could the Soviets have won? To me, one of the most interesting themes explored in the film is the meaning of love. With Blade Runner being set in 2019, but strong evidence of the past is typical of postmodern films warning the audience the dangers of the future. Going in as someone who considers the original one of the best movies of all time, I had high hopes. The scene of K watching snowflakes hit his hand and kind of realizing what it’s like to be human and then cut to the daughter with fake snow at the end, who as a real being can’t feel those same things. I found it fascinating after watching that that moment could be either a failure on the movie's part to humanize her, or a failure on my own for being incapable of empathizing with an AI, even one programmed to appease it's 'owner'. The final fight scene in the waves and the ships was my favourite movie scene of the year so far, it was incredible to watch. Right. [–]TheDoofWarrior 354 points355 points356 points 3 years ago (4 children), [–]1080TJ 340 points341 points342 points 3 years ago (0 children), "3D waifus are shit. the examples of the fake becoming real and dangerous replicants escaping to earth portray post modernism into the future. Best movie hologram to date. But they're not acknowledging it? Registered office: Venture House, Cross Street, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 7PJ. That transition from the embers in the fire to the city lights was fantastic. The other scene that blew me away was the synchronisation of Joi and the prostitute. [–]NotTheBees_ARGH 506 points507 points508 points 3 years ago (6 children). She doesn't necessarily give him what's best for him, only what he's looking for at any given time. This movie totally subverts the whole "chosen one" trope. It goes: “Is it real?” — “I don’t know. Joi became special on her own too, everyone focuses on her naming him but her agency went far beyond that. Dystopian fiction always portrays cultural and political sources such as; totalitarian, growing awareness of environmental damage, technology rapidly enhancing, surveillance, television, human engineering. I think she was into him sexually/romantically. We don't know it at the time, but that's because she's a girl. There's a sadness there that he draws on. These are my thoughts. He's quite literally the average joe replicant who went rogue and wanted to be human. He doesn't allow himself to indulge his desire to see his child, because he knows that's not what's best for them. [–]TheSenate_ 506 points507 points508 points 3 years ago (14 children), [–]Szaint 440 points441 points442 points 3 years ago (0 children). Holy shit that man can act his arse off. [–]liiiiiiiile 1223 points1224 points1225 points 3 years ago (15 children). When they first introduced Joi I thought it was super creepy and weird, but as the movie went on I really liked their relationship. He said in an interview once that he understands why he only gets roles where he plays fighters or thugs: he knows that he's frightening looking. I was actually wondering if they recreated the archive footage with a Sean Young lookalike so that the imperfect copy would look identical. [–]Kurwasaki12 753 points754 points755 points 3 years ago (40 children). Trailers: first trailer, second trailer. use the following search parameters to narrow your results: Click 'spoiler' after posting something to give it a spoiler tag! [–]ZeppelinPage 1408 points1409 points1410 points 3 years ago (3 children), [–]kahonee 1073 points1074 points1075 points 3 years ago (25 children). All this hype and all this talk of the film.... [–]Kafkanod 1079 points1080 points1081 points 3 years ago (2 children), [–]TheLordofM00 625 points626 points627 points 3 years ago (15 children), [–]itsevilR 1128 points1129 points1130 points 3 years ago (26 children). The final scene between him and Anna is quite possibly some of the best acting that I've ever seen from him. Also liked how it compared the 2 times he feels the snow on his hand. REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 25457 on r2-app-0ab55851b5eb52151 at 2021-05-19 18:32:29.560465+00:00 running 9385e0c country code: FR. [–]Weirdman125 940 points941 points942 points 3 years ago (13 children). He mentioned in an interview that for this role he was blown away by the sheer depth of the director's input in that he was instructed in which manner to act and got feedback for every minutia of his work. [–]Szaint 1273 points1274 points1275 points 3 years ago (13 children). I mean, the product placement is supposed to be there, isn't it? In Blade Runner, the postmodern aesthetic in the plots set design, effects, dialogue and language have been explored by many theorists. I don't think someone like Dwayne Johnson really has the same range. With this and the protein farm greenhouses we see in the first scene with Cyrillic script, they have a commercial presence in the United States. Because that was the prejudice if humanity in the first (and still exists in the second) movies. and join one of thousands of communities. Post humanism the idea that human beings are technological enhanced and improved these characteristics can be found in Blade Runner. He broke the "wall" that was spoken about by Robin Wright's character at the beginning, without even knowing it. I hoping Denise gets up enough clout to spend some companies half a billion on DUNE because the SciFi community as a whole would appreciate it. [–]TheLordofM00 1242 points1243 points1244 points 3 years ago (46 children). [–]mrtemporallobe 2779 points2780 points2781 points 3 years ago (40 children). Has that Dunkirk vibe to it which makes sense because of Zimmer and Wallfisch. I love how the original Blade Runner dealt with replicants and this one deals significantly with the software itself. Blade Runners Los Angeles has been compared to a postmodern city with its huge advertising promoting off world colony with the idea that the rich have fled to a better equivalent. I would also add that I loved his dog and I’m glad he survived. Even at the end of the film, Wallace's power remains unassailable. It's obvious that, in the complete absence of any social welfare like education or decent opportunities for the population, the authorities are the ones who pick up the slack. But K's implanted memory was changed so that he would appear as a boy? r/bladerunner: A subreddit dedicated to Blade Runner. I'm pretty sure it's my favorite of the year so far. “Is he real?” — “I don’t know, why don’t you ask him?”. It's because Bautista is ugly. (Atari is still around, but as a brand not a corporation I think. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of UKEssays.com. I was a little ashamed that I didn't see her as a living being because why shouldn't I? - Ryan Gosling, [–]Biggymacsauce 946 points947 points948 points 3 years ago (12 children), You know the score and visuals are good when the guy behind you has a seizure 15 mins in, [–]Travman93 331 points332 points333 points 3 years ago (2 children), "Great parking and location, but popcorn is far too buttery. Great catch. I'd heard people talking about it being very slow-paced and potentially boring but I was riveted and genuinely disappointed when I realised it was nearing the conclusion. [–]RunnerOfRohan 611 points612 points613 points 3 years ago* (43 children). Did anyone else catch that Deckard visited Rachel's grave? ", "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh", [–]mukmin96 580 points581 points582 points 3 years ago (5 children). ", Shade sees this as too coincidental -- maybe this is some ur-memory, or proof of an afterlife! Especially the ending scene where Joe is at peace, laying in the snow succumbing to his wounds. (Haha, dude's physically blind AND blind to the meaning of love.). For Wallace, love is the key to everything, which sounds romantic, but it's demystified. In 1551 Thomas More published the first English description of a fiction based on the ideal society with economic stability and harmonious political system. There is a range of literature on Blade Runner in books and on websites, it is often highlighted as a postmodern film. The cinematography is mind blowing. Ridley Scott’s seminal future noir Blade Runner turns 35 this year. This film is something special and from the very first beats you could feel it would deliver the goods. The term dystopia first came around in the nineteenth century by English philosopher John Stewart Mill in 1868. [–]SpicyCelery 166 points167 points168 points 3 years ago (10 children). Despite its many fine qualities, new sequel Blade Runner 2049 has nothing to touch the sheer poetry of this scene – but its release provides the perfect excuse to … I loved the scene of Deckhard chasing K and how it strongly resembled that of Deckhard being chased by Roy in the original film. [–]seethar 937 points938 points939 points 3 years ago (34 children), I enjoyed Joi's character much more after I realized how exactly she worked. It also sounds great! [–]0verstim 569 points570 points571 points 3 years ago (1 child). On June 25, 1982, Warner Bros. brought Blade Runner to theaters. [–]seasidehills 3014 points3015 points3016 points 3 years ago (77 children). K was just another replicant, sharing some of the same memories as so many other replicants. [–][deleted] 193 points194 points195 points 3 years ago (1 child), I could not believe what I was watching. I thought for sure he was going to die. Sylvia Hoeks was terrifying. And when that classic Blade Runner pistol fired or when there's a spinner flying by... oh man... Just great sound design all over. Blade Runner is an American neo-noir science fiction media franchise originating from the 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? He's not special in the sense that he's not a chosen one like he (and Joi) believed himself to be. followed by "Wait then there's no way he's actually the child". [–]Sithsaber 178 points179 points180 points 3 years ago (17 children), [–]bill4935 202 points203 points204 points 3 years ago (15 children), That's why we see the logos for defunct companies like Pan Am and Atari. It was just an intense thing happening in an intense scene, and I loved it. It mirrored the question that everyone in the audience must have been thinking, the response was funny and in character, and it also symbolically pointed to the main theme of the film. And I love that this movie doesn't beat us over the head with its message. If you're hoping to find Blade Runner on one of the streaming services you already subscribe to, there's bad news: Blade Runner is not currently on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime. Info: 2074 words (8 pages) Essay So many awesome surprises. [–]ngammo 171 points172 points173 points 3 years ago (10 children), An optimistic story of how even in dystopian year 2049, bees will survive 🐝🐝, [–]DarthSunshine 767 points768 points769 points 3 years ago* (30 children). Blade Runner displays a post-apocalyptic setting after a nuclear war with its focus on the dystopian urban environment. He wants to believe he's "real," that he has a purpose beyond being a tool, and so she tells him that. The scene of him making love to Joi and the real girl at the same time was completely mesmerising. I haven’t been in love with a picture like this in a long time. Especially based on their earlier conversations. [–]M_as-in_Mancy191 908 points909 points910 points 3 years ago (3 children). [–]leakime 1428 points1429 points1430 points 3 years ago (26 children). Paul Mooney Dies: Writing Partner Of Richard Pryor Was 79, ‘Cruella’ Holds First Major Hollywood Premiere Since Pandemic Began. Tripping me out on what it means to be alive. [–][deleted] 1815 points1816 points1817 points 3 years ago (2 children). My interpretation: I loved the ultimate message of the movie. The opening text seemed to pretty definitively say “yes” but the nature of Deckard’s story made it seem like he was some kind of Human Sperm donor. The frightening element of dystopias is they are almost always relevant to current world affairs highlighting the dangers of what could happen given the circumstances. Does everyone who isn't super rich live in a derelict apartment, or is there a middle class with access to a decent middle ground between the extremes, while still suffering the same consequences of overpopulation? Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Harrison Ford actually looked like he gave a shit, and I'd argue this was the best performance he's ever given. Makes you feel a lot more sympathetic to him after the reveal, [–]IHoebot 528 points529 points530 points 3 years ago (16 children), but with the main twist of him not being special. he was moving robotically like the animatronic characters at Disneys "hall of Presidents". This is such an great emotional film and that it question my humanity, My god, this is my top film of 2017. Marking a new age showing its dystopian end postmodernism flows throughout the film the gloomy dark rain and moody atmosphere. The bass was so intense that it literally vibrated the screen. [–]satthia 2505 points2506 points2507 points 3 years ago (29 children). [–]acertainbr0mance 677 points678 points679 points 3 years ago (37 children). The photography and the use of colours paired with the editing and soundtrack was absolutely fantastic. If you were made." But in the end, he was wrong, he wasn't born and the memory was implanted. The kite trap to Ben Franklin his ass out of the sky was my favorite part of the movie. So by 2019 and even 2049, the Soviet Union is still around. That was seriously phenomenal. What do you think about the themes of love in Blade Runner 2049? All the technology seemed so tangible. [–]nmjack42 353 points354 points355 points 3 years ago (10 children), Did you notice how Leto moved? 2017. 2006, someone nudges you while watching Batista stumble through another shitty promo and tells you that he's going to be a wonderful actor some day in the fucking BLADE RUNNER SEQUEL. The baseline lines are part of Shade's description of what he saw when he had a near-death experience. The film projects what chaos can be instilled when people reject the modern period. The 1982 dystopian science fiction action film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison … One of the key themes of the film is the ‘blurring’ of the differences between the real and the artificial, between the humans and the replicants. Oh, and can we just appreciate how ballsy it was of Sony and Warner to do such a large-scale follow-up to a cult film, and have it pull no punches regarding story and visuals? [–]Vladieboy 2562 points2563 points2564 points 3 years ago (22 children). Can't wait for the future! But Blade Runner was not the first film at once a science fiction movie and a noir movie. Big spoilers ahead. [–]Skyhooks 1163 points1164 points1165 points 3 years ago (36 children). [–]marco_santos 995 points996 points997 points 3 years ago (23 children). [–]Chasedabigbase 221 points222 points223 points 3 years ago (7 children), Ana de armas and mackenzie davis at literally the same time though, [–][deleted] 2239 points2240 points2241 points 3 years ago (48 children), Dune fans everywhere are like fucking do it m8, [–][deleted] 749 points750 points751 points 3 years ago (30 children). From James Cameron to Harrison Ford, they're getting everyone on Reddit. [–]generalT 1032 points1033 points1034 points 3 years ago (13 children). Yeah it really flew by for me. Villeneuve is now hands down my favorite director working in Hollywood today. "It's accurate. But it wasn’t until the twentieth century and after world war two that the term became popular in novels and films. By Murray Chapman When Deckard leaves his apartment with Rachael at the end of the film, she knocks over an origami unicorn. The twist with her being simply a mirror for him to project his own delusions of grandeur into himself was masterful and heartbreaking. I loved it. The scene was needed.Imagine if someone told you that you were a robot and that all your memories were false and they explained it convincingly.At this point you have doubts and maybe you start believing in it.Wouldn't you want to check it? I kept worrying that every time K would get into a pickle, Deckard was gonna be the one who showed up to save him by shooting the bad guy and the camera pans over to see him there holding a gun. This was a time of a totalitarian society such as the Nazi Germany and Soviet Union, Orwell implemented the thought police and big brother gaining complete control over citizens and their thoughts. The unicorn is the last of a series of origami figures that Gaff uses to taunt Deckard. He's won my loyalty for life. [–]MattSR30 1514 points1515 points1516 points 3 years ago (24 children). That stupid scotch drinking puppet! K was on the same journey that Roy Batty was on. He's way better than the Rock imo. We've received widespread press coverage since 2003, Your UKEssays purchase is secure and we're rated 4.4/5 on reviews.co.uk. also my gf called the sister being the memory maker, and i was like cheeeaa right. I was worried that it'd be too schlocky or that it would focus too much on action. The whole pictured moved in a frenzy with every WAAAAA. The depthless postmodern surface incorporates fragments of once-meaningful codes and conventions that are now blankly cited without context or referent. A figurative stab in the ribs before an actual stab. [–]M_as-in_Mancy191 2749 points2750 points2751 points 3 years ago (93 children), Mad shout out to Robin Wright for being a stone cold badass in this film. That his love interest was nothing but preprogrammed AI. [–]kkodaxeroo 2249 points2250 points2251 points 3 years ago (89 children), Intense emotional sentences and insults spewed at a high rate in a nerve-wrackingly small claustrophobic white box room, Like a strengthening and evolution of the Voigt-Kampf test, [–]superjanna 1473 points1474 points1475 points 3 years ago (8 children), Then I loved the casual responses at the end, the cheery "ok we're done" (or whatever it was) the first time and then a pissed off "not even CLOSE to baseline" afterwards, [–]iGodzilla_x 186 points187 points188 points 3 years ago (6 children), The voice reminded me of GERTY from Moon who is voice by Kevin Spacey, [–]radbrad7 1185 points1186 points1187 points 3 years ago (22 children). *You can also browse our support articles here >, https://www.questia.com/libary/journal/1p3-699892921/blade-runner-and-the-postmodern-a-reconsideration. Can emotions be programmed or humanity manufactured, these are the same questions postmodern philosophers ask; how we come to terms with the world when the image overrides the individual. The world of 2047 is one that is simply way more commercialised than what we already have. Dystopian fiction focuses on political and cultural issues George Orwell’s 1984 one of the most iconic dystopian novels write after world war two in 1949. Modern culture, modernism in the early twentieth century this was a very powerful movement, before the first world war there was the idea that technology was bringing a better future after the first world war this idea collapsed technology made weapons for war especially during the holocaust the idea was that technology is not the best way to the perfect world. I'll be thinking about it for days. This is, of course, almost the polar opposite of K and Joi's ideal of love. Someone on an internet board states that he's going to be a brilliant actor one day. [–]closedown 827 points828 points829 points 3 years ago (16 children). 75 $17.56 $17.56. [–]GodzillaAtTheDisco 1592 points1593 points1594 points 3 years ago (12 children). For leaked info about upcoming movies, twist endings, or anything else spoileresque, please use the following method: If you need assistance with writing your essay, our professional essay writing service is here to help! Dude. The 1982 dystopian science fiction action film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. And only after that did he choose to save Deckard himself, revealing that he was special after all, but not because he was born that way, because he became special on his own. He checks back with the newspaper, and is told. [–]maddogg 1158 points1159 points1160 points 3 years ago (115 children). Click 'spoiler' after posting something to give it a spoiler tag! The scene where K was checking the furnace was nerve-wrecking. At first I thought it was odd that a person could experience such joy in such a joyless situation. Study for free with our range of university lectures! She remembered the exact same thing? Edit: Villeneuve is an incredible director and this movie didn't fail to live up to the hype, [–]gogoluke 746 points747 points748 points 3 years ago (18 children). Some time later, he reads in a newspaper an account from a woman who also had a near-death experience, and, in the poem, the paper quotes her as saying "Beyond that orchard through a kind of smoke / I glimpsed a tall white fountain--and awoke. I made the connection when he was growing bee hives, bees need real flowers. Once K sees this miracle (and believes that he may be the first one) he starts to run and disobey orders. I absolutely love Vangelis, but the sequel takes much better care with the themes than the original. There's nothing mentioned (at least in 2049, I haven't seen the original in over a decade) about the political hierarchy above the police. I loved the bit where they showed the looming dark shadowy buildings of the Wallace Corporation. There was a lot going on with the bees. Some themes in Blade Runner adhere to the orthodox dystopian cinema genre, the representation of romance conforms to gender stereotypes. [–]doubleohbond 807 points808 points809 points 3 years ago (39 children). The realization that his Joi had no agency was the final push K needed to give his life for the cause. To be honest, I had a different take on the bees. [–]M_as-in_Mancy191 1469 points1470 points1471 points 3 years ago (62 children). Leaving I realized he understood Blade Runner infinitely better than I did. Gosling and Ford have a great chemistry. The score was intense and engaging. I didn't even mind all the product placement. Official Discussion: Blade Runner 2049 [SPOILERS]. [–]murmandamos 358 points359 points360 points 3 years ago (0 children). It feels like a modern examination of the original's theme of AI. Within seconds I was drawn in and kept there straight through. 2019 most rich people went off world and the rest got left behind essentially. I'll have a better idea once I've had some time to process everything in the film. [–]SuperDaleCooper 5382 points5383 points5384 points 3 years ago (144 children). 2/5 wouldn't recommend. [–]Mooply 269 points270 points271 points 3 years ago (10 children). I guess to summarize: Love is purpose and a way to dodge loneliness for K, it's indulgence for Joi, sacrifice for Deckard, and a commodity for Wallace. It met and exceeded all my expectations. The result is not a coherent aesthetic structure but an opaque and resistant pastiche”. It displays the future as well as holding onto the past creating post industrialism. The women are exposed as being products that can be sold or bought, a product, model of pleasure. There were just so many individual elements I absolutely loved, but it still came together to be more than the sum of its parts. A system of cells interlinked within Blade Runner highlights a message that the future is hopeless. © 2021 reddit inc. All rights reserved. Also, I really couldn't tell whether they used CG or an actress or a mix to do Rachael, but damn, was I confused. Ridley Scott was not a fan of the theatrical cut, which was put together by studio executives who wanted a happy ending to please moviegoers. Instead of trying to be there for his child at all times, he wants them isolated from him. [–]ChaosRevealed 217 points218 points219 points 3 years ago (0 children), [–]freeguess 186 points187 points188 points 3 years ago (1 child). Her death scene hit me in my soul, Blade Runner 2049 have not only live up to the expectation of the 1st film, it exceeded it. Maybe even the Fugitive. Most of the films animals are extinct or endangered due to radiation, only the rich can afford to have animals. [–]Chispy 1268 points1269 points1270 points 3 years ago* (24 children). [–]Portatort 1534 points1535 points1536 points 3 years ago (13 children). DVD. The scene where the child is revealed to be a girl and K is absolutely crestfallen followed by K realizing that Joi was just a run of the mill AI programmed to say what you want to hear and the ad version of her even called him “Joe” also, which I believe shows that even that was just a part of her programming, really brought home the feeling that K was just a normal replicant with nothing special other than a shared memory or two instead of being born special or “the chosen one”. Now, let's flip it around. [–]SimpleYetClean 1891 points1892 points1893 points 3 years ago (88 children). He wants to feel normal and wants to express his love normally, so she calls over a tangible woman so that he can, uh, make love to her. Poor guy was having an existential crisis every 30 minutes. [–]matr1x168 2140 points2141 points2142 points 3 years ago (58 children), Bautista slamming gosling through the wall was sick...wanted more of him tbh. It is considered to be a neo-noir film with its use of Deckard being antihero, the crime setting and also Rachel the femme fatale. 1920×1200 blade runner 2049 windows wallpaper download. Carla Juri blew me away. There is a sense of disorientation, alienation, disconnect a sense of being in outer space. I also love that we still don't know whether Deckard is a replicant or not. I was actually a little taken aback that I didn't react to it they way I would have expected to, I barely reacted at all. The supporting characters were all great too. Just very specific, intense and intruiging. [–]hemareddit 824 points825 points826 points 3 years ago (21 children). For Ryan Gosling's character K, love means presence: K's relationship with Joi is one of the most emotionally potent parts of the film. Just got out. It felt like a very organic extension of the original film, and I'm so happy that none of the questions people had after the first weren't answered here, but just alluded to. Certainly could have been a call back to Rachael's Voight-Kampff response, but I think this cake has got a few layers. The poem K recites for his Baseline is from the novel Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov, the same book that he has in his apartment.

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