Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 is an extraordinary film because it’s one that doesn’t get made anymore. A slow burn, character driven narrative about the degradation of our modern society and how there is humanity in such society.
The cinematography in this film is absolutely stunning. Roger Deakins is a master behind the camera. Every frame is a wallpaper or a poster. That is how beautiful this film is. Along with the wonderful production design, 2049’s world feels authentic, real and amazing to look at.
The Blade Runner films are separate from the genre it helped legitimatmize because they are philosophical rather than action driven. Officer K is a man looking for purpose in a world filled with emptiness. All he has is his digital girlfriend, Joi, to actually care about him. To be along for K’s emotional journey from beginning to end was something special.
2049 took everything that was great about the original Blade Runner and turned up to 100. For me, this film solidifies Denis Villneuve as one of the great auteur directors of our time.
10/10