Finally saw Bladerunner 2049. Wow.

Finally got around to watching the new Bladerunner and holy shit, Dennis Villanueve once again reminds us he can tell a story. I could probably spend the night getting into the beautifully detailed intricacies of the movie but I’ll touch on the one I couldn’t stop thinking about.

I found myself keeping tabs on Ryan Gosling’s character arc throughout the film. Villanueve successfully turned Gosling from a replicant bot to an emotionally driven protagonist. At the beginning of the film, he’s portrayed as a robot assassin, which almost reminded me of Arnold in the first Terminator. The scene culminates to Bautista telling Gosling he’s never seen a miracle, the ultimate “you’re just a bot dude” diss. After a few exchanges with the memory oracle, AI and Robin Wright, we get the feeling there’s more to Gosling than an outer shell. He’s looking for something. Villanueve offsets these humanistic moments, not letting us forget his character’s still a bot: Breaking through the wall at Harrison Ford’s hideout and putting his hand in the bee hive. (Btw I actually think that’s why Villanueve put that in there). The character arc is complete after he sacrifices himself so Ford can see his daughter. There’s visual evidence of this when he and Ford are talking in the snow: the dust on Goslings jacket looks like a ribcage, signifying he has a heart.

It was a fantastic movie and with Hans Zimmer on the score, it’s no wonder it was a hit at the Summer box office. Bravo.

Submitted July 31, 2018 at 11:22AM by HoagsHeroes7 https://ift.tt/2NXiU7U