Blade Runner 2049's visual realization of cyberspace surpasses that of its predecessor, with layered sets and no abuse, neat but inflexible mirrors, and overall far from the post-modern cinematography of its predecessors ——Even 2049 still shows the tendency to be isolated, unnatural and even alienated in the scene construction of LA. After all, the director does not want 2049 to be nailed to the research of the previous work, or Hollywood capital is happy to see a new sci-fi trilogy.
In the setting of 2049, replicas are close to natural people in terms of emotion (needs), emotions, cognition, etc., but the division between the two is more and more extreme - the tension generated by this arrangement makes it easy to undertake the following (or Above: Blackout), such as more complicated love or betrayal, rebellion or uprising of replicants, and even large-scale conflicts between replicants and natural humans. At the same time, the fairly obvious religious elements, the ambiguity of reproduction (including the appearance of the mother body), the realization of the mission, etc. imply a world setting similar to the matrix. If there is a sequel, it is not difficult to imagine that it will take faith as the motif. , from this point of view, the conception of feelings as the distinction between replicators and natural persons should be discarded. Personally, I think that 2049 has almost abandoned the view of replicators as any form of machines (or things) based on the three laws, and will mainly construct them in the obvious difference from natural humans (reproduction/replication, death/ Destruction) and Terry's famous motto "more human than human", the latter can be echoed with "human, all too human" under the foreshadowing of 2049, which directly leads to the generation, transformation and transformation of value systems such as morality and ethics. inherit. To a certain extent, the blade runners after 2049 have the basis to carry historical metaphors or realistic metaphors. This is not uncommon in Hollywood.
Hollywood, by the way its industry works, decided 2049. The narrative pays attention to succession and details, and pays attention to the complex plot (with routines), which is in contrast to the previous work that does not care about the background and the plot is concise. The essence of the previous game, the mixed old-fashioned romantic & noir narrative style, has been largely replaced with a driving story unfolding, and nostalgia/homage that can both touch the audience and serve as a selling point. In addition, most of the Hong Kong elements of the previous work, or the concept of the cultural significance of the street in the previous work, were mostly cut off, and replaced by a sense of technology (which Hollywood thinks science fiction films should have). But Hollywood is really good at pulling the story pattern, polishing the script repeatedly, and blending styles to satisfy a diverse audience.
So I still give it five stars - for this movie that is quite cliché from the narration to the scheduling and even the soundtrack, the film where Commander Gossip is stiff when he falls into memory, and imagine that Deka and Rachel continue the relationship, which almost reverses the will of the previous film. plot of the movie. The story is not satisfactory, but there is still hope. IMAX has provided the best blockbuster experience I have had in recent years, and some reviews describe it as "incredible lucid dream", which is probably the case. It is not easy to see urban sci-fi that is above the standard and has feelings these days. I'm almost sure that I'm still going to pay for the thoughtful detail, for the excellent slow-paced control, for Harrison Ford, and most importantly, for a different but equally brilliant imagination.
Miscellaneous Notes:
I describe the scene of the blackout as eyeball fetish to explain some visual features of the previous work, which is reproduced in the first shot of 2049;
the interaction of information and physics/physiology is very imaginary, and it is discussed in the presence of this interaction The relationship between High Commander and the virtual lover (commodity joi) is also very meaningful;
the mystery of Deka's identity should be revealed;
the scenes about Rachel in the previous work are basically reproduced or paid tribute;
finally, it is suspected that SONY's new record player appeared.
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