Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

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  Elmntsofmadness

  8 / 10

  Written by Michael Green and, one of the original "Blade Runner" screenwriters, Hampton Fancher, and directed by Denis Villeneuve, "Blade Runner 2049" wonderfully captures the essence of the original, then builds upon it with something utterly new. For those unaware, the original film underwent several updates and edits, with the final version – "Blade Runner: The Final Cut" – serving as the official version for Villeneuve’s "2049". Where the first film was a future noir in style only whose narrative espoused philosophical ideas of life and identity in the digital age, "2049" digs deeper into these ideas through a mystery inside an enigma wrapped in a conundrum. Those put off by "Blade Runner"’s infamous ambiguity will be pleased to discover the concepts and issues that "2049" implies are easy to follow, but don’t fret, deep thinkers, there’s plenty for the more cerebral audiences to dive into. Though we observe how the players behave, the explanations for that behavior is largely left open, leaving the larger questions of intent and design up to the audience. Borrowing this approach to storytelling, along with the visual, auditory, and narrative styles of the original, "2049" takes them and extends them in natural ways that arouse new philosophical questions of life, the soul, and purpose.
  
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