Denis Villeneuve directed another incredible sci-fi with his rendition of the “Blade Runner” sequel 35 years later. The visual effects are incredible, the acting is suburb, and the story is strong. This is an all-out good movie to watch for both movie lovers and nostalgia seekers. I am not a big fan of the first “Bald Runner, but seeing this sequel has really brightened my vision for this world that Ridley Scott brought to the screen back in 1982.
I’m going to describe the plot as best I can without mentioning any spoilers, as any detailed plot would give them away. That’s how detailed and precise this plot is. Here we go. This film is about ‘K’ (Ryan Gosling) who discovers a secret about the replicants and must find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) who holds the key to that secret. Going beyond what I just mentioned would spoil the movie now. Whew! That was a close one.
My favorite thing about this film is the use of visual effects and world building this movie gives the audience. The art direction and sets built for this film are so detailed that I thought I was taken into the movie. The visual effects are so well blended with this film that I really couldn’t tell what was real or fake. I won’t say who it is, but there is one face that appears from the original “Blade Runner” that left me jaw-dropped because of how good it was. It made Tarkin’s and Leia’s faces from “Rogue One” (2016) look like a film student’s bad Photoshop job.
Ryan Gosling’s performance was pretty good as he’s the front of this film with Harrison Ford coming into the picture about an hour-and-a-half into the story. This journey is officially K’s as he’s the center of everything going on in this post-apocalyptic and dystopian world inside Los Angeles. Both actors give their best efforts into this movie as to make us believe that they are trying to survive what ‘life’ throws at them.
One negative about this film is Jared Leto. Now I loved his performance don’t get me wrong, but I wish there was more of him. He plays Niander Wallace who is the blind owner of the Tyrell Corporation who creates replicants. He’s a manipulative, creepy, and genius of a villain. But he’s hardly in the movie. He has only a handful of dialogue and appears to never leave the same room. This film could’ve put more of him as the forefront of the film as a main villain who played a more pivotal role in the third act. Besides that, this film delivers on everything else. It has depth, a strong cast, brilliant visuals, and a tremendous story only meant for a sci-fi epic.
Ryan Gosling in “Blade Runner: 2049”
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