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I'm in unison with a lot of the positive thoughts being shared here, but I must be in the minority that I'm demanding to see this movie so soon after catching it for the first time the other night. Hell, if it hadn't been so late, I easily could've lined up for a back-to-back showing of it, and that's a very rare feeling I have with movies these days.
I especially loved the scene where Luv (Sylvia Hoeks) crashes Robin Wrights wrist, and then uses her dead body/face to get access to information :-).
@jake24, good. I'm aiming to see it once more in theaters, and this movie will be mine on 4K the day it's released, so I can permanently place it on a loop.
https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/boulevard/entertainment/denis-villeneuve-niet-klaar-met-sylvia-hoeks
True, but if he had that strength it might make him questioning if he indeed was a human.
I want to say someone really didn't care for it a couple of pages back. It was when I was trying to avoid the thread and caught their post.
Frankly it's so well made in general, it's kind of impossible to not to at LEAST acknowledge its craftmanship. That I don't intend to see it again is merely a personal thing. The preponderance of people I talk to on other venues seem to love it to death. Maybe 1 out of 10 simply don't care for it.
I saw the movie on Friday evening of its opening weekend. The showing before was also an evening showing. There were only maybe 12 people in the theatre with me and the usher told me the prior showing had about 9 people so at least in my area people aren't exactly pouring into theatres to *see* the film to begin with. A couple guys sitting behind me were a little too loud to not hear. During the trailers one of them asked the other what the movie was about & the other said "I don't know, but it has Han Solo!". 4 people left about 2 hr. in.
They should cast her as one. Then she could appear in Johnny English 4.
A couple of further thoughts on BR2049:
- Even though he was good in the film, Harrison Ford didn't give me a Deckard vibe. I looked at him and just saw Harrison Ford. Maybe that's because the character isn't deep enough to begin with. Also, I thought his fathering a child with Rachael was a bit unlikely. They didn't have something that deep together in the first film; would they have lasted enough together to get to that point?
- The best scenes of the film, for me: the first scene with Dr. Stelline, the love scene and the climactic battle. Great stuff. I also really like that moment in which Joe sees the giant Joi hologram after her "death"; it has a strange, uncomfortable vibe.
- That whole revolution trope is a bit overused in films today, don't you think?
On my second viewing the cinema was packed, and it was a fairly big theater. I think the first time I went to a late afternoon screening, and the theater was about half filled.
Ooowh here we go again. Someone who wants not only "SPECTRE" to look like "Alice In Wonderland", but also "Blade Runner" ;-).
But that´s just me. No need for you to comment at all, if you have nothing constructive to say. I´m just offering my opinion.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-blade-runner-2049-resurrected-that-character-f/1100-6453912/
That's .... a unique take on it....
Perhaps this is nothing more than a remnant of the old 'film noir' epics of the 40s, in which it wasn't uncommon for the man to slap his dame back into the present after an outburst of hysteria or a bit of deception she played on him. Male sexual dominance in films, even when portrayed with a bit of aggression, used to be perfectly acceptable and, indeed, even desirable. Though BLADE RUNNER isn't without its own share of misogyny, much of that could simply be a leftover from the old days. Let's not forget that James Bond too has slept with women who he had first hit or forced himself upon.
When the aforementioned scene in BLADE RUNNER unspools, I'm never put off by it. Sex doesn't always come with candles, roses and an 'Unchained Melody' over a bit of pottery. Sometimes people get a little rougher, and very often that is the perfect recipe for some quality time. Deckard tried things the nice way; that failed. And he wants some. And he wants it from her, or 'it'. When he makes her repeat his words, there's actually something tender and sweet going on between them. You can see Rachael turning. In this age of politically correct everything, it may be hard to accept this, but sex is still a game of physical annexation, even when consented, no matter how romantic, regardless of who wants it most. The scene may lean a little bit towards the 'yuck', but there's a definitive 'yeah' in there towards the end. I don't see rape; but I do see Rachael making Deckard work for it. I never question the love between them though.
Your post embodies this picture perfectly. :))
I am familiar with defenses of the scene. Reading it as Deckard getting in touch with his emotions after feeling cold for so long, trying to help Rachel get in touch with hers. Genre conventions. Etc. I wouldn't mind the scene if she was into it, or met him halfway. But she clearly doesn't want it. She's bolting for the door, getting thrown against the wall, whimpering, on the verge of tears, and finally just acquiesces. I would call this sexual assault.
You have described the scene accurately, but what you've described is not sexy in the slightest to me.