![]() ![]() But hey, if you’re spoiler-obsessed, or you just want to watch the world burn, you can do that, too.ĭid I mention some minor spoilers for Blade Runner 2049 are included in the trailer below? Because there are. It’s taken 35 years for a Blade Runner sequel to be released, and waiting a couple of extra days to preserve a minor-but-nevertheless-cool moment is worth it. But if you haven’t, maybe just bookmark this post and come back later to see what I was talking about. If you’ve seen the movie already, go for it, full steam ahead. If you’re thinking that getting to the point is taking me a lot of words, you’re right! That’s because I want you to really think before you watch this trailer. Even more bizarre is the fact that dozens of film critics were specifically asked to not share this same moment in pre-release reviews, so audiences could enjoy the movie fresh for themselves.įrankly, this trailer is inexplicable. And if not, this kind of tease probably won’t change their minds. The movie opens in two days, and at this point, potential moviegoers have most likely decided whether they want to go. When a film is this ambitious and beautiful, there are bound to be several moments like that, but throwing this one away in a pre-release trailer seems like an odd choice, simply because I don’t see what value it brings. ![]() (Although there’s plenty of that, too.) This trailer spoils a specific moment that had my entire theater murmuring with approval. And not in a minor, Oh now I can infer what this person wants from a plot perspective kind of way. So I was a little surprised to see this latest trailer, which… spoils some things. But other than that, it’s pretty much been radio silence - so much so that we decided to make our initial review a totally spoiler-free zone. Sure, everybody knows Harrison Ford is back, and Ryan Gosling and Jared Leto are in it, and replicants are involved in some way, shape, or form. ![]() After Blade Runner 2049's neon-drenched cyberpunk aesthetic (not to mention its brilliant continuation of the original story) had us hypnotized, we're eager to revisit that world and hopefully some of its iconic characters, too.The team behind Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 has done an excellent job of not revealing to audiences what Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 is actually about. More positively, our mind spins at the possibilities of what a big-budget Blade Runner TV show can offer. There's no reason an Alien series couldn't achieve the same, especially if it features a mixture of Alien's classic aesthetic and modern horror sensibilities. In recent years, we've seen horror series like Netflix's Sweet Home and The Haunting of Hill House captivate audiences. It is the Quebec director Denis Villeneuve who bears the heavy responsibility of tackling the sequel of Blade Runner, the science-fiction movie directed by Ridley Scott in 1982, with Harrison Ford in the role of Rick Deckard, a former cop hunting Replicants.For its music, it was first the Icelander Jóhann Jóhannsson, a regular of Villeneuve’s movies (Sicario, Arrival. The episodic format could greatly benefit both Blade Runner and Alien, especially in the case of the latter. That's not to say either project is doomed to fail. Both Prometheus (which he called " easy to make in 3D") and Alien Covenant failed to replicate the success of those first two epics. ![]() Their impact on popular culture permeates to this day, and much of that credit has to go to their director, Ridley Scott.īut Scott's recent efforts in the Alien franchise haven't been able to meet the earlier highs of the franchise. The Vulnerability of Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049 The sequel has many aesthetic pleasures, but Gosling’s performance gives it weight. The original Blade Runner and Alien movies are two of the most influential sci-fi movies of all time. Scott made no mention about what kind of story the Alien TV show will tell, so it remains to be seen if it will provide a fresh shot in the arm many feel the franchise needs.Īnalysis: Is Scott the right man for the job? The Alien franchise has been a little more dormant, at least in the entertainment space, since 2017's Alien: Covenant, which received a lukewarm reception at the time of release. ![]()
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