Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) by Peabarter — 07 Oct 2017

I cautiously got excited to see this movie. Of course, I watched the Final cut version of Blade Runner with my son 2 days before. My anticipation increased when I saw overwhelming critic ratings, but I only read one review ahead of time. I was worried that too high expectations would result in my being disappointed with the film. I did note that the film was 2 hrs and 40 minutes long so I prepared myself for a long movie. The obvious place to see this film was the IMAX at the MN zoo which has a true 70 mm screen (97 ft high!!!) and the most awesome sound presentation that I have ever heard.

I'm happy to say that I was not let down by my high expectations. I loved the story, visuals and sound track of Blade Runner 2049! The movie plays like a mystery/detective story and keeps the audience immersed and thinking about what they are watching. This movie may not be for everyone since there are many scenes with no talking as it follows the protagonist, detective K (played well by Ryan Gosling), while he works the clues and moves around the futuristic world. Just sit back and enjoy the visuals and music score during these scenes. It is so nice to see a movie that is built around an intricate story with character development and not just how many chase scenes they can string together. Hollywood are you listening??? Blade Runner 2049 does a great job stitching the special effects into the movie to complement the story rather than vice versa. Be sure to watch the original Blade Runner before going to see this movie. The stories are linked and you will be doing yourself a disservice otherwise.