Blade Runner 2049
The sequel to the first Blade Runner movie, based on Do
Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Phillip K. Dick. As a
sequel, it works. It tackles the same kind of questions of identity
that the first film does. (I haven't read the novel, so I can't
compare it to that apparently seminal work.) The character of K (or
“Joe”) is an interesting protagonist. He isn't a blank slate. He
has a backstory, or thinks he does, and that plays a major role in
this story. He has curiosity, and that also contributes to to the
story.
(Of course, curiosity would be essential for any Blade Running
Replicant...) Then there is his holographic AI companion, JOI, who
gives him his name. She also shows some development over the course
of the story. (But does she, that is a question, whether she is as
real as the humans and replicants or not.) Then there is Deckard, who
appears towards the end of the film, with more question of who is
real or not. As good as the first one. 8.3/10.
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