Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/05/08/blade-runner-2049-trailer.html
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Interesting that the lettering on the window in the mansion is in Hangul (Korean alphabet) – so the Koreans are on top in 2049? That’s new. The original kind of mixed Japanese and Chinese references (not to mention the Hungarian-influenced “cityspeak” that Gaff spoke) but not really Korean.
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we’re going to miss the likes of brion james carismic character acting
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Or this movie might have a globe-trotting aspect, instead of being entirely in future-LA.
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I was thinking the same thing, seeing that air pollution seems to be less of an issue in this version - at least somewhat removed from Los Angeles.
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What no voice-over? Hard pass.
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Misty, fog-enshrouded inner city atmosphere. Check.
Flying vehicles with manta ray horn-like thingies on their front ends. Check.
Imposing quasi-pyramid monolithic structures. Check.
Oblique visual references to a world of high-tech marketing. Check.
Harrison Ford. Check.
Ridley Scott. Check.
I wonder if they left anything out.
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Vangelis score?
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Who did the score for this one?
Okay. I just checked: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Same guy who did Sicario and Arrival. That’s good. I think Villenueve works with him a lot.
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The internet is right.
Now, what about those space jockeys on display? I did hear about a theory linking Alien and Blade Runner before…
edit found it
And there is also the link with the Predator universe and Terminator.
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Wait…Harrison Ford has aged? There goes the premise from the first film (Director’s Cut) that Decker is definitely, absolutely a replicant with implanted memories of a unicorn dream.
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I thought the trailer showed it COULD be good. I think they might capture the tone of the world, but we’ll see if the actual movie is good.
(That said, the original Blade Runner took a few viewings before I warmed up to it, but whenever you can’t stop thinking about a movie a few days later, you know it was something special.)
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although I mostly agree, i’ve become a fan of Batista.
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Eh, way too much creepy-floaty visual metaphor. The original was concrete like a bullet.
Some folks call it a sling blade. I call it a Kaiser blade.
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Businesses that will cease to exist within 10-20 years?
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I just signed up to the BB BBS to mention this and found you already had it covered. I mean, Harrison Ford’s a nice get and all, but dang, how y’all trying to watch a Blade Runner without Vangelis?
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Yeah, I must admit, I saw the opening screen for the trailer and thought to myself - “In the name of God, don’t let Deckard/Ford get behind the wheel of a damn flying car”…
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That means Blade Runner and Prometheus are part of the Tommy Westphall universe! Weyland-Yutani was mentioned as existing in Angel, and the Buffyverse is part of the Westphall universe by way of brand names.
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