No Magic
Of course we will compare the two films. Can’t be helped. But for me 2049, for all the stunning sets, rich CGI, some inventive ideas (hologram people old and new etc), there was no Blade Runner magic. No spoilers, but the plot was a bit vague, the dialogue average, and the logic was illogical in places. For instance, wood (i.e. trees), is said to be worth a fortune, yet we open with a huge dead tree that hasn’t been cut down and sold for millions. Duh? The equivalent of the believable sinister Tyrell character in BR I was a dreadful scruffy bearded guy with no charisma. I couldn’t even engage with Gosling. But Ford was his usual magnificent self and was worth all the pain until he appeared. I cannot believe it was directed by the same fella that directed the brilliant Arrival.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
