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601. Frame Rate: Blade Runner 2049 (Feat. Adam Ganser)
🕑 Added 2023-06-16 13:00:11 +0000 UTC
Michael and Abe are joined by Adam Ganser in discussing 2017’s Blade Runner 2049. They discuss the insane amount of craft involved in the movie, how symbolism is pretentious, and the appropriate application of a Gosling.
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Comments
Jason Pittman
I do think that the theme of artifical life can be human works better if Deckard is a replicant as the protagonist that the audience accepts as biologically human turns out to be artificial in the end (plus how does Gaff know about unicorn?). However all that being said, the ambiguity also works to push forward that theme as well.
Adam by the Birch
I love the conversation about the Decker question from the original and how no one agrees, there were even multiple cuts of the original movie that each leaned in different directions. It is truly amazing that there is no definitive answer.
E l i j a h
I'm glad someone agrees with me about Dune being incredibly boring lmao. I loved Sicario and the original Blade Runner a lot though. On your point about a general audience, my roommate doesn't watch a lot of movie movies and loves 2049 (also thought Dune was boring too lolll)
Patrick Tillett
This is one of my favorite modern movies...oh God I'm scared
