Blade Runner 2049: The Sequel That Earned Its Silence

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000

A sequel to Blade Runner was, for thirty-five years, the sort of idea that made cinephiles wince before it made them curious. The original had already fractured into seven arguable versions; its whole authority came from restraint, mood and a question it refused to answer. The obvious way to make more money from it was to explain it, expand it, and stuff it with action. That Denis Villeneuve’s 2017 Blade Runner 2049 did almost the opposite is the first small miracle. That it did so while running nearly three hours, opening slow and staying slow, is the second.

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Blade Runner 2049: The Sequel That Earned Its Silence