In the league of best sequels

Rating: Null/10 (5 October 2017)

Honestly, I was dreading the sequel since I came to know about it cause it's been 35 years and the main hurdle was to justify the existence of the sequel, it was just impossible to surpass or even making as brilliant as the first movie directed by Ridley Scott, it was a hard act to follow but when Denis Villeneuve came on board as a director, I was building hopes for it, afterall the guy has directed some excellent sci- fi movies. I'm glad to say this that the director has done justice to the franchise and also to the Blade Runner fans.
If someone hasn't watched the first movie yet, then they should cause you need to know who are the characters and what they do cause this is very much a continuation. It's not just in the same world, it is a much later chapter in the same story with an entirely new character – Ryan Gosling as K who like Harrison Ford as Deckard, hunts replicants (synthetic humans) who have escaped their owners and are considered dangerous. Where that story goes, I'll let you find out on screen, but it reaches back frequently to part one.
The sequel is over two and a half hours, still it's well-paced and manages to earn it's long run time. It's used to properly chew over huge ideas and to build a world so detailed you can imagine its existence far beyond the edges of the screen. Like first, the movie is a philosophical drama in a blockbuster clothing.The story by Hampton Fancher, writer of the original, goes much deeper into the theme of what it means to be alive and of humanity as obsolete hardware. This isn't exactly an action-packed movie. Neither was the first. It leaves you more shaken than most action movies do by plunging you into a world so fascinating and enveloping that to be ripped from it and thrust back into reality brings on something like the bends.
Cinematographer Roger Deakins who is well known for his ability to frame a beautiful image, Blade Runner 2049 is a breathtakingly gorgeous film to look at and that's also in no small part. When it comes to the songs and holograms, they are mere facsimiles but the emotions they evoke are real.
It's a triumph with really good performances by the cast, and the crew behind the camera. With this movie, Villeneuve has again confirmed himself as one of the best director currently working in Hollywood.