F the world for rejecting this movie
this is why we can't have good kino. and superhero movies make billions. really F the world.
shareI saw it twice, and got two other people to go see it, so I did my part!
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MovieChat Forums > Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Discussion > F the world for rejecting this movie
Edited to remove an embarrassing extended example of me behaving like an insufferable snot when I should have just kept my hands off the keyboard and had some tea.
My bad. Mea culpa. I mean, not mea maxima culpa. I don't think it reached that level. But I still pounded out a bunch of disrespectful nonsense when I, in fact, just needed to shut up.
SJW alert.
shareAhhh, no Bobby. I am so much worse. I am an English major.
And I need to apologize to you because I had no business replying to your post. Although what you wrote *felt* like a provocative invitation to those of us who rejected BR2049 to justify our stance, it was actually--and I should have realized this--a lament about the sad fact that modern audiences have little patience for movies that demand thought and patience.
Again: I was wrong to reply. And though I was at first mystified at your response, when I went back and read what I'd written, I was ashamed of how self-righteous and judgmental I sounded. I can see why you thought I was a SJW.
I'm sorry.
This was not the time and place for me to get on my literary analysis soap box and preach. Though I did not mean to, I acted practically like a troll. That's unacceptable. I will try not to behave so wretchedly on Movie Chat again.
There is no wrong way to enjoy a movie. Your opinion about this film is valid.
If you would like me to remove my initial reply, I would be happy to do so.
Well now, this is beyond refreshing. I donβt agree with your opinion of BR2049, but I still respect you for what may well be the greatest response in the history of the internet. Iβm definitely screenshotting it.
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Sounds like sarcasm to me, Ex.
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Ex's response sounds like sarcasm to me, bob.
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I meant it. I had no business replying to the OP.
I don't know how to prove to you I wasn't being sarcastic, but here's my best attempt:
Villeneuve's Prisoners is chilling and brilliant. I can tell the man has talent.
I agree with the OP's contention that modern audiences have largely lost the ability to give mindful attention to a story and that we now have cinemas mostly filled with junk movies as a consequence.
Denis Villeneuve undoubtedly worked earnestly in an attempt to create a worthy successor to the 1982 Blade Runner. And I don't doubt the screenwriters were filled with good intentions when they tackled the BR2049 project. Their efforts should be applauded even if some people don't like the end result.
Okay Excellent. We believe you. Don't be too hard on yourself. You make some good points.
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Well I love the superhero movies but I'm also a huge fan of Sci-Fi. Several of my friends have raved about BR2049 and I plan on seeing it soon. I think the timing (waiting 35 years to make a sequel) really hurt BR2049.
I've got two great, potentially underrated Sci-Fi movies in my collection (along with the original Blade Runner), MOON and SUNSHINE. If you're a science geek like me, you will really enjoy these two!
The original flopped at the box office as well so it's not like that is an indicator of quality is it. If you liked it great, fuck what anyone else thinks about it.
Maybe it's blessing it didn't do that well. Think about what would happen if it had been a block buster: We would be having the Bladerunner cinematic universe shoved down our throats for the next decade with increasingly inferior repetitive shit that we'd all end up hating. Just like the new Alien films.
I don't mind waiting another 30 years or so for a third instalment if it is as good as this one.