I can see that the film is overlong and there are some scenes which scream "cut me a little you fuck"... but man... this was trippy as hell. I don't think I've had this feeling of being in some kind of trance with a movie for a long time. Because that's the real thing here, the feeling. The combination of all those fantastic images with the sound and the music and the sense of loss and mystery. That weird feeling of witnessing a sentient being slowly blooming... I don't know how to explain it but it was tense, for me, the whole film. I was bathing in what it made me feel more than anything
in short, I understand the complaints... but damn it if I can't wait to see this again on IMAX and submerge into it like I'm taking LSD and being extra aware of every thing around me like I'm an android in a journey of self discovery.
Yeah, I'm in agreement with these feelings, except I don't think it's too overlong. I guess I just have patience for long runtimes if they're able to create an atmosphere and a world to be sucked into, which I think this film achieved on the whole. (I really despise the quick pace and quick cuts of modern blockbusters.) However, I DO agree that some scenes could have been cut. I can concede to Drenk's view about the Joi scenes ... but I also think they provide the necessary fulfillment of giving Gosling's character some human characteristics that viewers can identify with. If this plot thread were entirely cut, I feel like we'd have a sort of Drive protagonist on our hands, but without the do-gooder nature and the with knowledge that he's also essentially an android ... which would reduce his human traits and run the risk of the having the audience feel that he can't be identified with enough. BUT, I'm open to the idea that the Joi scenes could have been different and better in their execution. The writers and director could've shown Gosling's human side in a completely different way that maybe wouldn't induce cringe in the way Drenk is experiencing it .... So I can totally sympathize with you there, Drenk.
There's a scene with a de-aged actor/character and it's the best de-aging special effects I've ever seen. I wasn't sure if it was CGI or an eerily similar actress at first, it just looked good. Makes Rogue One's CGI/de-aged characters look like trash.
Totally agree. I thought BR2049's special effects were at times outstanding and at other times quite good in the sense that their being apparent didn't make it a deal breaker for me. But man, I was totally disappointed with The Force Awakens' CGI. Totally killed the immersion of the film for me and instantly felt dated/characteristic of an era where Blockbusters are overly reliant on shitty computer effects. Huge disappointment. But then again, I didn't have massive hopes for a Star Wars reboot anyway.
Maybe it's getting too off topic, but I thought the trailer for Last Jedi looked terrible (the editing was good, but the content from the film just looked ... blah).