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Originally Posted by Deschodt
Gosling staring longingly at nothing...
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If you've ever watched "Only God Forgives" (2013) on a vacuum tube TV you've probably witnessed the second Shroud of Turin on an electronic device. 95% of the photography for that movie was his dull blank face closeup with flashing red neon and constant white noise 'music' at volume 11. It's the kind of noise mix made up of Swiss mountain trumpets, whales in heat, and loose train tracks. The same kind of noise mix in Lord of the Rings, Prometheus, and of course the first Blade Runner. That was great continuation of music and excellent visuals which I loved, but that bloody moody-music-track was used too much and on every scene such as the car taking off to leave wtf) and not only the really important ones to set the stage.
Gosling's character also gets into trouble in every single fight scene but somehow eats his spinach and bounces back from the edge of death each and every time like magic. Just like with Roy. Another unnecessary cliche which wears out.
I've you've ever seen French drama movies about ordinary people you will notice all the scenes are stretched out to max with protagonists doing ordinary tasks like walking which does nothing to further the plot. There was a lot of that in this movie as well. Too much. I was almost asleep in the theatre when the pack of rebel replicates popped out of the shadows and announced there was going to be a BL3 and maybe 4 and 5 but then they disappeared, not to be seen again until the next one hint hint. Then the wrap up and wind down began I guess. I'd lost track and interest by that point.
Meanwhile the luxury of a three hour script had all the opportunities in the world to give at least background hints to flesh out the world and answer questions: Who is the government and what is the world outside the city. Who are are these poor people and what do they do except walk around in the background. Why are some replicants hunted and some ok? There was just so many opportunities to introduce huge random themes (besides the rebels really to rebel and han solos other lost child) and make this one a deep puzzler like the first. But that never happened during those long three hours.