Maybe I'll finally get my friend to watch the original now that the Final Cut will be easily available, then I can show them 2049, which I own. I'm due for a rewatch of both movies anyways.
yeah the original is better and an all timer and it’s not bc nostalgia lol but 2049 is very very very good
I’m personally of the idea that the original is one of the best movies ever due to its important contextually within its time, but 2049 is a better actual movie
The original is one of the all-time classic science fiction films, and 2049 is a worthy sequel that lives up to the original and is infinitely better than a decades-after-the-fact sequel would usually ever be.
I like the aesthetic & vibe of the original more, but personally view 2049 as the overall stronger start-to-finish film. Or, at least as the film that, as a whole, lands better for me. But, yeah, obviously the original is a classic, & both are fucking dope.
People don’t give Ridley Scott enough credit for changing the look of sci-fi with Alien and Blade Runner. After those came out, sci-fi got a lot more gritty and grimy
I can’t argue with that, the only other person I can think of is tartovsksy? But even his influence is more abstract