Blade Runner 2049 - Baseline Scene

[@vbgggfff]

The way the voice keeps interrupting him to provoke an emotional response. Script and direction too fucking good.

[@sutats]

Within cells interlinked Within cells interlinked Within cells interlinked

[@Ivosferatus]

We're done

[@realdeath3449]

This movie is underrated now but will definitely be remembered as one of the most influential films in the next 20 - 30 years

[@Metroid24242]

I wouldn't say it's underrated, more like unpopular

[@realdeath3449]

Metroid24242 Very true, sadly that has always been the case for sci if films for a long time, films that have been pioneers of the genre such as mad max and blade runner itself have never had a large crowd at the box office but surely get recognition as masterpieces over time.

[@토마스앤더슨폴]

Michael Johnson time will tell

[@MemoContrerasf]

It's good, but just hyped. Not a masterpiece and not influential

[@RtisticXplosion]

Completely disagree.

[@roloug95]

Man this is such a fucking smart screenplay. When the officer asks "Do you you dream about being interlinked?" It's the only time he doesn't repeat the word "interlinked" at the end of the question which is why K hesitates when repeating it. It leads you to believe the question was actually "Do you dream about being? Interlinked." to try and trick the replicant into stumbling.

[@Desanion]

roloug95 I think it also has to do with making sure that he actually listens to the questions provided. A test like this can be cheated if you only focus on repeating the key words, especially if you've been taking it for an indeterminate amount of time and know what to expect from it, as is K's case here. Another thing in favor of this is the "Why don't you repeat that to me 3 times?" line the officer quickly says to the end of the test; if K had only been paying attention to repeating the key words, he'd have at least slightly screwed that one up.

[@imasepan]

roloug95 fun fact, Ryan Gosling wrote this scene himself.

[@ЏонМастерман]

Hurry Calls Wow..

[@megawatt62]

What difference does it make if he says interlinked at the end of the sentence or not? K would still have to say interlinked whether it was in the sentence or after it and K isn't penalised for hesitating either.

[@Desanion]

thatguywhoeatspancakes because there are several different keywords from the baseline poem he may be prompted to say, which might be different from the word at the end of the sentence proper. By failing to say a word at the end of the sentence, K realized he was actually supposed to say interlinked instead, thus warranting the slight pause. If he wasn't paying attention, he would have said interlinked immediately, which would have been off baseline.

[@ЏонМастерман]

Never have I seen the scene where sheer speech produces such intensity, incredible scene.

[@imasepan]

Fun fact: Ryan Gosling wrote this scene himself after an acting trick called "Dropping in".

[@shortinos]

where can I found out more about this?

[@imasepan]

Spider Jerusalem hold on, I'll try and find the article again.

[@imasepan]

Spider Jerusalem here you go! www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/comments/76hea1/full_text_for_the_baseline_test/

[@andreyandrey578]

This is fragment from: Pale fire. Nabokov.

[@andreyandrey578]

This is fragment from: Pale fire. Nabokov.

[@nei1995]

Great scene.

[@jonconnington8987]

Blood-black nothingness began to spin A system of cells interlinked within cells interlinked within Cells interlinked within one stem. And dreadfully distinct Against the dark, a tall white fountain played. Stunning movie that has introduced me to Vladimir Nabokov

[@megabigblur]

The baseline script is from a poem by Vladimir Nabokov, "Pale Fire" medium.com/@mariabustillos/blade-runner-2049-is-revealed-through-the-novel-pale-fire-dd9f04768439

[@JONNOG88]

00:58What's it like to Hold. Eva Mendes, in you're arms???Within Cells Interlinked

[@desktopshorts7411]

I love how, for precaution, the baseline test is done in a 'cell'. They know how dangerous a rogue replicant can be, hence why the test is now administered by someone off-site. And the fact that Gosling wrote this scene blows my mind... Such a smart fuckin' movie & a perfect sequel.

[@jonathantan2469]

Conor Doyle Also notice the floors and wall corners of the cell are rounded. Public washrooms, abattiors, surgery rooms also have those... to make it easier to clean up.

[@paperclip9558]

oh my god.. cant wait for the bluray release

[@desktopshorts7411]

Adio Fimaha it's going on my shelf right next to the Director's Cut, and I'll watch it just as much. The perfect sequel theory still exists!

[@FrancoisDressler]

February is too far away 😔

[@FrancoisDressler]

February is too far away 😔

[@pseudocool9765]

they say it would be available for 16th of January

[@flippert0]

A major WTF scene, probably only surpassed by the VK test of the original.

[@danceswithfools7663]

everything is connected, interlinked

[@ЏонМастерман]

Actually, this is way more intense than VK test from the first movie

[@T--kq3pj]

what do you mean WTF scene? It's basically asking the edgy questions with additional out of place word and requirement to repeat it, just to see if there's a delay to detect emotional reaction. I thought it was more or less clear.

[@UnderseaCaveman]

Uoh mact...... Totally AGREE.......way more INTENSE... Dreadfully. Interlinked ....and original Blade Runner was my all-time fav, not sure right now....I am way off baseline.

[@FormerPig]

I love this scene.

[@AimForMyHead81]

MILES FROM HIS BASELINE

[@JimiM89]

So intense. When I saw this film it felt like it was me who was taking the baseline test!

[@edges01]

This is from the book Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

[@das81]

Gox Munx Funny, that book was in K appartment.

[@edges01]

Ariel Popperl This is no coincidence

[@IamJacksColon4]

GO SEE BLADE RUNNER!!!

[@AimForMyHead81]

IamJacksColon4 Seen it twice

[@imasepan]

Saw it 5 times.

[@louisdavies8050]

Favourite scene in the film. Quoting Nabakov's "Pale Fire" (book in the apartment when Joi asks him to read)

[@Gladiator718]

A bit disturbing/annoying test of performance, but very plot lore-friendly in BR Universe. It's probably the same feeling to most of the first viewers of first BR in 1982 listening the questions of a "Voight-Kampff" test. I think this is one more of lots of "emotional" links between first and second movie.

[@lightsaberlordp373]

I loved Ryan Gosling he was awesome! I love Officer K!!!

[@stevemartin7326]

What a masterpiece!!!

[@josephhagel7717]

is K referred to Kafka 's The Trial?

[@breh9243]

Yes

[@JakraSMourat]

the camera slow movement and focusing after upon the device intensified my attention in the theatre in a way that i felt i was the one being interrogated.

[@imasepan]

Theo Mourat courtesy of Roger Deakins.

[@kolos2006]

I MUST see his movie again...

[@erickey7141]

HAL- K..UBRICK

[@krusnik94]

My heart was pounding during this scene, and its just a dude sitting in a chair reciting shit

[@LaBlallen]

I uploaded the second baseline scene (after meeting Dr Stelline) in case any of you want to check it out, both of them are so similar yet so different kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnmzlZx6eJuEbLM

[@mandovoid]

The Shooting Scene is 8 minutes long. According to a behind the scenes magazine. I hope they release it on the DVD.

[@aldur2010]

J.A. R.B. an extended version would be dope...

[@joshuak5798]

They have a lot of footage, Denis said the theatrical cut is far superior to the cut content but it would still be amazing to see.

[@andreyandrey578]

This is fragment from: Pale fire. Nabokov.

[@edges01]

This movie is got so many hidden references its almost subversive - russian company целина growing protein worms for americans, Russian spoken language on the police radio station in the Spinner, nabokov and dr Ana Stelline name similar to Stalin ...

[@imasepan]

Gox Munx Stelline was pronounced with an 'eye' and not an 'e', the Russian is probably Cityspeak, and the protein worms were created by Niander Wallace....think you're being a bit of a conspiracy theorist here...

[@TheArcher101]

Saw this film recently but I've still never seen the first one - can anyone just explain what's actually going on?

[@wellfedartist8502]

TheArcher101 since he is a replicant, the baseline is a post traumatic test to monitor if the replicant has any remorse, regret, feeling or trauma after killing other replicants. So its to keep him in check and make sure he doesn't go rogue or heywire. If he fails the baseline, then he is to be terminated. This is because in the original blade runner, nexus 8 and older models developed human feelings and attributes which made them incredibly dangerous.

[@TheArcher101]

WellFedArtist Makes sense, what about the words though? Do they actually mean anything? Why is he told which ones to repeat back to the machine?

[@wellfedartist8502]

TheArcher101 the words his saying are from a poem called pale fire, the poem was chosen because it is provocative to replicants i guess, they are meant to trigger an emotional response.

[@JhonatanNeneh]

Looks like THX1138

[@theunraveler]

Cells. Interlinked

[@saberwolfe6363]

BRRRRVVVVVVbeeeeeep

[@grahamhaspassedaway4580]

What the hell is supposed to be happening here?

[@CHaosMD]

Че пацаны азино?

[@prezdevil5519]

I dont get this scene 😣

[@amateurtrailers3427]

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