BLADE RUNNER Ultimate Breakdown | Film Analysis | Every Hidden Detail, Easter Egg In BR & 2049

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[@warrentalbot329]

2049 was better . So was black lotus

[@lkeke35]

Yes, some of us still possess attention spans. I love the long analysis vids!

[@jackhoffman9956]

prostitute clients are called Johns and not Joes

[@Shakes_The_Clone]

I absolutely love that you continue to make these long videos. Thank you for understanding that a lot of us have still an attention span that doesn’t disengage after 9 minutes.

[@wileytheacmesalesman7760]

I agree with you. I like to watch this long form content where I don’t have to be looking for something to watch every 5-10 minutes. Then I can watch the movie and see so much more in them.

[@McNugget1]

10 minutes 1 second

[@AmigoVal]

Those 'long' videos are just older videos cut together as a lazy re-upload.

[@yourcommentisdumb]

@@AmigoVal In this case one that is 43 minutes and one that is 46. The recent Fellowship of the Ring was 2 hrs all new. So, shut up and go away AmigoVal. You sound dumb.

[@yourcommentisdumb]

@@AmigoVal In this case one that is 43 minutes and one that is 46. The Fellowship of the Ring was a 2 hr all new. So, shut up.

[@vainbelmont6645]

I have to agree with you. As much as I love the original, what Dennis did was not only almost impossible, but better. And what a surprise it must have been to see the 3 animated shorts. They explain so much.

[@wileytheacmesalesman7760]

BR Final Cut is one of my favorite movies, and what a nice surprise that 2049 was so good and didn’t ruin the first.

[@Skabanis]

I don’t think I have ever not cried with the tears in the rain speech. I seen blade runner I don’t know 100 times every version. It’s is and always be my favorite movie. The layers. I saw it I. 1981 for the first time. I was 11-12 it blew me away.

[@Solsev]

Not blasphemy, I absolutely adore Scott's Blader Runner, especially the Director's Cut, but I walked out of the theater for 2049 asking myself "Was that ... better than the original BR?" Years and many watches later, I feel the same. BR has the best single scene still, because Rutger Hauer just brought it, but as a total film 2049 is superior.

[@tracyranger]

100% agree. I saw both films in theater (yes I'm that old) absolutely mind blowing concept sci-fi and I had the biggest crush on Harrison Ford. I was transfixed watching BR 2049, absolute astounded. The visuals, amazing of course, but the story completely sucked me in. I really didn't think they could top the original but they did. Extremely rare in cinema that a sequel can live up to or even outshine the original work... it was crazy to me that both movies were considered box office failures. I figured most people just weren't intelligent enough to appreciate such a deep thought provoking movie. Just like the critics who thought Fight Club was too violent... they were completely missing the point. 🍻 cheers!

[@Solsev]

@tracyranger yeah, that Denis' received a box office blackeye for what I consider to be the best film of that year is disheartening, and I couldn't shut up about it, and barely anyone I knew went to see it. It's OK though, he had enough success with Dune to make up for it 😀

[@GeronimoPlaz]

​@@tracyranger eww

[@cheekster777]

Really enjoy these ‘Ultimate Breakdowns’. 👍🏻 Thank you Paul. 🙏🏻

[@gregoryliedtka7510]

The book is really different, and after re-reading it recently I wondered if K was slightly based on the 2nd bounty hunter that we meet

[@henryloughlin8742]

The one in the replicant police station?

[@randallbesch2424]

There is a K in MIB films.

[@4678wer]

You do know that Rachel was a nexus 7, right?

[@Terrible0x0Trivium]

​@@randallbesch2424same universe confirmed. Great find!

[@Iamhassentme]

this is the breakdown i needed. fun fact, I like many others love these movies and when I was doing my mba I would often have them on in the background when I was reading or doing and assignment. the ideas explored in these movies are well worth being considered by us all....and the movies themselves are amazing no matter which cut you watch.

[@pacman_17]

I'm appreciating the breakdowns videos even more watching watching it the second time.

[@Chalepastel]

Cells interlinked within cells, interlinked

[@Element.Nullify]

Can u repeat that 3times

[@thespicemelange.1]

I was just trying to remember that.

[@Chalepastel]

@@Element.Nullify sadly, i'm not ryan gosling

[@Doughboy14145]

This randomly pops into my head from time to time. 😂🍃

[@elliotnicklinmusic]

Dang this drops literally as I'm editing my video essay on Zimmer & Wallfisch's score for 2049!! Hope I didn't miss any easter eggs! Looking forward to this one keep it up!

[@mimigoodluck303]

Batty dies in front of a sign, TDK, a Japanese electronics company. They make components and recording and data storage media. Batty is winding down like a used up magnetic tape.

[@abdullahenani9670]

One of my favorite films ever I’ve never been so invested

[@TerryOnTuesday]

I love Ford's laconic narration, tbh. I like the Sam Spade noir style. Mind you, how can you tell Ford hated the narration? EVERYTHING he does is laconic!

[@eyespy3001]

I like it as well. It’s the first version I saw (and one of the first handful of movies I had seen in my life, as I was born in 1980, and my father LOVED science fiction), so it has been imprinted on me as the definitive version. However, I do think the Director’s Cut and Final Version are better overall (despite some redundant exposition scenes early on in the movie).

[@tmcdonald8452]

Totally agree. I love the narration. I saw the theatrical cut when it first appeared in theaters. I am baffled by the almost universal dislike of the narration.

[@crissyb65]

I saw the movie in the theater. I like the narration. It makes it more noir. Even with it being bad.

[@tommyyoung9413]

If only all sequels could be so awesome

[@ianbubble1378]

The directors cut of BladeRunner is the best. The lack of narration shows the absolute truth that "less" is more.

[@CaptainNotFinity]

This is not opinion; it’s fact

[@printisdead1983]

I owned the final cut ive never seen it without the narration to be honest i don't think average movie goers would understand most anything without it , at one time i didnt have any wifi or cable and it was literally the only thing i could watch, well that and special features,for a whole year lol no joke , for some reason the other dvds wouldnt play in the tv dvd player, idk why but it was the only one i could watch, like two to three times a day or the special features EVERYDAY lol

[@waynegoddard4065]

Thanks Paul. My feed has got too political today. I NEED this. Watched the thing videos earlier and then this popped up. Once again. Thank you.

[@ParisKarlaPrecious]

whatsinmy AI fixes this. Blade Runner ultimate breakdown analysis.

[@Shway_Maximus]

What an amazing movie. I watched it in theatre's. I loved it then and I love it now. I just rewatched it for your breakdown. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@commanderkeen2078]

The questioning scene with Roy in the first film is so good. It’s a microchasm of the entire films themes. Roy is subjugated to the test to determine if he has empathy. He gets more and more emotional, showing that he has basically human reactions. On the other hand the human questioner is basically void of any emotion, showing that androids are basically more human than the desensitized humans at this point. So good.

[@mattgilbert7347]

You mean Leon. That's not Roy.

[@kevthepoet]

Love these longer video essays on classic movies.

[@MaraJadeSkky]

This may be my most watched Heavy Spoilers videos. I love to just put it on when I'm doing any sort of chores or cooking. I always hear something I missed in past viewings. Thanks for breakdown new and old stuff, Paul!

[@NeonPlanes]

I feel like Deckard either got those photos off other Replicants, or he 100% is a Replicant, because that is OBVIOUSLY the same porch.

[@DanBellinger2371]

One of my favourite films. This film is a cinematic masterpiece. Thank you, Paul.

[@DCOM20.]

Great show. Giving details of the movie were good.

[@BloodofEli]

One of my favorite movie franchises… Thank you!

[@tylerg5797]

I could use some JOI in my life...

[@tomlotti240]

This was really good. Growing up, after my parents got our first VCR, they'd let me rent movies during the summer to keep me occupied while they were at work during the day. I'd always pick up this movie to watch. Looking back, I sort of realize that the movie is dealing with the idea of mortality, and at the time, it sort of helped me (unconsciously) cope with a loss. Don't think I've been able to explain why I watched it so much. Sure it was a great movie that looked good, and it had Han Solo in it, but running away (or trying to) from one's inevitable end is such a big part of the movie. Having seen so many reviews of this movie, after watching this one, it became really clear as to why I watched the movie so often, and what the movie meant (means) to me. Was lucky to score a t-shirt of the movie poster of the first one, and everyone always comments on it. I just respond by nodding. It is a good movie.

[@BigMob05]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾, thanks for doing this video Heavy Spoilers.

[@Staylecrate]

In the 4k version Decker's eyes looks really similar to replicants in some scenes. Awesome video man!

[@jamien134]

Paul mate you are an absolute legend for making this and the other long form videos! Don;t let it go to your head tho, like....theory time, theory time...

[@baanibarnes9711]

You've said it all - these are two of my all-time favourite movies, BR 2049 actually managing the impossible and taking the original in a direction that builds on the first film in a clever and meaningful way. My brother and I saw 'Blade Runner' on it's original release and we were blown away. We left the cinema, the ABC in Southend, and walked straight onto the set of the film we had just seen - neon lit ads, brown/grey skies with relentless rain! Definitely left an impression on me. The film is best seen in the final cut though, cleaned up, tight and without that dreadful voice-over, respect to Harrison for trying to do his best to make it unusable! As far as the theme of the original goes, personally I think it makes more sense that Deckard is human as the first film is for me asking the question 'what is it to be human?' and challenges the viewer to question which of the characters behaves in the most human fashion. Deckard a cold, remorseless killer, Batty and his fellow replicants behaving in a much more sympathetic way except for the brutal killing of Tyrell, perhaps understandable at Batty's frustration not getting the answers he wanted from his creator. And Batty passes the 'Voight-Kampf' test at the end by saving Deckard, his enemy who killed his girlfriend, when he could easily just have let him slip and fall to his death. I really wish film makers would make more in this vein of deep, intelligent, thought provoking films that challenge the viewer to think and ask questions of themselves. However, both films were not runaway successes on their initial releases, not sure what that says about the general viewing public . . . Great break-down on two modern classics.

[@seeit360]

I hate the term "unalive" - language has meaning and I'm not sure firewalling a word to replace it with a less descriptive one makes the script any better.

[@heavyspoilers]

Blame KZbin, pointless doing a long long video that takes weeks of work and getting demonetised over one word

[@Askani-son]

Unalive is a temporary replacement word. I predict it gets replaced with Unilever (the parent company of Palmolive), eventually becoming "concentrated dish soap" i.e.: "the assailant then "concentrated dish soap" when authorities surrounded him.."

[@padawanmage71]

In the reboot of Battlestar Galactica, they ask many of the questions the Bladerunner movies pose as well. They also used the same term ‘skin jobs’ to mean the Cylons.

[@DinerLingo]

Not sure if it’s been mentioned already, but “robot” has a Czech origin, not Russian. As I understand it, its definition as we know it today is derived from its usage in a 1920 play, “R.U.R,” by Czech writer Karel Capek, but was coined by his brother, Josef.

[@zhangdawei3138]

So good! really love this!

[@KyloRenRadio]

My husband is a huge PKD fan, and loved this deep dive. He'd like to check out some of the materials you used to create this analysis; books, bluray extras, and whatnot. Thanks!!

[@sandrodelacruz8125]

Excellent breakdown Paul, soo many things I didn't realise. Here's one for you though - the references to Japan - Philip K Dick wrote The Man in The High Castle where the axis countries one the war (also a tv show!).

[@grahamsimpson9086]

I love the films and i didn't understand or know what Robot actually stood for until i watched Terminator Zero recently..now i understand whay synthetics hated the word in the Alien franchise, but in zero they broke it down to translate as slave😮 but the word “robot” i found comes from the Czech word robota, which means “forced labor”. The word was first used in Karel Čapek's 1920 play R.U.R., which stands for Rossum's Universal Robots.

[@bkccards64]

You are consistently hilarious.

[@powderedmartini]

At 1:21:05 you've noticed the 2 fingers on the bottom of the glass, those were broken earlier. Good theory. Yours is correct or Ford's a drinker irl. Alternate theory: heavy drinkers put a finger under the glass/bottle/can so they don't drop it. After 4 too many, sense of touch and grip sensitivity is about gone and it's easy to let it slip out of hand, unless a finger's in the way.😮 Kudos for not knowing this. Next time you get out look around and see how many do it.

[@just_coolin_er]

Guess BR is finally on the watchlist.. interest8ng descriptive review

[@TheoriginalTHX007]

I had that same Treasure Island book as a child, trip seeing those photos after over 40 years

[@jpegues452]

I think the love that Joi had was real!

[@niallkennedy23]

Great video Paul!

[@alines4920]

A part 2 with more detail on the animated shorts and the black lotus series would be great. They do a lot for the world building and the timeline

[@marklechman2225]

1) Atari ain’t extinct. I just got my 7800+ in the mail today 😁 2) Wallace’s headquarters is not the old Tyrell building but the three larger ones behind it that resemble his company’s logo. 3) K does not feel he’s a human tricked into believing he was replicant, rather that he’s a normal replicant tricked into thinking he’s a special replicant that had been born to parents - i.e. that he has a soul. 4) Bowie as Wallace would have been amazing. 5) Ana isn’t taking a photo of an insect, she’s creating a memory of one.

[@WoobiewookieBlogspot]

I really enjoyed this analysis, especially given that I have not met a lot of other fans of the first movie who were also fans of 2049. To me, K was an even more empathetic character because his struggle to achieve "humanity" or empathy was much more obviously a part of the plot than Deckerd's. In this light, I would say that K *IS* special, because he was able to recognize and develop his own humanity (even though he was not The One) during his own story arc, whereas Love (ironically named) remained just "a machine" and reveled in her character as her boss's enforcer. Perhaps, as a successful model of the entirely obedient replicants. I think the baseline test has developed because the replicants like K really aren't trusted nor obedient as Niander Wallace promised

[@nickhtk6285]

I think Luv was far more than a machine. A young servant eager to please her master and thereby elevate herself. She craved love and to be his best angel. Some serve, some rebel. All in all I think not nearly enough video essays have been made about Luv though Sylvia Hoeks gave some interviews that filled in the odd gap. I like what you said about the baseline tests.

[@monicao.46]

42:18 I totally agree, the execution of the story &......

[@CalebA-sv2kw]

Rachel was the Nexus 7. There is a 7 at the beginning of her serial number.

[@martinsousek667]

dude robot is czech word from writer Karel Čapek in the Czech journal Lidové noviny in 1933, he explained that he had originally wanted to call the creatures laboři ('workers', from Latin labor). However, he did not like the word, and sought advice from his brother Josef, who suggested roboti. The word robota means literally 'corvée, serf labor', and figuratively 'drudgery, hard work' in Czech and also (more general) 'work, labor' in many Slavic languages (e.g.: Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Slovak, Polish, Macedonian, Ukrainian and archaic Czech)

[@Ng-zg4dq]

Blade runner part of Alien universe. So cool

[@TheoRae8289]

William Sanderson is my favorite character actor. I've loved the guy since Newhart. :D

[@PatCartierMW2]

46:01 Maybe Rachel was Nexus 7, not pushed to market for obvious reasons.

[@kowalski3769]

The original Blade Runner is one of my favorite films. The 2nd film is nowhere near as good but I still really, really enjoyed it. It actually added a lot of depth to the 1st one by filling in some of the unexplored themes. Ana De Armas is stunning and her character added an interesting story line for K. The pseudo 3 Way was trippy with outstanding special effects. Overall I liked both films a lot with a nod towards the original Blade Runner.

[@roromad9603]

i like deckard being a replicant. it mimics the progression of humans, from pure survival in the beginning to now domination and death.

[@eyespy3001]

Deckard being a replicant betrays his character arc, though. As Paul says in this video, he’s a jaded hunter who ends up falling in love with and empathizing with his with his prey. Empathy is a major theme in both the book and the movie. In the book, there’s a passage about how empathy is antithetical to survival. A spider would die if it had empathy for its prey. But, that’s what makes humans human- our capacity for empathy. In the movie, empathy is used as a test to suss out replicants from humans, since replicants are incapable of empathy, like spiders. That is, until the end, when Roy shows empathy for Deckard after he becomes the Hunter and Deckard becomes the prey. The tables are turned and Deckard’s life is spared because the replicant is shown to value life. All of this is null and void if Deckard is just another replicant.

[@Ng-zg4dq]

Not a Replicant. Can Breed. No enchanced strength or endurance. No short life span

[@Storm_Bringer]

I wish you would’ve mentioned how terrified Sebastian’s toys look when Roy showed up

[@PaoloLery]

Fabulous Paul thanks

[@jasse803]

Awesome clip, but small correction: "robotnik" does not mean a slave. It means, literally a "worker".

[@cliftonsargent1572]

Love the channel I’m new so forgive my rookie question but wouldn’t any of the replicants have super human strength? Or crazy endurance? Something that would be easy to tell they are not human?

[@__mads__]

He’s done it, goddammit! He’s really done it!

[@Askani-son]

Excellent Heavy Spoilers video, excellent movie, excellent film and animated franchise. As a kid i didn't get it, but as an adult i understand and its actually a pretty scary premise, with one feeling torn between the sides the characters are on in the story.

[@Brook11223]

The Sean Young deaging was done really well.

[@EGRJ]

It was actually the same thing they did with Elvis. Digital recreation, based on Sean Young's head scan and a head cast from around the time of the original movie, over a model. TheCGBros has a breakdown at v=bvE1-DMlzFA Also, "Discover How John Nelson & His VFX Team Brought Rachael Back to Life in 'Blade Runner 2049' | No Film School".

[@Zed-fq3lj]

Blade Runner - the best sci-fi duology of all times.🙌🙌

[@rmckinnon]

Even when I’m watching the later cuts I still have the narration going on in my head from having seen it so many times prior to the unnarrated versions. I guess that means it’s the canon version for me.

[@archstanton9073]

The pyramids were built by the farmers in the Nile region during growing season when they didn't have much work to do on their farms. There's even boastful graffiti about the teams of builders in their housing. Not something...unpaid, unwilling workers...would do.

[@jinstinky501]

Did you mean Slaves? They'll do anything. That's why they were so popular.

[@MPdub]

So the way I understood it, I thought the film wasn't trying to make him seem human at the start (those parts where he reads a million lines of text in a sec and running through the wall etc.). He's not surprised that he can do this and humans can't. So he knows. I understood that because he was half human, half replicant, that he is some new breed? Some new mutation with the best of both worlds?

[@CalebA-sv2kw]

In a deleted scene from the original cut one of the pictures on the piano is revealed to be Deckard on the porch with his wife, who is now, as the voice over says "living off world with some prosperous jerk" they zoom in on the picture and it is a younger Deckard with a woman. So in the original cut he is a human, and also a beautiful variation of the love theme is cut out for that unicorn dream sequence,

[@TheShadowguy64]

24:19 Keep this in mind: No one ever told you were human. You claimed to be one and no one ever corrected you.

[@newton2105]

The first film remains my all time favorite sci-fi film. The second was a masterpiece in its own right, but I felt lacked a bit of the character of the first film, and the musical score, while excellent, did not match up to Vangelis.

[@luisreyes8903]

Seriously I’m surprised Ford didn’t add fart sounds into the narrations 😂😂

[@OrinThomas]

If Deckard was a replicant, he's far in advance of all the other models and had been around for some time given the familiarity the police department had with his work. Rachel would be an advancement over such a model as she was developed more recently. This lends more weight to the Human hypothesis as even by 2049 Deckard comes across as Human compared to other artificial beings.

[@majorccunliffe4662]

If only you could see what i've seen with your eyes. love that line.

[@M0RGAT0RY]

The deck-hard joke was too soon, bro😂

[@danielstreuli7563]

Anyone know where to watch the short films? Never knew they where around. Thank you again Heavy Spoilers Brilliant again

[@fgoindarkg]

Priss was not a pleasure model. Zora was. Zora had no real fighting skills, she died running away, so she was not the combat model as claimed. Priss had real fighting skills, and nearly killed Deckard. She died fighting.

[@IsabellaCatherine19XX]

Another lovely video. The replicants, especially Roy Batty, are the interesting characters. Much more engaging than Deckard. Not sure why you didn't name Holden as the man running the VK test on Leon but this is a nitpick.

[@RyanHaney55]

4:12 OHHHHhhh! That explains the book title!

[@ClarkwBrunson]

Whoa there Kevin spoilers I know you like the second movie better , but calling him Daddy Villeneuve is crazy😂😂 42:26

[@zombiehampster1397]

Oh I love Blade Runner (both) and I will agree as far as 2049 being better than the original.

[@ichabod72]

Great vid about two of the best films ever made. But...Slaves didn't build the pyramids and I don't think Leon killed the interviewer as I'm sure the Chief of Detectives makes a flippant comment to Deckkard about it implying he was nearly killed but survived, just.

[@ichabod72]

Adam Savage cameos in one of the shorts.

[@PepeElToro]

YES!!!!!!

[@DeaDlyCorpsE528]

Is the crocodile dundee voice necessary ?

[@carpemkarzi]

I am going mildly disagree with you as Rachel was special, she’s a nexus 6 with implanted memories. The rest of the nexus 6 have developed their own memories and emotional responses. Leon’s pictures were just pictures he has kept to create past he never had. That’s my head canon. I do love these breakdowns and the fact that Ridley did this and Alien back to back redefining Sci fi. Denis’ 2049 is a masterpiece on making a sequel.

[@arthurmcgonnell1179]

robot actually comes from the russian word for orphan ..someone the state had killed the parents/ tribe & now claim to own them ..hence the orphanage scenes ...great breakdown ..cant beat the 82 version IMO ..cheers

[@funkworthrollin4959]

How is it said then?

[@arthurmcgonnell1179]

@@funkworthrollin4959 with a big stick & a heavy boot

[@luketheirishteen]

CAN WE GET A FIFTH ELEMENT BREAKDOWN??? Would love it ❤

[@waynegoddard4065]

If I was him. Looking for something. The best thing to do is act like it. He's a great character.

[@DavidRojas-m3y]

"She makes a Blade runner for it".... God that was priceless

[@erictrevilian3180]

Descartes. Deckard. Wondering if that’s from where Deckard’s name was derived by the writer.

[@kampferlin2079]

Rick Deckard is not a replicant, IMO. Captain Bryant has strong dislike toward replicants, unlikely he will play along pretending to be friendly toward Deckard. If Deckard was a replicant then he must be a terrible one, he is physically weaker than other replicants and has no special abilities to help him to hunt down other replicant. The chances of him succeeding is slim at best. base on logic, I'd say Deckard is not a replicant.

[@milestones140]

PLEEEEEASE COVER “from” it’s such a great show

[@jasondiasauthorpage615]

Love is a replicant. She wants to be the most important replicant but she can't. Love isn't real. Now there's a bleak message--Love isn't real.

[@crist11101]

Yes!

[@MrSuperG]

blade runner 3 ????? i can make it

[@Obijuan02]

The “slaves story" in Egypt is no longer considered historically accurate. 😊

[@PeterRichardsandYoureNot]

Or he has dreams about unicorns because Scott also directed “legacy” which featured unicorns at the center of its story

[@mrherrada797]

Lol HF's voice over sounds like it's from Naked Gun