Blade Runner 2049 REACTION | A Cinematic Journey | First Time Watching! Part 2

Join Maple as she immerses herself in the visually stunning and narratively rich world of Blade Runner 2049. Experience the film alongside her as she navigates the futuristic landscapes, poignant character developments, and intricate plot twists for the first time.
Throughout her viewing, Maple offers a fresh perspective on the sequel to the iconic sci-fi masterpiece, delving into the film's themes of identity, humanity, and artificial intelligence. Her insights on the cinematography, character arcs, and the film's subtle nuances provide an enriching layer to the movie experience.
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[@Dunc25535]

The greatest sequel ever made, to me it even surpasses the first film

[@smiffy68]

Yes on the first part, and a no in the second. But it's close.

[@rhysfriesen]

I've given up comparing them. I find them both pretty perfect (for my personal tastes) and they both stand out on their own. Villeneuve showed remarkable restraint and respect by not rehashing and flooding 2049 with memberberries. Mad love for that man.

[@nullunit]

Agreed, and I love the first film. This one just surpassed it in some ways for me. I don't fault anyone who disagrees but this movie expands on the original and even folds in some of the ideas from 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' in ways that I appreciate. I love how Villeneuve even paid homage to the original in score. Hans Zimmer and his team did something special, hearing it in the theater was a transformative.

[@rhysfriesen]

@nullunit I honestly don't remember it in the theater. I saw it with my 2 best friends on a mega screen but that memory is no where to be found in my mind. It fucking transported me elsewhere. I think that is the weirdest compliment I've ever given to a film.

[@chriztianrox]

Agreed. First was good, but the second was absolutely amazing. Music, cinematography, acting, action, set pieces, story....perfection.

[@Mr.Faoustay]

20:43 To me this is the most pivotal and profound moment in the movie. To me this is where K realizes you don't have to the "Hero" or the "Main Character" of someone's story to make a difference. We're all just people trying to find our way in this world and whether we know it or not, no matter how small we feel, we can have an impact on something bigger than ourselves.

[@LaxJedi]

Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 are definitely on the shortlist of the most eminently re-watchable movies of all time.

[@michaelandrews117]

My favourite Gosling role. He just absolutely nails the role of K and is so impressive in so many scenes. 2049 is an absolute masterpiece and he's one of the main reasons why.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Mine too. His performance in First Man is a close second. He scared the hell out of me as Neil Armstrong.

[@ProfeTa6]

What I love the most is that, during the movie, you want it to be him but, he's just a replicant yet... he shows exactly what it means to be human regardless of where he came from or "what" he is. It makes the message all too real of what it is to be human.

[@DavidHunter]

Exactly. Amazing story telling and character development. I think many of us, me included, expected K to be a replicant and the film would be about that, but they tell us that very quickly and then we’re on a damn journey. Utterly impeccable follow up.

[@joeybossolo7]

When Joe lies on the stairs at the end, dying, the score is the same as that during Roy’s “tears in the rain” monologue on the first movie. That’s attention to detail. Closed the circle perfectly.

[@devinwalters8769]

This version was more emotional too, that whole build up going on while deckard was talking to joe before and after he went in the memory building, and the way joe standing there looking down at the ground. The music playing during that whole scene is so good.

[@Slaytera35]

And all the memories won’t be lost. Like history is a circle but hopefully one that trends in an upward trajectory.

[@ShiftyWolf117]

I understand K in a way, he got everything he wanted at first, he had hope that he was something more and the realisation that it was all a lie came crashing down on him and he lost everything. I think we as people want to feel special in our own lives and can relate to his struggles in a way. I certainly remember feeling like I got everything I wanted in my life and I felt special and I certainly remember the pain and realisation I had when I lost it all. This series has a special place in my heart. I thoroughly enjoy watching people experience this movie for the first time.

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

It’s pretty clever that they built on the concept of Tyrell’s nieces’ memories from the first movie and used it to explore the mystery of Deckard’s and Rachel’s escape in the aftermath.

[@tileux]

Its a concept from the original novella that kind of missed its target in the first movie but managed to get fully fleshed out in this movie.

[@Red-Eyed_Goose]

What I love (no pun intended) about this movie are the little details that aren’t explained. They only make sense once the whole picture is painted. For example: >Wood is extremely valuable (considering how no one has seen a tree, & per Dr. Badger). Goes to show how rich Wallace is since his entire building is made of wood. >We all think K is the child, yet the child hiding the horse has hair. All of the boys have shaved heads >Replicants are so human, even they discriminate. They look down on holograms as being ’not real’. FWIW-I also love the phrase “the fabulous new”. It sounds like something a tyrant would say.

[@darkphoenix2]

I'll never forget what it was like to watch that final fight between K and Luv in the theater, I don't think anyone was breathing. And K's sacrifice makes him one of my favorite heroic characters ever.

[@tanimal3964]

Listening to Luv underwater made you feel that moment.

[@JeFilm94]

K/ Joe's story is such a tragic one. He lived as nothing more than a machine made to hunt other machines. Then he was given reason to believe they were more than just machines, and what's more; he wasn't just another product - he had a childhood, a mother and father. And he had someone who loved him. Then it was ripped from right under him. Joi was killed in front of him, it was revealed that he was mislead in all his beliefs of having a family, the man he had tried to open up to as a son wasn't his father, and even the memory of Joi was torn apart by the reminder that she didn't love him - she was merely programmed to make him happy. In the end all he had left was his actions, and he chose to aid the person whose life he thought was his own - with no more to gain but a cold, lonely death.

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

I agree with everything except the last bit. K didn't die a cold, lonely death. He died a human death by doing what he could to help Deckard and his daughter, who are the closest things he has to a family.

[@JeFilm94]

@@FuckKZbinAndGoogle Yes, absolutely. It was a very human death, and he died with purpose. "Who am I to you", Deckard asked him - but K sends him away "go meet your daughter." His purpose was fulfilled, he wasn't a son to this man, and that was it. After fulfilling that purpose he laid down on the frozen steps and died alone in the falling snow.

[@zack8865]

at least he died a real human bean and a real hero

[@davidpax]

So true.

[@DavidHunter]

Brilliantly put. I love how such a big film can really drill down into these small fleeting subtle moments of thought, of action. While Marvel films slap you across the face with the morality of their heroes, a film like this shows the same actions but with such depth and intricacy. It’s just a wonder to behold.

[@kevincamp2913]

Roger Deakins camera work and lighting, just sublime. It's worth watching just to learn.

[@jbacunn]

Denis Villeneuve is a genius. The best director of the current generation.

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

Just wanna throw my love to you guys and your channel. Your thoughtful and immersed commentary are so refreshing, and I can see our boy hard at work with the editing. The choice of moments to include, the edits focusing on key moments, and the professional style and pacing is so well done. I just want you guys to know you're doing a really good job and I'm happy to be here to see it.

[@rg3388]

I love how Deckard ends the film with that little quarter smile reminiscent of the Mona Lisa.

[@smiffy68]

I think part of the reason this works so well is they got Hampton Fancher (the original screenwriter) back to work on it. I wonder how many rejected ideas from the original made their way into this one.

[@andrewstephens5885]

I remember watching this in the theatres when I was 17 and remembering how mind blowing of an experience it was. The storytelling is so well done even in this reaction you feel how epic it is.

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

Yeah, I was 19, I had wanted to see the first Blade Runner for a while, but never got around to it. I finally decided to watch it once 2049 got into theaters and loved it, then went to see 2049 the next day and loved that too.

[@MMusic91]

Love the Blade Runner series. I agree with your point that watching the sequel makes me appreciate the first one even more - and that's saying a lot because that bar is HIGH.

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

Exactly. This movie did everything to respect the original while being its own thing absolutely perfectly.

[@thepeterparkershow]

Love how passionate you are about this movie. I also love this movie as well. It’s a shame this movie didn’t perform well in the box office. Maybe that’s good so we don’t get another sequel to ruin the incredible good work from the last two movies.

[@maxdamagus]

First movie was a disaster at the box office, seems fitting.

[@davidkymdell452]

Well...there's Blade Runner 2099 coming...for better or worse

[@rhysfriesen]

So intense, eh? This flick always makes me weep from the depths of my soul. Your reaction is no exception. Thanks for the soul rending tears today 😢

[@djgizmoe]

"You look like a good Joe," is one of the best lines in sci-fi cinema. Never fails to tear me up.

[@obscillesk]

I agree, Luv is horrifying, but I absolutely love her last line as she's stepping back into the ocean

[@DumblyDorr]

I have yet to see a film by Denis Villeneuve I didn't immediately adore. Perfect choice of a director to do a sequel to one of my all-time favorite movies. And I do like what Zimmer has done with the soundtrack. Personally, while I love the score - it's doesn't quite do the same for me as Vangelis with his perfect Cyberpunk ambience. Of course Zimmer is a giant for very good reasons - and he has done a very good job following up to one of my favorite scores. Zimmer's is definitely more contemporary, thus there's less to potentially take you out of the moment if you're not used to it. Anyway - shoutout to Vangelis. It was a huge loss for the world of music when passed last year.

[@AC-oz9gr]

Denis is arguably the best director in the 21st century, certainly one of the best directors of the 21st century. Almost all of his movies are milestone achievements.

[@thubelihlezondi5822]

K is such a tragic character. He's sad, lonely and just a tool for everyone else to use. It took me two rewatches to fully understand his relationship with Joi and that just added to how sad he is.

[@aaronbourque5494]

This is such a good story. A clever mystery, universal philosophical themes that raise real questions, and a lesson more than one generation of young men should have heard before this movie: "Sometimes, it's not your story."

[@andilejaymdladlana5237]

master stroke by denis and roger.

[@Humstuck]

Its crazy to think. He is meeting his dauther 30 years later. I would bet its the best freaking day of his life beside maybe when he met Rachael. Those 2 films are amazing.

[@eXcommunicate1979]

When K puts her into the choke at the end, so pumped.

[@TacoBarato]

Luv's final tears get lost in the ocean just like tears get lost in the rain.

[@Sektion9]

Good catch. On top of that it's raining too lol

[@The_RedVIII]

Easily the best sequel ever made, and one of the rare sequels that is actually better than an already great first movie.

[@timothyhedrick5295]

I'd really encourage you to try "Oblivion" with Tom Cruise. Also very surreal SF and a great story.

[@geomax3465]

A MASTERPIECE of a movie this is. As an Industrial Designer my self, Blade Runner saga it's my favorite of ALL. AMAZING!

[@IndySidhu88]

This is so much more enveloping than the original and actually expands on the themes and messages posited in the first. It's the greatest sequel ever made this side of the 2010s. My favourite film by far for a long time and I've watched a lot of films.

[@kurtrivero368]

It is undeniably a great movie and sequel but never even touches the classic, original Ridley Scott film.

[@Atamastra]

It makes me happy that you enjoyed this film, cuz it was immediately apparent to me after i watched it that i had found a mainstay in my Top 10. It deserves all the praise and adulation it gets, and i will fight anyone who asserts otherwise. Villaneuve is a goddamn visionary and he did right by this soft reboot/sequel.

[@tanimal3964]

Gosling is so good in this movie. If you want to see him in a comedy role you should check out "The Nice Guys" it's amazing.

[@duckymcswizzle537]

This masterpiece was tied for my favourite film with The Departed the moment i finished it. The visuals, dialogue, score, acting, themes and colour pallet were 10/10

[@nigeltrotter2886]

18:16- I like that line. TO TEACH THEM ALL TO FLY.

[@antronC]

Great reaction content as usual! Extra kudos to the editor because the way you blend the ladies and movies together without missing vital details should be the gold standard. So many other reaction vids get this wrong.

[@thespacesbetweenstudio3346]

Masterpiece. The more you think about it, the more you realize how amazing this movie is. Joi and K were amazing together

[@Durandal1707]

All I could think of is Patrick when Maple said, "She's just standing there, menacingly..." 🤣

[@MapleDivine]

LMFAO

[@Solidus78]

So has anyone mentioned yet that Tyrell Corporation is in direct competition with Weyland-Yutani? Also Ridley Scott mentioned the link betwen Bladerunner, Alien and Legend movie with Tom Cruise.

[@deek60819]

some of the craziest visuals on film - the vegas holograms are amazing

[@robaer8d]

I wish Luv called me a "good boy." 8:18

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

Luv's character is so insanely good. Silvia went balls to the wall with her performance. Her "WHERE IS HE?" felt mechanical and bone-chilling in the theatre. I didn't even know line delivery like that was possible.

[@Algoraphobic]

How do you know if your memories are real? “I know.”

[@BigMike246]

I cry at the end, too.

[@DavidHunter]

An amazing film. I didn’t think a sequel could be made that would do justice but it does. I still have minor gripes, like it looks too clean. Wish they’d tried harder to meld it more visually with the first film… but of course it still looks incredible of course. The sound and music are phenomenal. The misdirection with K/Joe was just heartbreaking. I remember going in thinking are we going to spend the whole film wondering if Gosling’s character was a replicatant or not, and then they tell us in the first 5 minutes that he is one, but then layer on all this extra backstory and take us on his journey to an explanation. And in the end he chooses, not what he was told to do, but what he knew was the right thing to do, to hell with either side. The most “human” thing he could have done. And he pays the ultimate price to reunite Deckard with his daughter. There’s just soo much subtle emotion going on. Of course the film didn’t perform great at the box office (the original was pretty niche itself at time of release) but my god are we so lucky to have this film in existence.

[@mrfrosty3]

Great to see you enjoyed it, I saw it in IMAX, it made me intensely happy.

[@vincentkrommenhoek7431]

In a couple of months the next movie of Villeneuve will be released. Dune P2! Im gonna watch it in IMAX. Gonna be EPIC!

[@Banzai431]

Sadly the marketing of this film made it seem like something it wasn't so many people watched the movie not understanding that it wasn't some high action film but a pretty heavy introspective drama. Much like the first film. Though fans of the first film got exactly what they wanted. I believe this movie will have the same fate as the first - To be mostly glossed over initially then appreciated many years later for how good it is.

[@LuminairPrime]

This movie didn't do it for me, but Maple's Scifi Era does. There are SO MANY EARTH-SHAKERS for her to see! Keep them coming!!! SCIFI ERA!!!!!

[@burnikshrapnel]

You're not wrong. This was unfairly panned by almost everyone. This is an excellent follow up to the first movie.

[@nigeltrotter2886]

11:12- First time I heard that Elvis song was because of this movie.

[@stevefromwork6136]

By the end. He'd lost his job something that made him feel a purpose something that Made him feel normal He lost the idea he was human and could have a destiny, that he was anything other than a Replicant. And he lost not only joi but realized she had adapted her program to him she was truly just a machine, so he lost the idea of love or it possibility. At the end he truly had nothing left

[@lee32476]

I love how emotional Maple was with this story, it’s an incredible sequel. Maybe the best ever. Villenueve was the perfect director for this, his appreciation for the source material is what makes it work so well.

[@Zaburino]

Hey Chad! I feel like I can tell from your edit that you loved this movie too, but I missed having you in the analysis at the end of this one. I know it wouldn't probably pull in the numbers of the big reaction vids, but I'd love to see a end-of-year recap stream with the girls going over what they loved watching in 2023. It could even be a patron thing, I'd shift my subscription budget to see you lead Maple and Arianna in a free discussion of what they've seen and what they've liked.

[@rafm3068]

I really enjoyed your reaction. You really appreciated the art of Blade Runner 2049!! I agree with you, it's controversial but I think Blade Runner 2049 is one of the best sequels in sci-fi and I honestly think it's better than the original!!

[@marclewis5505]

Really loved your emotional reaction to Blade Runner 2049 Maple.🤗

[@zackgallardo]

God damn this movie is wonderful. I know we had high expectations because of the OG film. This film can stand alone as a great film.

[@richlisola1]

I think the most tragic moment, other than K’s death, was when K saw the Joi ad. “Everything you want to see, everything you want to hear.” And the hologram called him “a good Joe.” And in that moment he knew his Joi was never real. Just AI. Luv liked K, even though she was bad, and competitive with him. It angered her that he loved something fake, but cared not for her, for Luv. She smashed the emanator out of anger-But I think also, to cure K of his delusion. Remember she spared K in Vegas. She in a twisted way, meant a kindness.

[@davidkymdell452]

Yeah it was interesting, they could have gone the "her" route where you got a sense that, even though the AI was in a relationship with thousands of other people, she/it did have the ability to have a sincere relationship with Joaquin's character, whereas Bladerunner goes the other route. That's my take anyway.

[@jeffreyoverton3414]

Love this one!!! One of my favorite movies

[@Mcgerkusc]

This is a top ten movie of the past ten years imo. The style, the story, action, mystery, emotion, this movie lacks for nothing.

[@ManzanedoM]

all my best memories are hers has always been really heavy to me

[@psterud]

If you want to see another movie where Gosling is a total calm badass, watch Only God Forgives.

[@carbuneskinny5797]

Great reaction .. to (imo) one of the greatest sequels !

[@juskahusk2247]

14:43 Joi Division

[@JamesSmith-hw6tl]

Denis is a master. Watch Dune or Sicario, or Prisoners!

[@cbretschneider]

Maple is delightful.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

1:12 is the memory creator the girls from the awesome movie “Smile” ? Kevin Bacons Daughter Sosie ? Looks like her

[@Diegesis]

No

[@CharlesVanNoland]

The child has DNA disorder, locked in a sterile chamber at 8 due to immune issues. Ergo, a replicant birthing a child isn't a regular person, it's something else, and doesn't have a proper immune system to survive.

[@mrg0th1er83]

It is very good. Hard to go wrong with Denis Villeneuve.

[@fredermac7468]

Great reaction. So glad that you “get it”! This is one of few sequels that arguably outperform the original. And such a beautiful, lonely story that asks What Makes A Person? I feel so sad for the robot that finds a human connection with a hologram. And sad that our reality is not far from that.

[@christpower5402]

OK I see now what they were doing. She was supposed to be like the 2049 version of Daryl Hannah’s character. I didn’t see that parallel before.

[@Diegesis]

talking about Luv vs Pris? i always think of Luv as a "what K could have been"

[@magicbrownie1357]

What a beautiful film.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

I think it's an interesting take on the futuristic sci-fi genre that in this world they have human-like artificial intelligence but instead of making legitimate AI androids and sexbots and whatnot they instead have made artificial life, and it's still separate from AI. e.g. Joi is an AI but they haven't developed human-like android cyborgs yet so that you can have a physical Joi, but you can have a physical artificial being, a replicant. It's quite a bit orthogonal to futuristic sci-fi stories like Terminator where machines got smart and made themselves better and better, especially at killing humans, infiltrating by looking more and more human, but still fully mechanical - then even developing liquid metal machines, nanobot machines... No replicants though, no artificial organisms.

[@maxducoudray]

Maple watching Blade Runner is peak reaction comment.

[@michaelmills34]

Great reaction!

[@93sss93]

Loved this reaction and very happy you enjoyed the movie! To me it surpassed the original. An instant classic.

[@cthulhuspawn6290]

Love is the death of joy. Lol

[@itubeutubewealltube1]

if you liked ryan gosling in drive, try "only god forgives" same director and ryan gosling is the main

[@j9lorna]

If you haven't reacted to "Arrival", you definitely MUST. Same director.

[@Diegesis]

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[@mogg34y]

Masterpiece!

[@deek60819]

GREAT REACT

[@vish5465]

Amazing movie

[@BigOzzy390]

amazing!

[@bowi1332]

"OK" 🥺😭

[@svalanoski]

Love that you got to watch the blade runner films. Check out collateral and eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.

[@Diegesis]

She's already seen eternal sunshine on the channel :)

[@svalanoski]

@@Diegesis oh cool! Then as a fellow cinephile, I recommend “Her”, as well as Collateral.

[@nullunit]

You have it exact; this movie makes the first one even better. IN some way it even surpasses the the first and it was already a nearly perfect film for me. They even brought back the screenwriters that adapted the original film to do passes on it. Really smart and respectful The cast is so good top to bottom as well. Even is smaller or just less verbose roles they got awesome people. - Sylvia Hoeks performance as Luv is beautiful and terrifying in a way I have never seen done so perfectly before. I also felt sympathy for her, as really she is just a horribly damaged person. With father figure like Wallace, meat or machine, you are going to turn out poorly - Dave Bautista made Sapper a great character in a very few scenes. I am happy he is focusing more on his acting now. He is fun as the big muscly archetype he has been playing GotG but he has more range I hope people like Denis Villeneuve give him a chance to branch out. - MacKenzie Davis is my para-social crushy, obsession, I have no objectivity with her, but she is just so effective, again in a just a few scenes. I heard that when they first started planning the film, Denis wanted to have Wallace played by David Bowie that would have been amazing. Sad he died before that could be realized but Jared Leto was really menacing and creepy in the part. There are some Web shorts that add to the story and I think there was an animated series as well. Watch the shorts in the order they were released or you can find a compilation but I think the quality from the WB YT is better. Links below. 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5jWhGaknbeFsLM 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4ucgKZumLWSnck 3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKO9nGypiMyFr7M

[@danodonnell8102]

If you wanna check out a very good movie with Ryan Gosling in it, ya'll should watch "The Place Beyond the Pines". It's phenomenal.

[@parlettjoseph77]

any way you could balance your audio, hand's on the volume the whole video

[@svperstar]

LMAO "I feel we need to take Luv out..." one of the rare sequels that are better than the OG

[@herbertkeithmiller]

14:02 notice that the humans are wearing masks and K and Love aren't. Deccord isn't either 🧐 I say he's not human either.

[@edwinrollins142]

Soon good

[@dimitriosgliarmis7622]

I think you should have maple and maybe Ariana too watch altered carbon

[@Inxidevibetaitor]

❤❤

[@danielskinner5346]

"Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb” (Gen. 30:22).

[@CharlesVanNoland]

#BugDesign

[@Loosatsu]

Watch Invincible!!!!!!

[@jwnomad]

Maple is way off baseline by the end

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

😭😭😭😭

[@davidpax]

I like the story. It's written by Hampton Fancher who wrote the original too. It has many call backs to the original. But I miss the old Blade Runner world. This looks too clean and empty. It's not cyberpunk. And the music is nowhere near the Vangelis score of the original.