Due to the uncontrollability of the eighth-generation replicants, the Wallace Company developed ninth-generation replicants that fully obey human beings, and sent them to "retire" the eighth-generation replicants who slipped through the net, also known as silver. Wing Runner. K is one of them. During the pursuit, he accidentally discovered a shocking secret - replicators can reproduce. Since this secret has the potential to subvert society, his boss strictly ordered him to keep it a secret and let him deal with the child. K identified himself as the child through clues, and went to find the "biological father" Deka. Shortly after the meeting, Deka was taken away by Wallace Company, and K, who was seriously injured, was also told that he was not the so-called "chosen son". However, he still chose to rescue De Ko, and faked his death to show her his biological daughter, but he fell into the snow with serious injuries and died silently.
The dark and cold city, the smoky streets, and the viscous and biting winter rain that seems to fall forever, are clearly a ruined ruin, but it presents a grandeur and mystery with a certain religious color. The brilliant neon lights form a strong contrast of light and dark with the gray skyscrapers under the shadow, and the virtual projection of the sky and the ground together creates a bizarre future city.
It is still the cyberpunk style familiar to the audience, but the difference from the previous work is that the screen of the previous work is full of objects that obstruct the audience's sight.
There is almost no light in the room, only the rotating headlights outside the window hurriedly swept through, briefly allowing the audience to see the indoor environment clearly. There are also crowded and narrow streets and bustling crowds, showing the audience a typical cyberpunk-style futuristic city. In this film, the scenes are not shown, but the complexity is simplified, and any space is clean and tidy.
The use of the depth of field lens places the characters in the huge scene and forms a sharp contrast with it, reflecting the solemnity and solemnity with a strong sense of ritual.
Unlike the previous work, which is depressing and desperate, this film shows more of the loneliness and indifference of the future world.
In stark contrast to cyberpunk is a video style - the "wasteland" style. The city that is constantly decayed and decayed under the yellow sand, and the huge incomplete statues together create a thick atmosphere of apocalyptic decadence.
In a dead world, only the wandering K, the flying wasps and the passing time are active. The once prosperous and bustling casino city of Las Vegas has now been submerged in the yellow sand, and is regarded by the world as a scenic spot of life, which is slowly eroded by time, just like Shelley's "Ocemandias". ": But see around the ruins, the lonely flat sand and empty space stretch out to the desolate Quartet.
The film's sophisticated use of film elements can be said to have reached the peak, which is completely different from traditional sci-fi blockbusters, such as "Star Trek" and "Star Wars". In the film screen, smoke, fog and silhouette are used extensively,
Such stylized photography not only conforms to the wasteland style, but also builds a barren future world. With the use of huge buildings, regular array compositions and large vistas, it creates a huge sense of oppression with the help of the environment. The characters are confined in a small space, and the insignificance and powerlessness of the characters are strongly highlighted. In addition, the contrasting use of light and shadow is also extremely significant. The overall picture is rather dark, reflecting the dullness and depression in the characters' hearts, just like the continuous heavy rain, misty fog and scattered smoke present a thick sense of lens, which is suffocating. At the same time, the light and shadow are constantly changing with the actions of the characters, with sparkling waves flashing during the period, adding a touch of vitality to the originally empty and regular space, a strange sense of flow.
In terms of soundtrack, Hans Zimmer is still excellent. In the grand symphony, electronic elements are integrated, which is very futuristic and technological, and has a more ethereal temperament.
The film uses a lot of long shots, panoramic shots and fixed camera positions. The rhythm is extremely steady and slow, with a slightly documentary style, recording everything objectively and calmly. The actor's performance is very restrained, but under the calm surface, there are undercurrents surging, like a volcano about to erupt, which is disturbing. Just like a spring, when it is depressed to the extreme, it will rebound violently. After K determined that his dream was real and that he was the "truth" of the "chosen child", he first lowered his head and choked, and murmured, "I know what is real." Then, he burst out suddenly, Kicked away the chair, which was K's most emotional move in the film. When Luf killed Boss K at the police station, the camera shot everything and the picture jumped out the window. Through the narrow window, it was clear that Luv killed the policewoman without hesitation. The sound of fierce fighting, the screams of the policewoman and the dull sound of the body falling to the ground were deliberately covered up, adding a touch of sadness to this cruel and bloody scene.
The issue of "true" and "false" is discussed throughout the film.
The most fundamental issue is the relationship between humans and replicators. Humans think that replicators are products and slaves who obey themselves. Indeed, replicators are products made by humans, and everything they have is given by humans, so there is a certain reason for human beings to eliminate replicators. But here’s the thing—replicants aren’t robots or cyborgs, they’re clones in a sense, with the same anatomy as us, pain, thinking, and bleeding. Physiologically, they are no different from us, and they even have the ability to think independently and make judgments. This also caused panic among people - because they were too human! Even in physical fitness such as strength and speed, it is far superior to humans! As the company that created the replicants claims: more human than human. The reason why human beings promote the "replicant threat theory" while eliminating the replicants, and also called it "retirement", is precisely because they are afraid that one day, the replicators will replace themselves, and this is a self-proclaimed standing at the top of the food chain. The higher beings, the great creators of mankind, do not allow it. With this lofty mentality, human beings can slaughter replicants with peace of mind. Replicants also possess human emotions and desire to be respected. However, K, who was seriously injured, returned to the police station and was scolded by an oncoming police officer with a word of "fake". When he returned to his residence, he endured the abuse when he went up the stairs, but his door was sprayed on. Big "fake". All kinds of discrimination and abuse subtly make the replicants dissatisfied with human beings, and the confrontation and conflict between the two sides are logical and intensified.
Humans could have been slaughtering replicants all the time, because they were a product, not an individual. But this seemingly innocuous problem was complicated by the discovery that replicants could reproduce. First of all, because the replicators are fertile, they are almost indistinguishable from humans, and the atrocities of human beings against replicators can be said to be "cannibalism". Even if people think that a replicator is a product produced by an assembly line, it cannot be called a real human being. What about their naturally born offspring? They are neither "replicants" in the traditional sense, nor are they a full "human". How to define their identities has become a problem, are they "real people" or "fake people"? In a sense, the offspring of replicants are a new generation of people, exactly like real humans, the products of natural reproduction. Then, the relationship between them and human is no longer the relationship between the creator and the product, but an equal kind. What's more, they are far better than ordinary people, and more like humans than humans, because they still have "humanity" in them! The purpose of human beings to form a society is to help each other, because manpower is always exhausted, and collective strength is infinite, so forming a society is an inevitable result. But in society, we are all separate individuals and we all have power. There are strong and weak people between people, but there should never be a distinction between high and low. However, in the movie, humans not only enslave replicants, but even enslave their own compatriots - some children in their teens! This move undoubtedly broke the bottom line of morality. These "people" lost their humanity and became "beasts"! What about deducting replicas? Their resistance and "rebellion" are not for themselves, but for the entire race! As they say: dying to save one's own kind is our most human act. Duplicating the simple feelings between people, paying without expecting anything in return, is undoubtedly more human than humans, and seeking liberation is also their human instinct.
The film embodies the discussion of "true" and "false" on K and Joey. Both of them are "fakes" in the traditional sense - a replicator and a virtual person. The relationship between them, in addition to "love", should be more about the mutual sympathy between the same kind, a kind of caring feeling of pity for the same disease. Only when he gets home can K take off his mask and show his true self. However, between the two, K is real - a "real person" with flesh and blood, while Joey is just a "fake", projected virtual person, which is also the biggest gap between the two. However, to everyone's surprise: Joey found a prostitute. Then came the most shocking scene in the film - in the twinkling of light and shadow, Joey and the prostitute merged! In a trance, K and us in front of the screen can't tell whether this is Joey or a prostitute. But at this romantic and touching moment, the director deliberately arranged the actions of Joey and the prostitute out of sync, telling the audience in this cruel way: This seemingly real picture is actually fake, which undoubtedly destroys the warmth of the scene. with beautiful. Fake Joey really loves K, but real whore pretends to love K - it's just a business; K loves fake Joey with a real whore in his arms; fake Joey, who is ecstatic, "kissed" K with K, as did K, but the real prostitute, while catering to her, looked at K with prying eyes, without a trace of lust in her eyes! The boundaries between true and false became blurred at this moment, the audience's heart began to feel at a loss, and the balance between "true" and "false" began to shake. K and Joey finally completed the fusion of spirit and flesh, and the relationship between the two finally sublimated to "love", but this "love" is more and more distressing. Later, Joey took the risk of disappearing completely and went to find the truth with K. At the last moment before disappearing, she did not panic, but eagerly said to K: "I love you!" As K said: "Half simplified, but Double grace", K and Joey's love K and Joey's love is short-lived, but it bursts with unparalleled power. Like a meteor streaking across the sky, it is short-lived but unprecedentedly dazzling.
But, does Joey really love K?
Joy is nothing more than a tool designed by Wallace & Company to accompany humans. As her slogan said: "Joy will feast your ears, Joey will satisfy all your fantasies, and Joey will feast your eyes", the starting point of her work is to meet people's needs and make people happy. K's lonely work and life, he longs for someone to accompany him, someone to affirm and encourage him, what he needs is even a partner to spend the rest of his life with, and Joey perfectly satisfies him. Joey's English name "Joy" is meant to make people happy, and Joey successfully made K feel happy, no doubt he did his job well. So what Joey did to K was the program's setting? Or is Joey's self-consciousness in control? Is her "love" with K true or false? Is it a means to make K happy, or is it a love affair over time? There is no doubt that K loves Joey deeply, but after Deka was captured, he walked down the street with a lonely face, and a huge projection of Joey stopped him. She still has a delicate face and a gentle voice, but she doesn't know him anymore, she just reads the advertisement in a pale voice. Indeed, there are thousands of identical Joeys in the world. They are all products on the assembly line and run according to the program. Maybe it's the same with replacing K with another person. K's mind is in chaos, and we in front of the screen are also meditating.
The identities of the characters in the film are also confusing, but this is the only question that gives the correct answer among the many true and false discussions in the film. After K found the wood carving in the factory, he asked a dream maker to identify the true and false dreams for him. And when the dream maker gave a positive reply, K hysterically vented the panic and anxiety in his heart. He walked out of the building, looked up at the heavy snow, and then reached out to catch a snowflake. The snowflake fell on his hand and melted instantly, but the cold touch of the snowflake made him feel the real existence of snow. The snow at this time is that he firmly believes in his identity, as he said: "I know what is true." The second time, K took Deka to pick up his daughter. After watching Deka enter the building, K fell down. on the steps in the snow. He knew that he was not the "chosen son", but that Deka's daughter was. Like the snowflakes that fell on him, he was just an insignificant member of all beings - born silently and died silently. But he helped Deka find his daughter and the meaning of his existence. Who can say that he has no soul? The film is fixed on K's blood-stained face from an overhead view of God, as if his soul was silently watching this dying body after leaving the body. K also stared at the camera in a trance, as if he also saw his "soul" out of the body. The camera is constantly raised, and the lens is gradually zoomed out, from close-up to long-range. K, dressed in black, was lying in the silver-clad world, looking out of place and insignificant under the oppression of pure white. However, the use of metaphorical montage—the constant ascent of the camera, as Mel Gibson does at the end of Hacksaw Ridge, suggests that K’s “soul” has been sublimated, and that he has also gained “salvation.”
A cross-cut is used at the end of the film, which creates a stark and profound contrast - K lies in the snow, covered with goose feathers; Deka's daughter is in the laboratory, also bathed in the swirling "snow" "middle. The "dummy" K, who was implanted with memories and made, felt the real snow; the daughter of the "real person" Deka, who had real memories and was born naturally, could only weave fake snow and live in the environment made by herself. Who is really alive? After Joey was able to roam the world freely for the first time, he felt the drizzle on the roof. The faint advertising sound in the background precisely fits Joey's psychology: fresh, happy, and enjoyable. This then forms a triple contrast: the "real" person feels the fake snow; the "fake" person feels the real snow; the virtual person has a "fake" virtual feeling in the real rain. Why is it true? Why is it fake? Whose life is more meaningful? Who has the so-called soul?
The film ends with the song "Tears in the Rain". As it wants to express: all the past will disappear in time, like tears in the rain. Everything will perish, people, replicants, and even prosperous cities will eventually turn into a swirl of loess, but the spirit will continue to be inherited along with reproduction. The so-called "true" and "false" are just human wishful thinking. In order to seek the liberation of the ethnic group, the replicators have no choice but to fight without hesitation, even if a moth flies into a flame, until they obtain the equality and freedom they desire.
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