Blade Runner 2049: How the Opening Enthralls the Audience
Blade Runner 2049 is a visual masterpiece. While this movie does have issues with plot and pacing, I still enjoy it and consider it one of my favorite films. Throughout the film, the combination of practical and visual effects is used spectacularly to build the world of 2049 and has resulted in some of the most iconic shots in recent cinema. Here, I will analyze how the opening 5 minutes of the movie demonstrates this, establishing the world and its characters The first opening credits aren't anything special, however I appreciate the attention to detail, theming them around the movies Sci-Fi, dystopian world. When the movie properly starts, the first bits of text which show exposition about the world of Blade Runner are shown. The word "replicant" is the first thing the audience sees and reads; it's in red text and shown in the upper left corner of the screen. This is an extremely important aspect of the movie and it's introduction. In the film, the way to tel...