jobloffski
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I think people think far too much of these two filmmakers (based off of one sci-fi they each made - neither of whcih were life changing).
On the other hand, both of them were very focused on what is, and what is not, good about humanity, both had protagonists going through an 'internal process' by which they wondered about who and what they were, in relation to the job the were doing. NB made a film with a main character conditioned to see those he was evicting as lesser beings, and to feel no pity for their fate (later he was to be more like them and therefore experienced empathy with them and that is certainly part of the 'emotional landscape' of BR). And DJ made a film that very much depicted a loner, in many scenes by himself, having to carry a lot of the emotion of the movie by not doing much, just feeling the emotions of his situation/predicament/isolation of his life.
So, in those terms, they may not have made films to change the movie landscape, but they've both made films that belong very squarely in the same thematic ball[ark as BR, and made good films that depended more on their characters/characterisation than their budgets and therefore would be potential safe hands for a BR related movie and making it both competent in sci-fi terms, and in contemplative art-film terms.
I would strongly advise anyone considering sequels to BR to avoid the novels that are sequels to BR because they are kind of hybrid sequels that incorporate both the 'electric sheep' world and that of the film. They also reference the existence of the film and comment on the differences between Deckard's 'reality' and the movie made of his experiences. All pretty 'trippy' in a Dick
way, but not good film material. And there would have to be somebody else playing Deckard, which should really be avoided whatever kind of film is made, unless there is going to be a definitve statement that yes, deckard is a replicant and, say, when they need a Deckard (because the previous one reached his 'time to die' buggered off, or got killed) they just upload the 'Deckard Memories' into a new replicant and his existence basically begins with him going for noodles and then being asked to go back to being a blade runner (even though he;s never been one before, it;s just implanted memories).
Then, with the Deckard model up and running, whoever wants him to do whatever can send him on his mission, and whichever of Dicks themes are appropriate to the story can then be explored. With us knowing he's a replicant (which he may find out about sooner or later (later, if they want a trilogy)) and with an in-story reason for there being somebody else playing 'Rick Deckard' and having the same personal characteristics, etc.
Naturally, there's every chance of any BR related film being balls, but it's isn't totally inconceivable that recent trends for blockbusters to be allowed to be very dark and moody might make it possible for it not to be balls. And to clarify, I'm in no way stating outright the above would be my preferred seed for a film to be sprung from, but it;s a storytelling compromise I'd be willling to swallow, for the sake of a decent director being allowed to really work a moody piece of cinema around it.
If it pays off, cool. If it don't, who really cares, cos it can't erase the impact or the quality of the original, any more than the Jaws sequels did in that case (though obviously, I would want the BR film(s) to be better than those, and I have some confidence that given the time lapse between the original and any new film, there would be some effort to not fuck it up, because it isn't a case of rushing out a sequel to a successful movie a few years later, it;s a case of launching a project, on purpose, to follow a film regarded as among the best ever made, with 30 years of legendary status to live up to, with full knowledge of how much hatred everybody involved will encounter if they drop the ball).
An actor with a suitably world weary look is required, and I'll start the bidding at...Josh Hartnett.
< Message edited by jobloffski -- 9/3/2011 6:56:26 PM >
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