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In Reply to: RE: 'Prometheus 2' News And Rumors: Ridley Scott Says The Script Is Written, Might Film After 'Blade Runner 2' posted by Mark Man on June 18, 2015 at 10:15:44
Is there any substance within the plot with which to make a sequel?
I could see making a TV series out of the basic environment. but with new characters. Are we still retiring "Replicants"? Shall we venture off to one of the off-world colonies? There could be war in another galaxie.
Almost all animal life has gone extinct on Earth, but remaining humans want their pets, so 'replicant' pets become a big business. I suppose someone's replicant dog could go amok and kill its owner. Now someone has to come along and 'retire' the replicant dog. ho-hum.
But where does Deckard go? At the end of the movie he's in his air car with Rachel heading for a border. Escape, to save Rachel from "retirement". (director's cut) It's now 33 years later, Deckard is much older, but Rachel must still appear the same. Think of the emotional turmoil over that. Perhaps Deckard and Rachel could not find peace in their life on the lam. Maybe there is a story there, but I'm not coming up with anything interesting.
I thought the movie fairly well followed the novel (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep)All the major plot points were hit. Some detail variation but the essence of the novel exists within the movie. And I thought the novel was concluded. Story over. That's all folks. Or so I thought. but apparently Scott has a screenplay written for a sequel.
-Steve
Follow Ups:
Tyrell's niece Sarah, (who Rachel's memories are based on), is running the company...She wants to find Deckard and Rachel...as you stated went into hiding...Ryan Gosling is the lead and Ford does not show up until the 3rd act...
Replicatants may come out of storage...
Potential of the "human" versions of Roy Batty, Hauer, and Pris, Hannah, may make an appearance...not sure on Young. Sean Young burned allot of bridges...
Who is directing keeps jumping back and forth from Scott to Denis Villeneuve...
Thanks
Mark
I guess that could sort of work into another movie plot. There must be a reason why Scott earns the big bucks and the rest of us have to pay to see.
;-)
Shortcomings of the original film; acting
Hauer, Young, M. Emmet Walsh
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Hanna was good. So Was Brion james.
Ford: well, he's Ford.
Brion James died in 1999. Too bad. His was a genuinely scary character and made a good dull-witted replicant soldier with sadistic tendencies. A shame we can't recall him.
I liked the Chinese technician....James Hong. I thought he disappeared into his character very well. He must be getting rather ancient by now.
Joe Turkel was believable with his extra thick geeky glasses.
Joanna Cassidy. Good enough but not memorable.
Olmos: very good.
just m2c.
A flawed movie to begin with. But the atmosphere worked really well.
-Steve
Steve...Good character breakdown...
Olmos, Turkel, and Hong really solid performances...I will add to that...M. Emmitt Walsh...Police Captain
Very good...Hannah, James and I really liked William Sanderson as J.F. Sebastian...Loner, geek brainy-ac with diminutive stature was spot on...
But for me this was all about first person narration film noir set in the future...really had not been done before. I like visions of the future that are not too pristine...haves' and have-not's
Ford was playing a version of Philip Marlow...set in the future. The moodiness and look fed that narrative well.
Just my $.02
Thanks
Mark
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