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Bladerunner

Posted on 10.28.17 under Uncategorized

BLADERUNNER — great atmosphere, production design, sonic depth, artsy side scenes. A lot of love, effort and thought went into this, but if didn’t have the personality, charm, charisma, and memorable lines and soundtrack of the original.

There were scenes of hi-tech and post-apocalyptic destruction but none of the on-the-ground, small eateries and businesses

And Cybercity LA 2049 should have much more racial diversity from Hispanic to the wide spectrum of Polynesian and Asian. A 95% Caucasian cast weakens the verisimilitude. There were more characters with European accents than human Asians. Joi was a huge naked holgraphic presence, though…

Still highly enjoyable and certainly has more food for thought than a Marvel or DC movie. We have been discussing this for more than 24 hours and in a time where attention spans seem to be that of a gnat, that’s an accomplishment.

Bravo!

Tokyo at the time Bladerunner opened has a bit of that feeling.

50 years after the summer of love

Posted on 09.13.17 under Uncategorized

The Summer of Love, 1967…

The seeds that were planted in the late 60s and liberally fertilized with LSD have grown wildly and out of control, but back then it was all good. And it seems like yesterday…