Blade Runner 2049
224 head-to-head matchups and still no clear verdict on Blade Runner 2049. 50% means the room is essentially split — a genuine coin flip every time it shows up in a bracket. As beautiful as studio sci-fi gets, and oddly hard to love — Deakins shoots every frame like it belongs in a gallery, while the film keeps its audience at arm's length on purpose. It earns respect more easily than affection, which is a strange place for a blockbuster to live.
Synopsis
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
47%, 50%, 61%. Voters are genuinely divided regardless of when they encounter Blade Runner 2049. No round breaks the tie; no round widens it.
Against Arrival, the margin is razor-thin: 50%. The most contested matchup in Blade Runner 2049's record. Dune: Part Two is the easy matchup at 86%. The Terminator is the kryptonite at 25%. The gap between best and worst opponent says a lot about what Blade Runner 2049 can and can't handle.
Original or Sequel? Classic Sci Fi is Blade Runner 2049's tournament to lose. The final against Aliens at 60% is competitive but the outcome is consistent.
In Denis Villeneuve's filmography, Blade Runner 2049 ranks #4 of 8. Dune leads at 64%; Enemy at 28% trails.
Dead last in Original or Sequel? Classic Sci Fi.
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