Just in order watch this series I watched Blade Runner 2049. One of the best movies of all time. I am disappointed about the pandering to the first movie, but did way to many things right, so overall an easy 9/10.
Now to this product.
TL:DR; If you want a bland uninspired boring anime, you will enjoy this. If you want a series that properly incorporates the quality and style of both Blade Runner movies, move along, nothing to see here.
First off, the English dub can burn in hell. Yes it is this bad. If you HAVE to watch it, watch it in Japanese with subtitles on.
What baffled me is how it started. Generic pop-song in the opening. Have you clowns even seen the movies? What makes you think this style of music is appropriate?
The direction seems like a factory produced anime. Boring choreography action, full of flashbacks and pointless dialogue. No tension, no mystery, no great visuals, no good dialogue.
The choreography is as boring as you can expect. No thought was put in to it. Just a bunch poses to make the protagonist look cool and nothing more. The action in the movies was never really mind-blowing, but it was well done and looked good.
Cinematography is horribly bland. Both movies look fantastic. Every frame is a painting. This however, looks cheap, uninspired and just forgettable. The lighting and color does not exists. The makers just made it dark.
Everyone remembers the epic music from both movies. The tone and genre were different, but both movies had fantastic music. They use it in this product as well, BUT this is not executed well. First off, the opening is a generic pop-song with a style you have already heard a million of times. Most importantly, the point of the music of the movies was to provide complimentary audio for the tone, visuals and mystery. The music does not work for this product at all, because there is nothing that justifies the "epic-ness" of the music from the movies.
The streets are empty. What is great about the movies is the feel of claustrophobia, that is how packed the streets are.
Language. In the previous movies, some people spoke different languages, LIKE THE AFRICAN GUY and they all understood each other. In this soulless product, they all speak the same language. Also the workshop of the African guy is wrong and they missed all the character traits he had in the sequel.
There is a lot wasted time with music montages, flashbacks and meaningless dialogue. Sure the originals had flashbacks and montages too, but they looked amazing and had a point.
The animation is not good. Not the worst, but VERY far away from good. Looks like something you would expect to see from the year 1990.
They gave her a sword for a short time. Now it is literally " Blade Runner". Bleh...
This product has nothing that made the Blade Runner movies special. Tone, visuals, build up, the Noir setting, this is all missing. Instead this is just a bland generic anime with a lack of lighting. I swear, call it Naruto 2049 and NOBODY would spot the difference.
Now to this product.
TL:DR; If you want a bland uninspired boring anime, you will enjoy this. If you want a series that properly incorporates the quality and style of both Blade Runner movies, move along, nothing to see here.
First off, the English dub can burn in hell. Yes it is this bad. If you HAVE to watch it, watch it in Japanese with subtitles on.
What baffled me is how it started. Generic pop-song in the opening. Have you clowns even seen the movies? What makes you think this style of music is appropriate?
The direction seems like a factory produced anime. Boring choreography action, full of flashbacks and pointless dialogue. No tension, no mystery, no great visuals, no good dialogue.
The choreography is as boring as you can expect. No thought was put in to it. Just a bunch poses to make the protagonist look cool and nothing more. The action in the movies was never really mind-blowing, but it was well done and looked good.
Cinematography is horribly bland. Both movies look fantastic. Every frame is a painting. This however, looks cheap, uninspired and just forgettable. The lighting and color does not exists. The makers just made it dark.
Everyone remembers the epic music from both movies. The tone and genre were different, but both movies had fantastic music. They use it in this product as well, BUT this is not executed well. First off, the opening is a generic pop-song with a style you have already heard a million of times. Most importantly, the point of the music of the movies was to provide complimentary audio for the tone, visuals and mystery. The music does not work for this product at all, because there is nothing that justifies the "epic-ness" of the music from the movies.
The streets are empty. What is great about the movies is the feel of claustrophobia, that is how packed the streets are.
Language. In the previous movies, some people spoke different languages, LIKE THE AFRICAN GUY and they all understood each other. In this soulless product, they all speak the same language. Also the workshop of the African guy is wrong and they missed all the character traits he had in the sequel.
There is a lot wasted time with music montages, flashbacks and meaningless dialogue. Sure the originals had flashbacks and montages too, but they looked amazing and had a point.
The animation is not good. Not the worst, but VERY far away from good. Looks like something you would expect to see from the year 1990.
They gave her a sword for a short time. Now it is literally " Blade Runner". Bleh...
This product has nothing that made the Blade Runner movies special. Tone, visuals, build up, the Noir setting, this is all missing. Instead this is just a bland generic anime with a lack of lighting. I swear, call it Naruto 2049 and NOBODY would spot the difference.