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filing in the spaces
It's 2022. Tyrell is producing the new Nexus 8 series with a natural lifespan. They are indeed more human than human. Human supremacy movements rise up to hunt down Replicants using registry databases. The Replicants rebel against their human masters attacking the databases including the use of an EMP. The resulting blackout leads to the prohibition of Replicant production and the end of the Tyrell Corporation. It's over a decade before Wallace Corp starts manufacturing a new breed of Replicants.
This is very much like the animated shorts in Animatrix. It helps paint a picture of this movie universe and fills out some plot elements connecting the original 1982 movie to the upcoming sequel. It taps into the old movie to prepare fans for the new movie. I can't explain why seeing the Pan Am logo feel so exhilarating. This is good for both plot and for stylistic reengagement.
This is very much like the animated shorts in Animatrix. It helps paint a picture of this movie universe and fills out some plot elements connecting the original 1982 movie to the upcoming sequel. It taps into the old movie to prepare fans for the new movie. I can't explain why seeing the Pan Am logo feel so exhilarating. This is good for both plot and for stylistic reengagement.
- SnoopyStyle
- Sep 29, 2017
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A beautifully interesting take on anime Blade Runner, marred only by it's short length
A beautiful anime short set in the Blade Runner universe
This third and last of the Blade Runner prequels (that is actually the first one, chronologically speaking) provides a glimpse into the events that happened soon after the original Blade Runner. Beautifully animated and directed by Shinichirô Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Animatrix, Samurai Champloo) Black Out 2022 is a 15 minutes must-see even if you're not a big Blade Runner fan, but plan on seeing the Blade Runner 2049 film because it provides some important elements to the story.
As I've already said in the Alien: Covenant prequel review, I really hope studios would start making more of these prequels as they actually get you in the mood for the actual film without spoiling anything, like trailers do, and also add a whole lot of substance to the overall universe.
As I've already said in the Alien: Covenant prequel review, I really hope studios would start making more of these prequels as they actually get you in the mood for the actual film without spoiling anything, like trailers do, and also add a whole lot of substance to the overall universe.
- scarlatradu
- Sep 27, 2017
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A fine prequel
Tbh nothing much to say here a 15 min short on the origin of the Blackout which was a catastrophic global event in the Blade Runner universe that led to the the fall of the Tyrell Corporation.
The story was alright alot of things left unanswered but you could make out some parts. The animation was flawless with a respectable artstyle and the music choices were amazing. We honestly didn't get to know much about the characters so I can't say much for them either.
Overall an enjoyable short flim that was fine for the most part. If you just wanna watch more Blade Runner then this it.
The story was alright alot of things left unanswered but you could make out some parts. The animation was flawless with a respectable artstyle and the music choices were amazing. We honestly didn't get to know much about the characters so I can't say much for them either.
Overall an enjoyable short flim that was fine for the most part. If you just wanna watch more Blade Runner then this it.
Good for a short
The medium (short-film) was my issue, I simply don't care for short films: Just too short to say much or do much. I liked the potential for the characters.
more human than human
"Life does not mean living." Shin'ichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) in writing and direction; Shūkō Murase (Ergo Proxy) in character design; and Paul Chadeisson (Remember Me - video game) in art, makes these minutes a truly human story. A piece of animation that not only contributes to the universe Blade Runner, but also takes it further, transmitting a great empathy in the struggle to live in the world. All of this in the style that only anime can achieve.
- leoenrique
- Oct 2, 2017
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A E S T H E T I C
A Blade Runner Lo-fi ASMR experience.
One of three short films serve as prequels to Blade Runner 2049.
They need to adapt this into a full season tv show.
One of three short films serve as prequels to Blade Runner 2049.
They need to adapt this into a full season tv show.
- ashfordofficial
- Dec 3, 2021
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Beautiful and Loyal Animated Prequel Sequel
This is by far my most favorite piece of the Blade Runner films.
A great prequel to Blade Runner 2049 that expands the universe well. Visuals are absolutely amazing and adds to the story well. Too bad this one was so short.
A great prequel to Blade Runner 2049 that expands the universe well. Visuals are absolutely amazing and adds to the story well. Too bad this one was so short.
- mikayakatnt
- Nov 5, 2019
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Loved it ... but not as a sequel
I loved this movie. But once I watched it per se and not as a sequel. And I think this one is far better on many aspect (easthetically, actors, etc) than it's elder.
The original was cult (overrated, IMO, even when it was released) and this one won't ... but it's a better movie.
- gforestier
- Jan 1, 2020
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I didn't like it
This felt way too short and the plot basically a deus ex machina and the ending more or less leaves the universe how it started.
To pad the review out a lot didn't make sense to me.
Why make a new series of nexus without an expiration date ? It was supposed to be the fail safe ! Asking for trouble.
Why would humans basically go on an all out war hunting these new nexus? Considering blade runners exist for this purpose?
Where are the blade runners, we don't see any and it's supposed to be upto them to take these nexus out ?
Don't they have any kind of way to restrict nexus models coming to earth ? Really ? I assume they would have to come in through some kind of a port ?
Really it was too short and the plot felt way too simple and resolved way too easily but ultimately the story left the world how it began just with different names.
To pad the review out a lot didn't make sense to me.
Why make a new series of nexus without an expiration date ? It was supposed to be the fail safe ! Asking for trouble.
Why would humans basically go on an all out war hunting these new nexus? Considering blade runners exist for this purpose?
Where are the blade runners, we don't see any and it's supposed to be upto them to take these nexus out ?
Don't they have any kind of way to restrict nexus models coming to earth ? Really ? I assume they would have to come in through some kind of a port ?
Really it was too short and the plot felt way too simple and resolved way too easily but ultimately the story left the world how it began just with different names.
- Shadowstripe
- Nov 1, 2021
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It's fine if you love anime I guess
- Horst_In_Translation
- Oct 2, 2017
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A rather mediocre short
In "Blade Runner: Black Out 2022", the style of the animation is kind of new and looks similar to that in a Japanese cartoon. However, the storytelling is really awful. There are neither impressive scenes nor memorable characters. Anyone who watches it will forget about the short almost immediately.
- TheBigSick
- Oct 10, 2017
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Dreadfully awful voice acting
The voice-acting is so bad that I was detached from the experience and spent more time noticing how bad the acting was than following the story. The animation is a mishmash of styles and occasionally incorporates realistic elements into scenes with other elements which have a hand-drawn style; I found this to be distracting and do not consider this short to be visually appealing.
Other reviewers have mentioned the story details, etc, so I'll skip those areas.
Other reviewers have mentioned the story details, etc, so I'll skip those areas.