Blade Runner 2049 | "Cells Interlinked" and Pale Fire (LITERALLY ME! INCELS INTERLINKED) 

from this point of view, the "literally me" feeling becomes cruelly ironic

What's interesting about K is how he is special. Not because of who he was born as, or made as, but the choices he makes. There is a point in the film where he realizes that he is not the chosen one. But, he makes the choice to stay involved in the story. To be a hero. Through his choices an everyman becomes a special man.

It's interesting that Joi, that person who convinces K that he is the main character, the chosen one, the messiah, is then shown to be marketed as "everything you want to see; everything you want to hear" It implies that the evidence he takes to show himself as the chosen one comes from his lens determined by what he *wanted from the start* - we are shown this nearly from the beginning and it's another link to pale fire

From the opening few lines of Nabokov's books you're sucked in. His writing is beautiful. Nabokov certainly was a genius--made even more apparent when you realize he was writing--not his first language (Russian) or even his second (French)--in his third language (English).

Bro went down a rabbit hole😭😭

Your pieces are just miles ahead of any other video essay on this platform. Bravo, as always!

Finished this then expected a crazy view count, this deserves so much more love, hell of an analysis

when the fact that the white fountain was revealed to be a mountain and that what the man read was a typo feels somehow relates to K and the child, a simple mistake, same as when he was reading the dna lists and when finding two people with the same dna... only difference, one is male and the other is female, a M-ountain, and a F-ountain.

While I'm not the movie's biggest fan, I love the overall concept/arc of this compliant dude who feels empty, and without realizing it, is trying to inject importance/meaning into his life by mistaking himself as a kind of chosen one, then after the veil is lifted, he decides to just make his own choice of what he thinks should be done, even if it kills him

this scene was added late in filming. pale fire was recommended by gosling because he had used it for acting excercises

I searched within cells interlinked and found this amazing video essay. Identity. Something I struggle with and I now believe is why I was gravitated towards this great movie. I’ll definitely be reading Pale Fire now, fantastic work.

What I love about the pale fire reference is how accessible it is to convey meaning without context. The test is checking his emotional reactions to words dealing with individuality, love, and death. The questions are asked with an accusatory tone, like he's being interrogated about his ability to experience love and individuality. The brilliance of both movies, but especially 2049 is that there are constant layers, threads, and levels of meaning with multiple valid interpretations of each, which demand to be constantly repermutated in viewers' minds. Much of it is accessible even without going to.outside resources, but by bringing blade runner to those works and bringing the works back to blade runner creates a very rich dialogue.

Nailed it. The thing I would add is that the film itself makes a symbol out of it's own existence in relation to the source art of Blade Runner. Blade Runner/Deckard is the poem 'Pale Fire,' and 2049/K is the Kinbote commentary on the poem. In talkinga about what Blade Runner means to us, we reveal our own desires for what it means - i.e. what art reveals within those that witness it IS the art itself. It's a commentary on our relationship to art - taking something 'real' and using it as an identity - something the film does, and something we do as fans. THIS is how you make a meta movie :)

Blade runner 2049 is one of my favorite movies. Coincidentally, I bought a copy of pale fire a while ago, and have been meaning to read it - completely unaware of this connection to blade runner. I’m stopping your video 2 and a half minutes in, and forcing myself to finally read this book. Thanks for the inspiration!

Take my like, how insignificant it is, but moreso, take my eternal gratitude for taking the time to create this video to explain what many of us ponder, but are too afraid to ask or search for in depth. This film is beautiful (and the first one, too). The artistry is absolutely rich in these films.

This comes so close but never "brings it home". The question of reality here is similar to that of the spinning top at the end of Inception in that it doesn't matter if the top stops spinning. It doesn't matter that the memories are not K's. What matters is that he takes them to be and acts as though they are. This reifies him greater than any external confirmation. It doesn't matter if it was a tall white fountain or a tall white mountain. What matters is that you take the experience of reading the poetry to be significant and put forth the effort to make the words mean something. It's in the act of belief and the will to act on that belief the magic of consciousness 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴. Why does this matter? Remember the moment when his greatest love appears to him again post death, but as a commercial apparition, and calls him "Joe". All of what is built into the relationship is laid barren and any hope of "real" humanity is gone. In that moment, suicide makes sense to him. It's in this same moment that he decides to save Decker. He remembers that death for a good cause would make him human. This is where it matters, and where what could be a string of nonsense words at the potential end of a man's life by heart attack are granted their power.

Dude awesome video, thank you for making this. I watched it twice so far. I randomly get this scene stuck in my head every few months and have to rewatch it, which is how I found your video. I'm loving the analysis of how it relates to the story at large.

Wow - thank you so much for doing such a deep dive into this and producing such a brilliant explanation. You have really opened my eyes to how well-written Blade Runner 2049 is and how much thought went into it. You have given me a whole new appreciation of the movie. Thank you for using your (obviously very impressive) intellect to uncover the reason why this poem was chosen to test K/Joe. I never would have understood the profound nature of this film without your explanation. I am very impressed at your insights and very grateful to you for sharing them with us.

Omg you made a video about one of my favourite movies of all time! And you gave me so much insight into the movie that I didn't have before! Like I knew that the first bladerunner had a whole theme about eyes because they are "the window to the soul" and the movie basically asks if Replicants have souls. But I never realized that BR2049 continued the theme and took it even further. Questioning what is real and what is replicated so to say. Just amazing. Thank you for this video, this is the exact type of passion project that youtube is missing and the type of video that makes me happy to be a subscriber!

This makes all the "literally me" memes even funnier not gonna lie.

Absolutely AWESOME video to accompany this absolutely AWESOME film! Thanks so much!!!

Definitely one of the more intriguing commentaries I've watching on BladeRunner 2049 to date. Thank you for your work on this!

Such an amazing analysis, you made me love this film even more !

I love this break down I wish you would make more! You cadence tone and reasoning was great and it didn’t just feel like I was watching some egotistical film student. Love this video helped me clear some speculations and unanswered reasoning thank you❤

This was crucial to me *actually appreciating* a film I already greatly enjoyed. Thank you.

Amazing, illuminating, fascinating.Thank you 🙏

Incredible analysis. Thank you.

What a video man…props to you bro, seriously!!

HOOOOOoooooooly SHIT! Mind absolutely blown. I just watched BR2049 3 times in a row over the weekend; I've _never_ done that before with any movie. It's just that there's so much to take in with BR2049. It's a genuine feast for the senses, and I keep coming back for more, like an all-you-can-eat buffet. Yet you, my friend, have _totally_ given me an insight to one of possibly several secret recipes this masterpiece employed to make it as immersive as it is. Thanks so much for this trip down a truly remarkable rabbit hole. Incredible.

This absolutely blew my mind. Thanks for your work on this.

Nice. A reason to rewatch 2049 with a closer eye. Thanks.

Most appreciative for this gem - thank you.

I think I gained consciousness watching this video

Blade Runner 2049 is an absolute masterpiece. I am blown away every time I watch it. Thank you for a great video, the way you researched and constructed the video was fantastic. Subbed 👏

That was amazing. Thank you so much for putting this together

Thanks!, enjoyed the review , spot on, excellent, brilliant, thanks again

Love the way you explained this book.

Truly, one of the greatest gifts one can bestow, is lending even more insight and appreciation to a much loved film

Such an excellent review and analysis with so much thought and effort put into it. I was shocked to see your subscribers number to be honest. I hope your channel gets the attention it deserves very soon :)

This is both a brilliant and entertaining analysis. I love Blade Runner and I love your take on 2049. Pale Fire is new to me but soon will be not. Thank you for that!

Well u have convinced me to read pail fire and rewatch the blade runner films great video glad I found it.

Loved the video! I’ve seen many video essays and such after watching this movie as it really leaves a lot of questions to answer

Brilliant. I truly hope this is part 1 of 5 for Bladerunner 2049

This video deserves more views. Great work, man

You're a fantastic analysis, you find meanings that I just dont have the awareness to grab. Love your thoughts!

I appreciate this breakdown a lot. Thing is I can’t get into poems, not really my thing, or my language, never been my creative language at all. but movies are my life, so its really fantastic for someone who’s so into poems to be able to sort of translate and draw those links with the movie and poem for those who haven’t read it.

“Every man has two lives, and the second starts when he realizes he has just one” - Confucius

Six-and-one-half years later, and I'm still discovering new things about this amazing film. Thank you for blowing my mind! 🤯

Blade Runner 2049 is a Masterpiece! Great Job on this video!

Gold! Revisiting a sweet movie + unexpected book-tip. Feels so rare with movies that inspire reading

Thanks for this profound, insightful analysis. Remarkable work exploring these themes.

This was fantastic!

Excellent video, I'll be sure to read Pale Fire. The notion of how we hijack stories to reflect ourselves is fascinating

Wow! What an awesome insight into this film, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, this was quite thought provoking and a great take on a lot of different aspects of the film!

Loved this. Thank you.

Fantastic video, instant sub ^^ Might have to read that book now; I’m super intrigued! I saw the film for the first time a few days ago (as it came to Netflix recently), and was blown away by how immaculate it is. Stands far above all else, even Arrival astonishingly enough.

This is mindblowing, thanks so much for this video

Totally did not get what the white fontain was about when watching the movie but still felt moved, and now that I have context I'm on the edge of tears... nice analysis !

Happy New year man! What a way to kick off 2022!

My lover's eyes are nothing like the sun. Great video Eric! I guess I'll actually have to read Pale Fire. I opened the book after seeing 2049, but couldn't make much sense of it. Though it's been a while since the film came out, I'm glad you produced this commentary.

Great analysis!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you for sharing. My love for this movie feels like it was so shallow after what you revealed.

Best analysis I've seen of this film. Wow.

I AM reading this book now, thanks to you!

Memories are central to tradition and continuity. Memories build up everything that transcends the individual. Like the family. In essence we are all 'replicants' of our parents and we all desperately try to walk their footsteps.

The most enjoyable analysis of this movie I've seen to date, very informative👍

That was awesome! Thank you

this is beautiful you and another youtuber called "Moon" Blade Runner Tried To Warn You video are on the same point. Theres so much beauty and concept to this movie. Its something movie connisuars in the future would be looking at in classrooms when it becomes reality.

This is great, thanks!

So do I get this right??? The film Blade Runner 2049 is a film that adapts the poem "Pale Fire" from a book with the title "Pale Fire" with that poem "Pale Fire" in it that adapts its name from a Shakespearean quote about the "Pale Fire" of the moon that adapts its light from the sun even? So it's a reflection about an adaption from a meta-reflection about a condition (life/death) reflected in an adaption from a reflection about a metaphor? 🤯

Brilliantly broken down and explained.

very clever video and keen insights. Glad you love this film as much as me. I never dove into that book though.

I think it is in part about the development of ego and how this leads us astray. K wants meaning and gravitates to the myth that he is chosen. Joi is his soundboard and inner voice talking to himself. It is interesting when K is scanning the DNA files, Joi moves between K's shoulders whispering in his ear that he is the first born of woman and special -- K's own ego talking to himself -- very much like the perennial saint and devil on shoulders whispering temptations in someone's ear. When K's ego and his will are crushed, he starts making very human decisions. While Blade Runner 2049 has Western philosophy and religion in it, watching it from a Buddhist lense is very interesting. Thoughts/memories are not real, not you, Buddhism says. K learns his memories are not his, and he starts tasting freedom from his illusion of grandeur.

What I like about your take, and the layers of memory/"reality" one on top of the other, is that this very video is an interpretation that you laid on top of the film. And you present it with some degree of certainly. I don't know if that was on purpose or not, and that's yet another layer.

Great work.

brilliant! thank you!

Enjoyed your analysis of both Nabokov, H. Fancher and M. Green’s works of Art.

thank you so much. it was such a pretty analysis.

Wow a video essay that isn’t hackneyed! Ty for this

Amazing analysis thank you for breaking this dowm

I think "K" realized that even though he isn't "the one", he still have the chance to be something bigger than himself: to be part of "it". 1. Yeah this isn't the original Blade Runner, but they hope Blade Runner 2049 to be a worthy sequel of it. 2. Yeah this isn't the original Blade Runner 2049, but you hope this RU-vid video to be a worthy commentary of it. 3. Yeah this isn't the original commentary of Blade Runner 2049, but I hope this comment to be a worthy conversation.

Fabulous, thank you 🍻

For my part it is this. 2049 is so good as I sat mesmerized I failed to even see Pale Fire in the movie. I was within myself with so many other thoughts. It was only after I purchased it and watched again did I see it. Then, as now a flood of recognition did enter my mind. My large collection of Sci Fi did I seek. There a volume awaited. Amongst Rand, Donaldson and Asimov and Gibson. Thank you for this connection. 2049 replaced Aliens as the best sequel ever and by far one of my all time favorites. Those who know...know.

Really well done!

just wow!

My Tears in the Rain is all of the lost blade runner and movies from the 90s!

"'its been years since 2049 came out" 👀 thing you never expected to hear, or at least for a while

Amazing!

I was wondering if you ever studied Franz Kafka, especially the novel "The Trial". The main character in this novel is Joseph K. In Blade Runner 2049, K's virtual girlfriend gives him a first name after saying to him that he is special. The first name is Joe. Joe K? Joseph K? There has to be a connection to that novel or Kafka himself.

An excellent continuation of PKD's 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep'. I just recently purchased Dick's complete 'Exegesis' a while ago (written while he was incarcerated at a mental institution and referenced explicitly in 'Valis'), and these two books delve into what is human identity both generally in the minds of most and specifically Phillip K Dick himself.

Nice. Thank you for this.

Amazing analysis, thanks for sharing, cells.

I'm apparently in the minority here, but I've seen the film 4 times and I still don't see the version most people see in 2049 where most people see K as not being the protagonist that matters (aka the child born of a replicant). I still, to this day, am convinced that K is indeed one of the twins and those memories are real. The movie never explicitly says he isn't, it implies it through characters who cannot necessarily be trusted, and the key moments where it appears to confirm it, don't. For example, we never hear what Deckard's daughter says to K. I believe that K is truly one of the twins, and that the cover-up worked well enough that it has just about everyone else convinced. Meanwhile, those who know are still going with the cover to protect K. I'm also in the boat of not believing that K died at the end; as, once again, it is only implied. I think 2049 did a great job of following BR1's lead of being vague enough that both storylines are possible, and so does 2049 - seeds of doubt are planted with every potential confirmation, including that Deckard is a replicant "that is, IF you were designed". They're both brilliant, but I still am capable of only seeing MY version of the events and I still don't see the confirmation everyone else sees in 2049. BR1 suggests Deckard may or may not be a replicant and clearly Rachael is a special replicant that Tyrel made more human than human. BR2049 never says K is human and neither am I... Based on that, I see K as either a human-hybrid (assuming Deckard is human) or a special replicant by birth (assuming Deckard is a replicant). However, in either case, to me, he is the twin brother and his sister is also a special replicant and neither were aware of it because of the cover-up. He also doesn't die at the end because he IS special and a replicant. You can look at Deckard surviving an irradiated land two ways: He's a replicant, or he's old and doesn't care because radiation takes a long time to show effect depending on the potency. That's all beyond the point; my point is that K really is a by-birth twin and doesn't die.

amazing video. I really values your take on this topic. But you got me clearing MY throat every 5 seconds

Always wandered...thanks.

Madmen attempting to steal meaning from stories... an interesting field of psychological study. It makes me wonder how much of myself is intrinsic, and how much is modeled from passages that inspired me. How much of ourselves is stolen? How much of _being_ is defined by theft in general? In a way we are all Pale Fire; Moon-people. But the Moon is no thief. Theft requires intent. The Moon merely reflects. A consequence of its composition. Perhaps, also, it is in the nature of _being_ to function as an imperfect mirror. Whose light is it, really, that we all reflect back and forth to each other? What do the qualities and characteristics that we individually favor say about us?

Great analysis.

the great thing about this video is everything in this video applies to itself

I felt myself an idiot after your comment on the movie. I didn't pay much attention when I watched it, perhaps because I love the original so much I filled myself with certain doubt that no one could ever do anything to continue the story. And, indeed, Denis didn't try to do that. He continued the discussion instead. Thanks for sharing your reflections and research in such a good tasted manner. I'll see the movie again, and it'll be the first time. I'm somehow glad that things sensible, intelligent and human still make their way through the massive entertainment industry, despite all odds, even if requiring such fine subtleties and evasive references. And I'm also glad that somehow the algorythm decided to show me your video. Despite all odds.

Great video thanks!