2049 and the dreams of Philip K. Dick

Re:2049 and the dreams of Philip K. Dick by blamazon on Sunday December 05, 2021 @10:11PM (#29455718)

PKD himself wrote a semi-autobiographical story (“A Scanner Darkly”) about mental breakdown due to drug use. It’s a haunting book and the feeling it evokes has stuck with me since I read it about ten years ago.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Scanner_Darkly

As with many PKD stories, it was turned into a film, which although I have not seen it, is technically notable for being entirely rotoscoped.

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Re:2049 and the dreams of Philip K. Dick by exciteabletom on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:20AM (#29456449)

The rotoscoping in the film makes the film feel so surreal, it's like nothing I've ever seen before. Absolutely worth watching if you get the chance.

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Re:2049 and the dreams of Philip K. Dick by krylon on Monday December 06, 2021 @04:51AM (#29457885)

Second that, the movie is brilliant. The cast is brilliant, too. Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, and I'm certain I'm forgetting a few more.

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Re:2049 and the dreams of Philip K. Dick by filoeleven on Monday December 06, 2021 @11:56AM (#29462242)

It’s also notable for being nearly the only film to stay pretty faithful to the original story. Blade Runner being the other.

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Re:2049 and the dreams of Philip K. Dick by tudorw on Monday December 06, 2021 @04:46AM (#29457856)

second that, it's a piece of art soaked in tragedy, stay for the credits, they stayed with me...

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