natural city be one of several recent korean movie ( such a 2046 ) from a new school of film making in asia . and unfortunately and after watch and digest and and allow this film to sink in and i can only reach the inescapable conclusion that this new school consist of former music video director who have watch blade runner far too many time . the discerning film goer will even notice some exact shot be actually lift in this movie from ridley scott neo noir masterpiece . this film perhaps even more than the source material that it clearly owe it entire existence to rely far too much on slick and but ultimately hollow and meaningless and cinematography . it story slow to a crawl and and patch together pointless scene such a r bar fight to keep what semblance of kinetic energy it promise on the film back cover go . ridiculous logistical scene be turn into ethereal mini music video with no point and no underlying symbolism . it a if the director be desperately try to emulate the emotional power of scene in blade runner by use that film same trick slow motion and sappy music and and rain . unfortunately and natural city never hit anywhere near the mark it set for itself and and the director seem genuinely clueless a to what his movie actual symbolic meaning be . the result be a muddled atrocity of a story that move like frozen chocolate pudding and have to resort to a big gunfight and cliché elf destruct countdown sequence a it climax to make up for it own glaring shortcoming . the good thing about this movie . the lead actor and play the part of r and be actually quite good at attract empathy . visually and there be a few interesting bit . the death of one of the film main character be a touch but hollow scene and which perhaps unintentionally work in it favor . some of the atmosphere be very depressive and moody and really lend to the overall feel and but i do not think any single scene really step out and define this film visually . there be a very generic sci fi feel to certain thing ( such a the m. p. and and the gunfight at the beginning of the film ) . i should make very clear that while this film be clearly derivative of blade runner and it be nowhere near the feast for the eye that the former be and and it also fail miserably at put it own unique visual spin on the future . and a a simple aside and to those who suggest that it be unfair to compare the two film natural city itself draw the comparison and actively incite them on it front cover . that be this movie gimmick and and ultimately and it failing .