Why do you say that “2049 is obviously the superior movie”? You don’t give any reasoning, so I can only assume that you’re implying newer=better?
Is The Batman (2022) obviously superior to The Dark Knight?
(I was not alive in the 80s and love both Blade Runners, but would probably give the edge to the original if I had to choose my favorite. I greatly prefer TDK to TB, but that could be influenced by nostalgia)
It's superior because the technology for filming and effects is exponentially superior. Also story telling has become superior... Pacing is something directors pay more attention to and story formats are constantly imitated and improved upon.
The gap between 2022 batman and tdk is too small. When star wars came out it was relevant for over a decade.
Additionally it's impossible for things to increase and become "better" forever. In the last two decades we have are heading towards slow downs in improvements. For example Photoreal special effects can't get any better than Photoreal.
You give the edge to the original? Do you like older movies in general? Do you like vinyl records even though Spotify is superior? Then you belong to a segment of the population who hates everything mainstream because it's too popular. The more niche something is the more you like it because you think it makes you unique when I ironically it makes you cliche.
That could be you. Barring that then you just have unique tastes for br. What I talk about is more of a generality here. It doesn't account for deviations too far from the bell curve, unless your goal is to deviate from the bell curve as much as possible. Ironically if that is your goal, as I stated previously, then you're just moving closer to the center as a hipster.
Is The Batman (2022) obviously superior to The Dark Knight?
(I was not alive in the 80s and love both Blade Runners, but would probably give the edge to the original if I had to choose my favorite. I greatly prefer TDK to TB, but that could be influenced by nostalgia)