Nice Review. I was okay with the length. It unfolds it's story in a way that allows you the time to reflect on each scene enough to move to the next. But, hey, YMMV.

You are right, however, that this film from the perspective of it's real plot, K's awakening, is closer to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep than Blade Runner was.

The arc plot of BR was similar, but Deckard's arc really isn't. BR2049's main arc for K. is very similar and for that reason I think this may, in the end, be a better film. But, I'll wait about 10 years before making that definitive statement.

Hampton Fancher layered in Franz Kafka's The Trial into this story beautifully, and as a fan of both books, I was thrilled when I figured it out in the theater... because it makes perfect sense.

Here's my review if you're interested.

https://steemit.com/movies/@goldgoatsnguns/blade-runner-2049-officer-k-s-trial-by-cinematic-jury