12 Movies So Good You Overlook Major Flaws

6. Deckard & Rachael's Problematic Relationship - Blade Runner 2049

Denis Villeneuve's belated Blade Runner sequel is a stunning follow-up that arguably outdoes its predecessor in a number of ways, yet the unfortunate reality is that the emotional crux of the story is built on the deeply problematic relationship between Deckard (Harrison Ford) and his replicant "lover" Rachael (Sean Young).

Though Blade Runner 2049 paints the two as having a genuinely loving relationship which eventually resulted in Rachael giving birth to the first ever replicant child, this is ultimately a huge retcon of the more unsettling dynamic present in the 1982 movie.

The infamous "love" scene in Ridley Scott's original is really an act of sexual assault if not flat-out rape, in which Deckard forces himself on Rachael and denies her any chance to escape.

Contextually this is fine from a character and storytelling perspective in that it cements Deckard's dismissive view of the replicants as anything but alive, but the sequel's attempt to re-write their "relationship" as acceptable comes off a little awkward.

Thankfully the movie has other emotional through-lines that it executes far more successfully - namely K's (Ryan Gosling) existential spirit quest - and, outside of this admittedly significant issue, it is a masterful movie in practically every sense.