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I'm the anon from this thread

http://fandomsecrets.dreamwidth.org/849841.html?thread=673566897#cmt673566897

I wanted to reply but then you wouldn't see it, so here goes my answer:

I remember your post about it, and you said something about perhaps justifying it as a shopping day out of town.

My assessment: GO SEE PACIFIC RIM. It totally justifies the drive. It's not the perfect piece of perfection so many people are flailing about on Tumblr, but it's been a really long time since anything caught my attention so fiercely and unexpectedly. It may be just my personal experience about this, but I can tell you that I went with a "meh, I'll lose Glados' voice over the dubbing but I get to see pretty SFX, a woman finally kicking ass while still fully clothed and Idris Elba" attitude... and came out a wide-eyed child again.

It's such a lovingly crafted world that engulfs you with the tiniest, most beautiful little asides and details. It *makes sense*, there's actual sense to find in a robot-punching-things blockbuster. The characters rely a bit on stereotypes, and some leave you with this aching at their wasted potential, but that's what you get when there's so much to cram in two hours. The message can sometimes be a little too spelled-out, but it's a deeply resounding one (and hell, what's an action movie without a few one-liners?). You get to share their desperation, how dwarfed mankind is against the threat, you truly feel the main characters are endangered and you get to forget about their plot armor. And throughout the entire flick, you see how sticking together is what actually gives humanity a chance.

It's entertaining, it's astonishing, it's gorgeous, it's the action movie I never realised I wanted to see. I have a lot more to say about this, but I'm guessing I'll have to venture into the fandom and vomit my fascination about this in other ways rather than giving you a long ranting review you didn't even ask for. But for now, by the power that I was granted by the Internet, allow me to be your enabler and say:

GO

SEE

IT

You won't regret it.

I'm loving that the Internet is loving this movie. My rl friends were very meh on it or just didn't get it. I wondered if I was watching the movie wrong or something, but posts like these make me realize I wasn't.

Beat Harry potter in China... this movie will turn a profit, which is important.

Heeeeeeeee!

The more people talk about it the more i muuuuuuuuust!! see it, so i'm contemplating my options.
Thank you!

:)

As an identifier, the one who was fretting PR would be sexiest but saw it any way and loved it

GO SEE IT

AND

BUY THE ART BOOK

My art book arrived and omg the concept art and designs and there's good posters and stickers and badges and it's a very well designed art book filled with designs and cross sections and it's the best art book I have ever seen (and I have loads)

Honestly, I've seen people gush about it a lot but I have yet to see or hear one thing about it beyond the basic concepts that you see in about 75% of mecha anime.

Seriously; what does this film have beyond the basic idea? Does it have any unique spins on the concept? What does this film do that dozens of mecha animes have not? Seriously, give me SOMETHING.

(And don't say 'robots punching monsters'. Transformers 3 was 'robots punching robots' but that film still sucked.)

It doesn't do anything different or novel. It doesn't deconstruct anything or offer a new take on the genre, at all.

All it does is do exactly what giant robot things are supposed to do. All the things that made you love mecha anime in the first place. And it does it really really well, and more than that, it does it in a way that is filled with joy and love.

No, all of Tranformers is basically jagged pieces of metal rolling into each other loudly, and that's why it sucks. Pacific Rims is the first time on screen that somebody seems to get what people want to see when they say "giant fighting robots".

It's just a fun movie to watch with great music, great CGI, great world building, some well rounded characters (apparently, they didn't click with me), it's pretty artistic, looks quite nice in 3D and oh it was just sheer fun to watch.

That's why people are gushing about it. It's pure, unadulterated fun. It doesn't need to be original or special or oh so deep or have a fancy twist to be a good movie or to get people to like it. Not everything is about originality.

...and yeah the giant robots punching monsters was pretty goddamn awesome. Damn they executed all that SHEER SIZE so damn well...and the sounds. It was a nice adrenaline rush

Well, the entire concept of Drifting gives it an extra layer of complexity, if that's what you're looking for. Pilots can't Drift alone, so they have to be in sync with somebody, and it leads to interesting character dynamics and interesting consequences.

Also, you might like the "hero plotline" in general. The protagonist is never pushed to the front of the action because he's the hero; there are actually good reasons the main dude gets to be part of the action, and it's not because he's OMG SO AWESOME. (Which is different than most mecha anime in my experience.)

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Hey tabaqui!!

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I'm just happy it's doing well now

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another Pacific Anon here

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