Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Travis Beacham, Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi
In the future, a wormhole opens between our world and that
of an alien species. They begin sending an armada of massive Godzilla-like
monsters dubbed Kaiju. The reaction to these monsters is to build an immediate
defence against these threats to humanity. What is this defence the human race
has thought up? Punching them right in the face!
This movie aims to provide an adrenaline pumped adventure that looks amazing. The movie really does succeed at doing these things. Every single fight scene is neon fantastic action. The movie’s biggest advantage is its visual style. The fights are as grandiose as the movie’s premise. Unfortunately, the action lacks variation and depth. It really boils down to; ‘PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE’ and ‘SHOOT HIM WITH A ROCKET’. Furthermore, the final battle of the movie is extremely underwhelming. Throughout the entire movie, category 4 Kaiju (whatever that means) and finally at the end a category 5 shows up. What does it do? The exact same as any other, even lesser Kaiju.
Adding onto the problems in the movie is the massive plot holes. It is completely unclear as to why the aliens are even attacking earth. A plot hole seems like the most unlikely thing to appear in a movie that is so predictable. It was pretty obvious the general was that veteran character who eventually had to go back one last time. You could also tell from the start that Mori would end up in the same Jaeger as Raleigh.
Pacific Rim provides the audience with eye-catching yet slightly slow action. Annoyingly, the movie also provides the audience with a story that is more holed than Swiss cheese. It also provides the audience with clairvoyant powers with its limitless predictability. If you are able to look past an underwhelming plot, this movie could possibly warrant your time.
This movie aims to provide an adrenaline pumped adventure that looks amazing. The movie really does succeed at doing these things. Every single fight scene is neon fantastic action. The movie’s biggest advantage is its visual style. The fights are as grandiose as the movie’s premise. Unfortunately, the action lacks variation and depth. It really boils down to; ‘PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE’ and ‘SHOOT HIM WITH A ROCKET’. Furthermore, the final battle of the movie is extremely underwhelming. Throughout the entire movie, category 4 Kaiju (whatever that means) and finally at the end a category 5 shows up. What does it do? The exact same as any other, even lesser Kaiju.
Adding onto the problems in the movie is the massive plot holes. It is completely unclear as to why the aliens are even attacking earth. A plot hole seems like the most unlikely thing to appear in a movie that is so predictable. It was pretty obvious the general was that veteran character who eventually had to go back one last time. You could also tell from the start that Mori would end up in the same Jaeger as Raleigh.
Pacific Rim provides the audience with eye-catching yet slightly slow action. Annoyingly, the movie also provides the audience with a story that is more holed than Swiss cheese. It also provides the audience with clairvoyant powers with its limitless predictability. If you are able to look past an underwhelming plot, this movie could possibly warrant your time.
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