The way the mecha is controlled reminds me
of Neon Genesis Evangelion and the monsters remind me of Ultraman and Gozilla,
which makes for a very Japanese feel to the movie. It was an enjoyable and fun movie, the fight
scenes between giant robots and giant monsters had immense appeal. While you can see through the realism of the
special effects easily, it was still impressive. The fight scenes were great fun to watch. They created an interesting background to the
Kaiju (the monsters) that makes you want to learn more about them. The music was amazing and it was something
that stood out. It filled the action
scenes with adrenaline. While fighting
on water is pretty good, it would have been nice if there were more scenes that
didn’t take place over or under water. I
was also hoping for an epic finale fight at the climax, while it was still
good, it didn’t compare to the major fight before it.
However, the most important good aspect is...
it makes you want more. There are enough
good things to let the not-so-great things slide. For example, the flashbacks, the predictable
relationship and how the pair will be the one to save everything and the
slightly odd characters. Another thing
that would be nice is if other Jaegers had more screentime, there are four in
total, two got annihilated within minutes and the movie focuses on the two
remaining. While brutal and gives the
impact needed, it would be cool if we could see them in action a bit
longer. Pacific Rim has that nostalgic
feel in which the themes and design seems to resonate with the awesomeness of
the past, but made better. Overall, a
thoroughly intense film that makes the two hours breeze by so quickly.
