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aliceylain) wrote2013-07-23 06:47 pm
aliceylain) wrote2013-07-23 06:47 pm
to the edge of the earth
I saw Pacific Rim this past weekend! It's funny because I wasn't even vaguely aware of this movie until everyone on tumblr began posting all sorts of things. And it's not normally the type of movie that I go to the theaters to see but again, tumblr hyped it so much that I was curious to see if it really was that good.
Again, Pacific Rim isn't usually my thing. I mean, I like end-of-the-world blockbuster stories but there wasn't anything about the plot that really pinged me. A dirty secret of mine: I'm not usually interested in giant robots. I mean, they're okay but they're not a plot element that interests me. However, I did enjoy Pacific Rim more than I thought I would! For one thing, it's a very pretty movie, gorgeously shot and produced. The special effects are amazing. I was in awe of the giant robots and that's speaking as someone who is usually not in awe of giant robot design. Second, there were excellent characters in it, nicely colorful and intriguing. I particularly liked the bit characters, the scientists and the alien body guy, and Pentecost. I also liked that there was a we're-all-in-this-together feel, with representation from quite a few countries, not just America being America.
The best thing was that the plot was pretty solid. Granted, I'm not the most critical about plots in general but I sometimes get bored during blockbusters or notice that things don't make sense. No problems on either front with Pacific Rim and I got sucked into the world pretty quickly. I can definitely see why tumblr was going nuts over this movie.
Again, Pacific Rim isn't usually my thing. I mean, I like end-of-the-world blockbuster stories but there wasn't anything about the plot that really pinged me. A dirty secret of mine: I'm not usually interested in giant robots. I mean, they're okay but they're not a plot element that interests me. However, I did enjoy Pacific Rim more than I thought I would! For one thing, it's a very pretty movie, gorgeously shot and produced. The special effects are amazing. I was in awe of the giant robots and that's speaking as someone who is usually not in awe of giant robot design. Second, there were excellent characters in it, nicely colorful and intriguing. I particularly liked the bit characters, the scientists and the alien body guy, and Pentecost. I also liked that there was a we're-all-in-this-together feel, with representation from quite a few countries, not just America being America.
The best thing was that the plot was pretty solid. Granted, I'm not the most critical about plots in general but I sometimes get bored during blockbusters or notice that things don't make sense. No problems on either front with Pacific Rim and I got sucked into the world pretty quickly. I can definitely see why tumblr was going nuts over this movie.
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