07-14-2013, 03:00 PM
I just saw Pacific Rim last night. Cliches? Abundant! Substance? Almost absent!
However, after being disappointed by movies like Man of Steel and Star Trek: Into Darkness, I needed something that didn't try to make a multi-layered experience out of a rather straightforward premise: the villains aren't made to be sympathetic to any degree, you don't get some overlying message/metaphor/modern commentary (at least not heavy-handed); you get mechs beating the fuck out of monsters, just as it says on the can. By God, it was satisfying for me.
However, after being disappointed by movies like Man of Steel and Star Trek: Into Darkness, I needed something that didn't try to make a multi-layered experience out of a rather straightforward premise: the villains aren't made to be sympathetic to any degree, you don't get some overlying message/metaphor/modern commentary (at least not heavy-handed); you get mechs beating the fuck out of monsters, just as it says on the can. By God, it was satisfying for me.