Originally published on Mar 20, 2018.We are now mere days away from Pacific Rim Uprising's release, and as such, it is the perfect time for a run-down of the film's long development and the underdog, 'no sure bets' tradition it continues in every way -
From the fact that it's very premise (that of a seemingly simplistic action movie with an unironically wholesome humanist message at it's core), like the original,runs counter to the public's prejudices about giant robot films,
To the fact that it was even greenlighted, coming off of a one-entry original IP, and surviving (and remaining a studio priority) through major changes to Legendary's company structure,
And the not-insignificant factor of how the first film's box office performance did'nt quite soar to new heights (something I believe, for what it's worth, Uprising will remedy) - let's face it,
It is Pacific Rim's lot in life (for now) to have to fight for it's right to exist, which perfectly parallels the struggle of humanity in the face of seemingly inconquerable monsters:
The true demons of adult jadedness and dumb, by-the-numbers, play-it-safe creativity that's become so widespread in art and entertainment.
Albert also does a run down of the new and returning cast, each giving a snippet of their thoughts on their role and the world and themes of Pacific Rim as a whole.
And finally, as always, it's tangent-taking-orama here at The Shatterdome, which leads to all sorts of opinions being rendered about how Uprising's success could blow the door open for initially-lukewarm-recieved new IPs (looking at you, The Order: 1886, #UnsungMasterpiece), a second chance.
Neural handshake, initiate...
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