This movie is a slightly lesser guilty pleasure than watching the Fast & Furious series (I'm only watching it for the cars...). There are so many fun, visual elements to it, accompanied by a plot that feels quite light, maybe purposefully to let the story flow more freely.
Visually, there are so many influences that shine through. From whatever inspired the monsters--a combination of Godzilla and Alien perhaps--to the remote controlled robots--power rangers, very Japanese in any case :) ?--to the scenery--very Blade Runnerish, which is one of my favourite movies of all time.
I did not find the plot particularly captivating, but I loved the visuals, seeing scenes that looked straight out of Blade Runner, and found the characters somewhat deeper than they could've been. There is some corniness there--it sometimes felt like he had to make situations and people complex just to perhaps make us feel more connected to the characters.
I think that it's particularly challenging to have the human element compete with giant robots and monsters. But the movie achieved just that. I felt connected to the characters, I felt the romance, the pain, the competition throughout. While I can't stress enough that the plot was my least favourite element, as a whole this movie flowed just right and kept me engaged.
Well worth a watch, for Guillermo Del Toro fans, lovers of Blade Runner, lovers of oversized robots fighting oversized beasts from hell, for those that like dystopian science fiction, etc..
Visually, there are so many influences that shine through. From whatever inspired the monsters--a combination of Godzilla and Alien perhaps--to the remote controlled robots--power rangers, very Japanese in any case :) ?--to the scenery--very Blade Runnerish, which is one of my favourite movies of all time.
I did not find the plot particularly captivating, but I loved the visuals, seeing scenes that looked straight out of Blade Runner, and found the characters somewhat deeper than they could've been. There is some corniness there--it sometimes felt like he had to make situations and people complex just to perhaps make us feel more connected to the characters.
I think that it's particularly challenging to have the human element compete with giant robots and monsters. But the movie achieved just that. I felt connected to the characters, I felt the romance, the pain, the competition throughout. While I can't stress enough that the plot was my least favourite element, as a whole this movie flowed just right and kept me engaged.
Well worth a watch, for Guillermo Del Toro fans, lovers of Blade Runner, lovers of oversized robots fighting oversized beasts from hell, for those that like dystopian science fiction, etc..
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