This is an important post about Pacific Rim

[rivkat]

Can we talk about the Pacific Rim bonus materials? Because I really want to talk about the character profiles where Raleigh’s says “Current love interest: Mako Mori,” and Mako’s says “Current love interest: training/Raleigh Becket.” And about how Raleigh is totally ok with that ordering. Happy to have been nominated! Also I would like to talk about “current,” since that recognizes that they are people moving through time and that there might be other love interests in their histories! (Not their futures. I don’t want to talk about that, unless the word “threesome” is involved.)

Also this set of graphics on expectations v. reality of Pacific Rim perfectly sums up my reaction.

Comments

[neotoma]

Yes, I love that graphic. It definitely sums up Raleigh's arc in Pacific Rim. It was wonderful to see Raleigh by all emotionally mature and able to deal with his own grief and anger in productive, non-jerkish ways.

Of course, the Mako & Pentecost coming-of-age arc is the heart of the movie for me. How often do you get to see father-daughter stories where the father acknowledges that his daughter is a competent adult? I love the 'I need you to protect me' part so much!

And the K-scientist plot is also a lot of fun; how often do scientists get to be listened to like that in a action movie? And not punished by the plot for arrogance?