Unlike OpMegs, I'm going to give you a spoiler. It's a very very mild spoiler, and I don't think it'll make any difference to your enjoyment. But I'm citing this because it underscores everything Ops said up there.
The male and female lead? The two lead protagonists of the film?
They don't kiss at the end.
They don't need to.
That's on purpose. In interviews, del Toro's talked about that, and made it clear he deliberately went for camera work, lines and interaction to suggest closeness and intimacy, but stopped short, on purpose, of putting an actual explicit romantic angle in there. You can read into it if that's what you want. Probably most people are going to do so.
But the underlying theme behind the neural interfaces that the pilots need to drive the Jaegers...is that in doing so, you know your co-pilot better than anyone. It's about teamwork and partnership. That's a theme for not only the lead duo, but other characters in the film.
Or, let me put it this way. Yes, this is a movie about giant robots punching giant monsters. It's got well-done action sequences, it's got awesome special effects. All that is very cool and very well done, and as a geek who loves giant mecha, I rocked the hell out of that.
But I went to see the movie with someone who doesn't give a single damn about all this geek stuff. And she really liked it too, possibly even more than I did.
Pre-Movie: "Well, okay, I don't really like robot stuff. Can you explain it again? Is it like Transformers?"
Post-Movie: "WHEN IS THE SEQUEL COMING OUT? There's going to be a sequel, right?"
It was a good movie. It has great lines. It has moments of cool. It has witty banter. It has heroes making the ultimate sacrifice, going out with moments of awesome.
You have to understand, it's a love-letter to the genre. That means more than throwing lots of money into computer animation to make nice-looking robots. It also means that the director and his co-writer have thought long and hard about the underlying concepts and ideas in giant mecha stories.
Beyond the giant mecha combat, the movie has very clear themes and messages, and it carries those well. There is genuine storytelling here. There are character arcs.
This might not be art or literature. But it's a good film. That's enough for me.
-- Acyl
The male and female lead? The two lead protagonists of the film?
They don't kiss at the end.
They don't need to.
That's on purpose. In interviews, del Toro's talked about that, and made it clear he deliberately went for camera work, lines and interaction to suggest closeness and intimacy, but stopped short, on purpose, of putting an actual explicit romantic angle in there. You can read into it if that's what you want. Probably most people are going to do so.
But the underlying theme behind the neural interfaces that the pilots need to drive the Jaegers...is that in doing so, you know your co-pilot better than anyone. It's about teamwork and partnership. That's a theme for not only the lead duo, but other characters in the film.
Or, let me put it this way. Yes, this is a movie about giant robots punching giant monsters. It's got well-done action sequences, it's got awesome special effects. All that is very cool and very well done, and as a geek who loves giant mecha, I rocked the hell out of that.
But I went to see the movie with someone who doesn't give a single damn about all this geek stuff. And she really liked it too, possibly even more than I did.
Pre-Movie: "Well, okay, I don't really like robot stuff. Can you explain it again? Is it like Transformers?"
Post-Movie: "WHEN IS THE SEQUEL COMING OUT? There's going to be a sequel, right?"
It was a good movie. It has great lines. It has moments of cool. It has witty banter. It has heroes making the ultimate sacrifice, going out with moments of awesome.
You have to understand, it's a love-letter to the genre. That means more than throwing lots of money into computer animation to make nice-looking robots. It also means that the director and his co-writer have thought long and hard about the underlying concepts and ideas in giant mecha stories.
Beyond the giant mecha combat, the movie has very clear themes and messages, and it carries those well. There is genuine storytelling here. There are character arcs.
This might not be art or literature. But it's a good film. That's enough for me.
-- Acyl