The film introduces to the world post-kaiju apocalypse, and finds that world rebuilding pretty well, except for certain outlying seacoast and island areas (a reminder, albeit an accidental one, Puerto Rico’s devastation after Hurricane Maria). DeKnight brings us the second film in the franchise, and a story simultaneously stiffer and darker than the first one. ![]() Del Toro had the robots fight the monsters, with the fate of humanity at stake, naturally, and he brought in a derivative but fun special-effects-heavy romp.įive years later, first-time director Steven S. Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim,” from 2013, was the director’s love letter to two long-running Japanese traditions: “Kaiju Eiga,” stories featuring giant monsters, and “Mecha,” stories featuring giant robots piloted by human operators.
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