The biggest challenges facing JJ Abrams with Ep9 are the same as he’s faced for the entire Sequel Trilogy, to whit: (1) satisfying fans of the Original Trilogy, and (2) creating the next generation of fans with the new cast/direction. By ‘fan’ I don’t mean someone who just goes and watches each movie dutifully once (like say a typical ‘fan’ of the Mission Impossible franchise might), but someone who watches all the movies multiple times, gets their friends and kids and parents to watch it, and buys into all the merchandise for years or even decades: toys, Halloween costumes, books, comics, TV spin-offs, games, theme park tickets, etc. Ideally Disney/Kennedy/Abrams would want to fulfill both (1) AND (2), but if it comes down to it, they could give up some of (1) if they get more of (2) in return. The worse case scenario would be if they whiffed on both …
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Pacific Rim (2013, dir. Guillermo del Toro): fun, frenetic popcorn flick
Fun, frenetic popcorn movie, think of Transformers or Godzilla on steroids (lots more and bigger scale cool robots and monsters) plus a better-than-expected human dimension – a few likeable characters and back story vignettes squeezed into all the action. Reminded me of the recent Japanese live action version of Space Battleship Yamato (2010) – which I’d highly recommended for any BSG fans – though not as dark or emotional. Just don’t go expecting any layered story telling and thematic depth a la Neon Genesis Evangelion … perhaps Pacific Rim will now pave the way?
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