tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159724250854784440.post1591585187883636345..comments2015-02-10T10:07:25.932-08:00Comments on Watching and Reading and Writing about it: PACIFIC RIM. FILMLorcan McNameehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593037569173212469noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159724250854784440.post-50585669102683030582013-07-26T15:16:34.519-07:002013-07-26T15:16:34.519-07:00Yeah, I can see that the threat of the end of the ...Yeah, I can see that the threat of the end of the world has always been a theme for film-makers, but this year it seems to have become the default setting for movies - put humanity in danger of being wiped out. My impression is that, even if some of them are laughing at the concept, it is still the apocalypse that is forming the central setting for these stories. Maybe if we see it on screen, the real threat of mass destruction won't seem so frightening!Lorcan McNameehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593037569173212469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159724250854784440.post-89762696764024410252013-07-25T03:56:44.619-07:002013-07-25T03:56:44.619-07:00I was very much expecting to hate this film but, s...I was very much expecting to hate this film but, surprisingly, like you, I didn't. It was, by no means, perfect but I was able to appreciate the subject matter and the film for they were, pure entertainment. I think you're right to point out that this is one of the very few original concepts to be made into a film (especially a summer blockbuster) in years. I must say, however, that it is not entirely without precedent (Godzilla, Robotech, Robot Jox) but then, there's nothing new under the sun.<br />I was wondering about your idea that apocalypse themed movies have been especially popular this year and I'm not sure it's such a recent trend. In fact it has been going for quite a while. Remeber when "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon" came out in the same year? That was 1998!<br />I think we always have something of which we're afraid, or at least, something that we're told we should fear; and we have a perverse desire to see the realisation of our fears. Disaster movies, apocalyptic movies and horrors have been popular for a really long time no matter how dreadful their premise or execution (The Core, 2012, ugh.)<br />On the other hand, to be fair to you, we do have two movies out within weeks of each other called "This is the End" and "World's End." What I think is most interesting about this is that these are both comedies. It kind of suggests a move towards post-post-apocalyptic movies in the near future, I think. Or maybe it's just that it's best to laugh in Armageddon's faceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949126051138533089noreply@blogger.com