Mako mori main character8/12/2023 Finally a kick-ass lady who doesn't have to be a total cold hard ass. Especially the symbolism of the red shoe in the last post. It into strength, formed a team with Raleigh, and they saved the world Rather than being sucked into her anger and grief, she channeled Neural link with Raleigh, she immediately picked herself up and kept That’s what makesīut after Mako was brought low by her traumatic flashback during her Kaiju, and he’s constantly screwing up because of his ownĮmotions: anger, self-loathing, and survivor’s guilt. Quest is nowhere near as goal-oriented as Mako’s desire to defeat the Hate Batman, because Batman is about a zillion times more “emotionally If you think Mako Mori is weak and emotional, then you must REALLY Parents against an evil monster is the ULTIMATE motivation. Mako’s whole life revolves aroundīecoming a Jaeger pilot and avenging her parents, which is one of theīiggest classic hero tropes in the entire movie. ![]() She fucked up in the first place was completely valid - andįoreshadowed from the beginning. Not to mention the fact that the reason why True of everything from 3000-year-old myths to Disney movies.īasically, Mako Mori (or any character in her position) had to fuck upīefore she succeeded, otherwise there would be no conflict, and the Overcome two things: their own internal problems, and The Enemy. “weaknesses", because they are both human beings who have experiencedīefore a hero can “win" or get their happy ending, they have to Site to deal with the death of his brother Mako briefly succumbed to aįlashback of her home being destroyed by a Kaiju. Raleigh spent five years self-flagellating in an Alaskan construction “this female character is just the same as a male character, so she’sĪwesome!" because a) that’s a bullshit concept, and b) Mako Mori isn’t like a male character: she’s a woman, and is also a hero, and she has character flaws and a tragic past, just like Raleigh. In fact, it’s exactly what a male hero would’ve done Hong Kong Shatterdome, this isn’t an example of female emotional When she breaks down during her first Drift and almost trashes the Should be able to follow it with the sound off. ![]() Simple and cliched (in a good way!) that anyone with a basicįamiliarity with Hollywood blockbusters or Saturday morning cartoons Aside from the fact that Mako is a woman, her storyline is so The only reason why some viewers can’t seem to grasp this is becauseĩ9% of the time, “young rookie hero" characters look like Luke Herself to her mentor figure (yes!) and work together with another hero She’s a rookie pilot (hello, action movie trope!) who needs to prove More backstory, and has more to overcome during her Hero’s Journey. While the movie is mostly told from Raleigh’s POV, Mako arguably gets Younger hero (Mako) can find her own path.Īnd Mako? She gets the primary Hero’s Journey. Most mentor/father figures, dies an inevitable but heroic death so the Overcome his troubled past to save the day. To his own cockiness (the death of his brother), and a maverick who must Is actually a combination of two tropes: a hero who suffers loss thanks Yet cocky maverick hero, and the gruff mentor/authority figure. We see time and time again in the action/adventure genre: the damaged Raleigh Becket and Stacker Pentecost both follow character arcs that Stacker Pentecost and Raleigh Becket, she gets her own (beautifullyĬliched) action/adventure hero character arc. Mako Mori is neither a damsel, nor a sex fantasy. Love-interest, helpless damsel, or ass-kicking sex fantasy. Or female characters being relegated to the role of For example, shitty tropes like America Saving Also, he conveniently ignored all the shittyĪction/adventure tropes that regularly make Hollywood blockbusters into a Tropes and gleefully combined them in a cheesy yet incredibly effective Guillermo del Toro took a bunch of classic action/adventure movie Suits fighting giant Kaiju monsters in an epic battle to save Planet Which is how we ended up with a movie about people in giant mecha Nerd, sat down and thought, “what cliches are awesome?" Movie where Guillermo del Toro, an acclaimed filmmaker and all-round ![]() This isn’t a blockbuster movie where some faceless production companyįocus-grouped a selection of generic Hollywood movie cliches andĬombined them to create the new Avatar or Transformers. Pacific Rim is positively roiling in cliches. Still, it’s a wrong opinion, and here’s why:įirst of all, let’s talk about cliche. Made me go "!!?!!" in blank incomprehension, and b) brought it to myĪttention that people who aren’t random internet misogynists do indeed have this opinion. Professional film reviewer) thought Mako was too “emotional", which a) In fact a good friend of mine (who is a woman and So, it’s come to my attention that there are a bunch of people who think Mako Mori is a “weak" female character, because of course. (Crossposted from Tumblr, because it was so goddamn long.)
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