![]() ![]() Though we don't know too many details about del Toro's original sequel script - aside from certain locations the Kaiju and Jaegers would have destroyed - we do know Uprising's screenplay is so different, del Toro didn't get a writing credit. While it's unclear if Mako would have been killed in del Toro's Pacific Rim followup, it seems unlikely. Related: How Pacific Rim’s Alternate Timeline & History Works As a result, del Toro should still make his sequel to Pacific Rim, ignoring the continuity of Uprising. However, Uprising falls into the trappings of a classic sexist story trope when it kills off Mako Mori, and it's a disservice to the franchise as a whole. Additionally, reviews of Pacific Rim Uprising have praised the addition of John Boyega as Stacker Pentecost's son Jake. Newt Geiszler (Charlie Day) having drifted with a Kaiju brain in the first film. There's no doubt that Pacific Rim Uprising continues the story of Pacific Rim in fun and compelling ways, such as with Amara Namani's (Cailee Spaeny) handmade Jaeger, and the consequences of Dr. Related: Pacific Rim Uprising Creates A Kaiju-Sized Plot Hole However, due to some of the choices Uprising makes, perhaps del Toro should still make his Pacific Rim sequel. DeKnight directed the official sequel, Pacific Rim Uprising. Del Toro helped choose his replacement, and Steven S. Unfortunately, the followup was delayed and eventually both del Toro and Hunnam stepped away. ![]() However, with a strong performance internationally, Pacific Rim earned a sequel. The movie wasn't a critical hit, with Pacific Rim receiving mixed reviews, nor was it a success at the domestic box office. So the question becomes, how do the two tests fit in with each other? Are they in conflict or can they be used together? That’s what this editorial is about.Between the concept of drift compatibility, the characters, and del Toro's visuals, Pacific Rim inspired a dedicated fan base. Clearly, the older test has some limits and the newer proposed test seeks to address those deficiencies. The test is a response to the fact that Pacific Rim fails the much more popular and long-established “Bechdel Test” but, for that user, was indeed a good representation of a female character, as I’ve already said. One of the fallouts of Pacific Rim has been that a Tumblr user came up with the “Mako Mori Test” to evaluate female characters in movies. You can read my thoughts on Mako in my review of the movie here. I myself fall in the latter camp because I loved the character and I was able to look beyond what false trap that the character generates and consider her within the context of her culture and her own dialogue. Many people have condemned her as a weak, ineffectual protagonist, while others have hailed her as a great example of strong representation of female characters in movies. Specifically, people have been talking about the characterisation of Mako Mori, the only female character of note in the movie. In the wake of the international success of Guillermo del Toro’s latest movie, Pacific Rim, there has been a lot of chatter about the characterisation in the movie. ![]()
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