The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Pacific Rim: Uprising
Action · Fantasy · Science Fiction · 2018
It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.
Movie details
Pacific Rim: Uprising
“Rise up.”
2018 Action · Fantasy · Science Fiction 1h 51m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Pacific Rim: Uprising?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Steven S. DeKnight
Written by
Emily Carmichael · T.S. Nowlin · Kira Snyder · Steven S. DeKnight
John Boyega
Jake Pentecost
Scott Eastwood
Nate Lambert
Cailee Spaeny
Amara Namani
Jing Tian
Liwen Shao
Rinko Kikuchi
Mako Mori
Burn Gorman
Dr. Hermann Gottlieb
Adria Arjona
Jules Reyes
Court is in session
Put Pacific Rim: Uprising on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.