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Fisher, Kieran. “Remembering When ‘Pokémon’ Caused Satanic Panic.” Film School Rejects, Film School Rejects, 13 May 2019.

Jackson, Gita. “Japanese Ambassador To Sweden Sees Pikachu As His Son.” Kotaku, Kotaku, 7 May 2019, 14:30.

Ashcroft, Helen. “Hundreds Of Children Terrified When Movie Theatre Plays La Llorona Instead Of Detective Pikachu.” TheGamer, TheGamer, 10 May 2019.

WIRE, SYFY. “Pokémon: Detective Pikachu – Ryan Reynolds Tells Us Who Should Voice Squirtle | SYFY WIRE.” YouTube, YouTube, 3 May 2019.

Detective Pikachu has finally been released this weekend and there are many people who enjoyed it, some who brought up some of the series’ past controversies and drama, some theater mishaps, and a sweet Tweet from the Japanese Ambassador of Sweden.

Movie Review

Settling:

Detective Pikachu created a city that really reminds me of the city of San Fransokyo from Big Hero 6. The creators really went in-depth when it came to making a world that looked like any major city in Japan, with a mix of an urban city vibe. It really looked like an advanced city, but with everything going up. A detail that might go unnoticed for example in the movie is that all of the cars in the movie are Japanese or of Japanese design with the driver’s side on the left instead of the right.

Story/Plot:

The overall plot of the movie was great, but unfortunately, there’s a lot of plotholes that can be found. The movie is an hour and 44 minutes long. I think the editors who make the final cut of the film should have spared more time making sure that the flow of the movie was more on point, rather than keeping it under a two-hour limit. Otherwise, there was nothing too special about the story for this movie. It felt more like a movie that happened to have Pokémon, than a Pokémon movie.

Pokémon:

All of the Pokémon regardless of how much time they got to spend on the big screen looked amazing! Video game movies get a bad rap whenever a movie is made about them. Nothing has been good for years, maybe since the movie Tomb Raider came out, and modern-day reboots or creations have fallen on their face again and again. Take Assassin’s Creed, for example, a fantastic gaming series still in the works, with a disgusting movie now tied to it. Detective Pikachu, luckily, doesn’t join these ranks. Everything from the texture, the movement, even how they attack shows that the most important part of this movie’s creation was making sure that all of our stars looked their best.

Buckley, Madeleine. “Share the Love With These Detective Pikachu Valentines • The Pop Insider.” The Pop Insider, The Pop Insider, 14 Feb. 2019.

~ by Angelica Perez on May 13, 2019 . Tagged: Assignment, D&R