At the edge of our hope, at the end of our time, we have chosen not only to believe in ourselves, but in each other.
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[♥] It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a Jaeger must be in want of a co-pilot…
GIVE ME PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND JAEGERS
Becket, this is Mako Mori.
#I AM GONNA FUCKING DIE #THEIR FIRST MEETING MADE INTO THIS SWEEPING ENCOMPASSING THING IN THEIR SHARED MEMORIES #drifting in2 each other’s hearts
But look how they perceived each other too. This memory isn’t an exact one (memories rarely are). Raleigh’s perception of Mako was very close up and she’s this stunning, slightly sad, closed off thing framed by her umbrella like a halo. She looks exquisite and unapproachable in a way. Mako’s perception of Raleigh has him looking far more serious and sad than he actually looked when they met. The camera angle zooms in like she was suddenly really taking in who this guy was and he looks forbidding and far more warrior like than he ever does in real life. If you notice, that one frame makes him look more like Stacker than any other moment in that movie. If that was her perception, something about Raleigh ALREADY reminded her of the level of command her father had and not only is she the only one in the movie who sees that, but we realize it’s an internal thing on Raleigh’s part because he doesn’t ACT like Stacker, but he sure has the same grit.
I so love when people see things I miss! When I saw these gifs together, my jaw dropped. They actually took the time to refilm their first meeting. Blows my mind how much thought they put into the drift sequences. I wish we could get a point by point explanation of each drift cause there is a lot in there we don’t understand.
Seeing Godzilla reminded me:
I really, really want to see a movie about what happens after the monsters. What happens to the economy when WHOLE CITIES need to be rebuilt? Where do all the people who lived in those cities go? Who’s gonna rebuild all our national landmarks that are now in pieces? All those bits of monster lying around, where are we gonna put those? Did the monsters bring anything toxic or otherwise hazardous along with them? Are we sure the President was bitten in half, barbequed by flamethrower and eaten? Should we reach out to our enemies to coordinate relief efforts? Those weird dudes who’re starting to worship the dead monster bones, what should we do about them?
Basically what I’m saying is, I want the first five minutes of Pacific Rim, but I want it to be a two-hour movie.
