6 awesome things we all learned from that 1st Pacific Rim trailer
The first trailer for Guillermo Del Toro's sci-fi epic Pacific Rim has finally dropped, showing off a wild alternate future where Earth is under attack by giant monsters. So what details can we glean from our first peek of the mech-vs.-monsters action?
Some pretty interesting details popped up in the footage, which gives us a look into the world Del Toro (Hellboy) is building here. Pushed to the brink, humanity decides to build gigantic mechs to fight off the invading monsters. Does it sound like a hard sci-fi spin on Godzilla? Sure.
But it looks absolutely amazing, and with Del Toro at the helm, you know he can probably pull off the premise. I mean, this is the guy who adapted Hellboy in a grounded way that made the horned, half-demon antihero believable in the real world. If anyone can do mechs and monsters and make it work, it's him.
Pacific Rim opens July 12, 2013.
Read on for six intriguing things we learned from the trailer.
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The aliens are from a portal to another dimension—in the Pacific OceanThey might be alien-like creatures, but don't think they come from outer space. Nope. These creatures pop up from a portal deep in the ocean, which is a nice change of pace from old deep-space cliche.
We are severely outmatchedDon't be fooled by the fact that humanity has some awesome mechs to wage war with these monsters. We're apparently still pretty overmatched, with the film picking up with humanity on the verge of losing the war.
The mechs are controlled by cool little control bars, and a neural connectionThe footage here gives us a better look at how humans control those massive battle mechs, which is apparently an interesting combination of control bars and a neural connection. That sounds a little cheesy, but it actually plays pretty well in the trailer.
The monsters, and the mechs, are absolutely massiveWe knew these creatures were going to be big, Del Toro has said as much numerous times, but seeing the scope in action is just breathtaking. These things are not just big. They're gigantic, and it'll be interesting to see how those massive battles affect civilization.
Idris Elbaâs character gives great inspirational speechesAfter his memorable performance in Prometheus, Elba looks to be the new go-to guy for big ole sci-fi flicks. The Luther star is one heck of an actor, and judging by his inspiring bit of dialogue in the trailer, it seems he'll be the man rallying the troops when this flick finally opens.
Del Toroâs monster designs are going to be insaneThough we got to see a bit more of the mechs, Del Toro still played the monsters close to the vest. We got to see bits and pieces (the best wide look is the dark shot above), and it looks like he's using his ample creature design experience to make some of the coolest baddies we've seen in years.
