Analysis Of Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Hellboy II (2006) - source: Universal Pictures
Hellboy II (2006) - source: Universal Pictures
Hellboy II: The Golden Army is an excellent sequel. It maintains the interesting characterizations from the first film and expands the scope of the adventure in satisfying, creative ways. Whereas the first Hellboy feature spends much of its time explaining Hellboy's existence and setting the stage for his development, the second volume is committed to myth-building.
The film begins with a gorgeous animated sequence in which wooden puppets enact an ancient fable. In an effort to end an ages old struggle between men and elves, the Elven king creates an indestructible army of golden machines. When it becomes clear that the Golden Army is too powerful, the two armies form a truce …show more content…
Pacific Rim (2013)
Pacific Rim (2013) - source: Warner Bros. Pictures
Pacific Rim (2013) - source: Warner Bros. Pictures
Pacific Rim is Del Toro's love letter to the monster movies of his childhood, and it represents the director at the peak of unabashed delight. It is a spectacle in its truest sense, a film that aims to synthesize adolescent wonder, and succeeds in zany, punch drunk style.
In the not-too-distant future, humanity is attacked by a series of gargantuan monsters, called Kaiju, from beneath the surface of the ocean. In response, human kind has created a small force of Jaegers - giant manned robots tasked with hunting the monsters down.
Let's not mince words - this is a movie about giant robots beating the living hell out of giant monsters. It features characters with names like Hannibal Chu and Stacker Pentecost. The good guys are good, the bad guys are bad, and at one point, a giant war machine named "Gypsy Danger" clobbers a Godzilla-esque behemoth with the blunt edge of a cargo
Hellboy II (2006) - source: Universal Pictures
Hellboy II (2006) - source: Universal Pictures
Hellboy II: The Golden Army is an excellent sequel. It maintains the interesting characterizations from the first film and expands the scope of the adventure in satisfying, creative ways. Whereas the first Hellboy feature spends much of its time explaining Hellboy's existence and setting the stage for his development, the second volume is committed to myth-building.
The film begins with a gorgeous animated sequence in which wooden puppets enact an ancient fable. In an effort to end an ages old struggle between men and elves, the Elven king creates an indestructible army of golden machines. When it becomes clear that the Golden Army is too powerful, the two armies form a truce …show more content…
Pacific Rim (2013)
Pacific Rim (2013) - source: Warner Bros. Pictures
Pacific Rim (2013) - source: Warner Bros. Pictures
Pacific Rim is Del Toro's love letter to the monster movies of his childhood, and it represents the director at the peak of unabashed delight. It is a spectacle in its truest sense, a film that aims to synthesize adolescent wonder, and succeeds in zany, punch drunk style.
In the not-too-distant future, humanity is attacked by a series of gargantuan monsters, called Kaiju, from beneath the surface of the ocean. In response, human kind has created a small force of Jaegers - giant manned robots tasked with hunting the monsters down.
Let's not mince words - this is a movie about giant robots beating the living hell out of giant monsters. It features characters with names like Hannibal Chu and Stacker Pentecost. The good guys are good, the bad guys are bad, and at one point, a giant war machine named "Gypsy Danger" clobbers a Godzilla-esque behemoth with the blunt edge of a cargo