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Holy cow, that was so good!
I saw Pokémon: Detective Pikachu yesterday, and I found it surprisingly great, especially for a film based on a foreign property and for video game adaptations in general. I expected the film to be just an okay film, but upon viewing it, I realize that it is much more than that.
For a long time, video game to film adaptations have had the habit of being subpar in quality. Look at films like Super Mario Bros. (1993) and The Angry Birds Movie for examples. There have been exceptions of course, such as Pokémon: The First Movie and Ace Attorney (2012), but overall video game films have been panned by fans and non-fans alike. Enter Detective Pikachu. Loosely inspired from the video game of the same name, this film is able to give fans their nostalgia while also offering something for non-fans to enjoy as well. It has great humor, respect for its source material, and most of all, heart.
The film takes place in the fictional city of Ryme City. A 21-year-old named Tim Goodman recently learns that his father, Harry Goodman, has been supposedly killed in a car accident while investigating a secret lab that has been conducting experiments on the Pokémon Mewtwo. When Tim enters his dad's apartment to clean up, an amnesiac Pikachu shows up and is able to speak to Tim. Tim suspects that his father is still alive, and together he and Pikachu go off to investigate his father's disappearance.
Many Pokémon are featured in the film, and there are many references to the video games and anime series. There are twists and turns even I did not see coming. And the last big reveal of the film brought tears to my eyes.
If you have not seen this film, I highly encourage you to do so. This is definitely going to be known as one of the few good video game movie adaptations.
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