[TheCivilShark]

The thing I appreciated the most out of this film besides the outstanding visuals was the recognizable homages that were subtle but recognizable. Mako's meltdown was reminiscent of an Evangelion mental breakdown. Kaijus having 2 brains while being a reference to the obsolete Dinosaurs having multiple brains theory, probably would not have been in the movie had the Heisei Godzilla movies not done it first. Having multiple pilots reminded me of Sentai and Power Rangers. Falling from the space could be a reference to a lot of things really it's just something that works in the sci-fi genre but the 2 freshest examples I can think of are Halo Reach and Iron Man 1 or The Avengers. I felt respected as a fan of the genre. My only disappointments were the other Jaegers being trashed very quickly and the length of the fights were short, though I suppose it did leave me wanting more.