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The 2013 film treated the Jaegers with religious awe. Every punch felt costly. Every broken hull meant real danger. Uprising turns the Jaegers into disposable action figures. There’s a whole teenage training squad (the “Jaeger Academy” kids) who pop into combat-ready mechs like they’re hopping into go-karts. The sense of scale—the thunder —is gone.

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So when Pacific Rim Uprising (2018) rolled into theaters with John Boyega at the helm and del Toro only in a producer role, fans were... nervous. The 2013 film treated the Jaegers with religious awe