Omni at the Movies | ULTRAMAN RISING
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
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To be honest it is nice to see a modern movie have a positive message about fatherhood especially considering how rare it is nowadays.
It's kind of crazy to think that the last three kaiju films we have gotten all had themes of fatherhood
Minus One had shikishima and akiko, GXK had Kong and Suko, and now we have Ultraman Rising
Yeah that’s nice
And I like that they didn't kill that dad. I think some times it's okay for the mc to have a happy family.
THANK YOU! We need that now more than ever. The Mandalorian is also proof of that.
When you describe the protag as an "egotistical jerk" my mind just immediately goes to MiB's version of Ultraman.
At least Ken sato doesn’t fat shame people
He gave me Kuzco vibes.
@@diorraices9013he would tho
I saw your prior videos and am very happy we were able to win you over. Thanks for watching and for the thoughtful, in-depth review.
I loved the part where she did the Godzilla dance
And when she did the mothra roar
Apparently, we're gonna get a sequel involving the Land of Light.
Low key I’m up for that
I do love this film but you can at times tell is was originally made as a movie inspired by Ultraman and not actually about Ultraman originally, but was later on, turned it into an Ultraman film which I’m pretty sure it was well-known and already admitted by the people who are working on the film about this it’s production
My brother watched this with his kids just out of the blue and loved it. He told me he cried at the and I could see why. It was surprisingly emotional.
I was also very pleased with the allegories and whatnot. Ken playing for the Giants, Emi representing how massive parenting can be, Ultraman himself representing being a better man, but failing when you're conflicted. I love it.
The only explanation I can think of is that Gigantron must have laid the egg away from Kaiju Island, so that it would be safe from other Kaiju that would prey on it.
Yes. The kaiju in this universe go to a nesting site to lay their eggs.
I wholeheartedly disagree with your sentiments regarding Ultraman's origin. The movie throwing us in and expecting us to go with it may be an issue for some fans, but not for the new coming general audience. I honestly don't care about Ultraman's origin, and I don't wanna know. I actually appreciate that the movie does that with a "just go with it approach" and leaves it a mystery. The movie isn't expecting general audiences to magically know who Ultraman, only getting the important general idea across that he is a superhero that fights kaijū-that's it!
Having only gone by your description of events the island thing is not really a plot hole, at least when you compare it to many real life examples. Some eel species in New Zealand are hatched hundred of miles away from the country only to naturally find their way back to that nation. It’s more common than you think, and probably even more logical. Assuming there’s a food chain on the island then it makes sense that creatures wouldn’t want to spawn there and look for places where there are less predators.
Also only going off of Omni's description here. You raise a good point, but it still sounds like it is the kind of thing we should have been shown. Plot hole, maybe not, but it seems at least some level of plot convenience to the point of affecting story payoffs unless someone is able to make the right inference, as you have. An apt analogy I think is if you take any Mothra movie and cut out the part showing how the humans get her egg. There's nothing impossible there, and each Mothra movie with that plot device thought it through, but it's really the kind of thing we need to see
I myself am going off of what the movie itself provides for this subplot, which is practically nothing.
For the moment, though, let's be incredibly generous and assume the following: the reason people say Kaiju Island exists despite its location being unknown is because Kaiju have never been reported anywhere else in the world. They just come from the sea and land in Japan, then Ultraman sends them running back (since he only kills them as an absolute last resort in this universe). It's reasoned that the Kaiju have to come from and go somewhere, which means there must be an island they call home that's so remote, nobody has even landed there by accident.
Right out of the gate, that assumption doesn't jive with the idea of Gigantron laying her eggs somewhere else. Such behavior would be anomalous for Kaiju, since the only other place they ever go is Japan. If true, though, that would also mean that Kaiju Island is a myth and Kaiju really can just appear anywhere for any reason, so there's no need for them all to hail from one place.
But let's keep being generous and assume that Gigantron's anomalous spawning habit is normal for her, and she did lay the egg on a hypothetical second island. Wherever she did it, the evidence is clear that she's not the kind of creature who just dumps her egg and leaves; she's like an alligator, staying near the nest to protect it, only occasionally leaving for a few minutes to grab a bite. She's protective of her young, hence why she follows the KDF to Japan when they steal the egg. Given events from later in the movie, it's obvious that Gigantron would also continue protecting and raising Emi after the hatching.
This makes Dr. Onda's plan to remove the egg and bring it to the mainland an unnecessary complication, not to mention reckless and stupid for all the death and destruction it causes. His better move upon finding the nest on this supposed second island would be to set up camp at a respectable distance, wait for the egg to hatch, use those drones to put tracking devices on Gigantron and Emi, then fire up the computer and see where they eventually stop. Mark that spot on the map, send some drones to confirm that it's Kaiju Island, and now he's got extra time and resources to plan his attack, no endangering of the mainland necessary.
Then again, as mentioned, this particular Ultraman doesn't kill Kaiju if he can avoid it. He's obviously sent Kaiju retreating back to Kaiju Island before, as evidenced by both Gigantron and Neronga being repeat offenders. And retreat has to be the answer; he can't carry them back, or else Prof. Sato - the first Ultraman - would already know where the island is, which he doesn't. So, unless the tracking devices shown in the movie are a VERY recent invention, why didn't anyone in the KDF stick a tracker on a fleeing Kaiju years ago? Or maybe just have a boat follow at a distance?
Instead, what we have in the movie is people knowing a location is real despite not knowing where it is, and the method chosen to find it either makes the villain a massive idiot, presupposes that the island's location actually is known, or calls the island's existence into question.
I'm sorry, but this part of the movie really doesn't make sense in its current state. There's a lot of information missing, and what little we are presented with makes the movie nonsensical, hence why I still consider it a plot hole.
Now, one way this could have been fixed is if the island's location was common knowledge, but the Kaiju won't let anyone near it. In that case, perhaps Onda steals the egg purely so he has an excuse to kill Gigantron and turn her into a superweapon that can get close and do damage. After that, he discards the egg since he doesn't need it anymore, then Ken finds it, and things progress from there as they do in the movie. That's just off the top of my head.
Hey Omni Viewer! Do you know that the animation was done by ILM who animated the 2011 film “Rango” and Kong: Skull Island?
i just watched this movie today and i thought it was really good!
Ngl this was the first media of Ultraman ive ever seen, AND IM IN LOVE, imma start looking for movies rn
Ultraman are mostly TV shows, and most of their movies are continuation of each TV show or a mash-up event like Avengers.
The only Ultraman movies that you can independently watch are *Shin Ultraman* & *Ultraman* (2004).
But if you don't mind watching a 90s TV show, go ahead and watch *Ultraman Gaia* since it's like watching Godzilla movies but with TV budget. The story is still pretty fun & strong though.
@@androyus Oh much better, because I think i prefer a little bit the series and shows rather than movies
@@Smellie_Buddyultraman the next also works as a standalone movie.
@@spinosaurusstriker Perfect
Ok. So hot take from someone who knows NOOTHHHING about Ultraman. I've seen, like a couple pictures and vaugly know it's something made in Japan. That is the extent of my knowledge. That being said, I loved this movie. I thought it was cute, heartwarming and visually stunning. I liked the characters and story as well. For me, at least, I didn't really need an explanation of Ultraman's powers. I would have LIKED it, perhaps. But at no point did that actually take away from my enjoyment of the movie. The need to know was, "he get big, he fly, he fight kiju". And a gain, being a complete noob to the franchise I would be willing to watch more because of this.
I did appreciate the Showa Godzilla dance reference the baby Kaiju did though.
It's cute and fun! Perfect for watching with the kids. The girls think the baby kaiju is adorable and my son just loves Ultraman. Don't worry, i started him out properly with Ultraman '66, Ultraseven, and Ultraman Joneus.
I disagree with this not being the good starting point to get into Ultraman like you say it’s because they don’t go into his origin like you know the ones you suggested didn’t explain the origin that much either don’t think that should determine if they don’t into it as much as a way to downplay it.
I would've liked to see more Kaiju aside from Gigantron or Neronga like, during the montage where Ken is improving himself, we got scenes of him fighting Antlar, Geronimon, Pestar, and Black King.
I really believe that the name Gigantron is so generic and unfitting for that Melba look alike. Why can't they just have Melba instead of making a new kaiju?
im surprised they didn't make a Gigachad joke lol
I actually like Gigantron personally
Probably the rights
I agree, but the character design and personality won me over enough to look over the generic name.
@@spinosaurusstriker Yet Neronga remain unchanged.
IDK as far as a show for new fans to start with it’s better Ultraman The Ultimate Hero.
I purposely missed the whole Ultraman phenomenon altogether, & only recently found out he wasn't a cheap Jet Jaguar knock off after all then. As fate would have it unfold, this pre teen Godzilla purist first experience with the Ultraman series, was the episode where they had a knock off Godzilla with a stupid neck frill, get its ass beat by a bootleg Jet Jaguar lol. Im like HELL NO, that aint even it, how dare they dilute sheer perfection etc. etc. In fact, my purity test for Godzilla was so strict, I absolutely hated Hesei Burning Godzilla cause *my Godzilla only used blue atomic breath, never glowed orange, & certainly never got his ass whipped by another kaiju - let alone getting his ass killed by said kaiju. All that said, & as an adult, the Ultraman seems like its right down my alley, & Burning Godzilla is one of my favorite Godzilla depictions nowadays.Go figure
In Godzilla: The Series, the sole surviving offspring of the first Godzilla from the 1998 movie imprints on the protagonist Nick Tatapoulus and he matures into a adult battling monsters and protecting humanity.
You only _recently_ found out that Ultraman is not a Jet Jaguar knock-off? So... let's say in the 2000s with google & everything, you actually thought that something that came out in the 60s (Ultraman 66) is a knock-off of something that came out in the 70s (Jaguar 73)?
If anything, it was Jet Jaguar & Zone Fighter which tried so hard to copy Ultraman.
@@androyus Yes, I only recently found out Ultraman wasnt a robot. Pretty cool how I avoided it all so long cause it wasnt Godzilla lol. Sure, I could talked to others & googled Ultraman eons ago, but why on earth would I give away one second of a set life span, investigating something I have zero interest in?
@@ronniepatterson2827 Anyway, Ultraman is a great franchise if you're a kaiju lover & a suitmation stan. Watch Ultraman 1966. It practically feels like watching *Thunderbirds* but with kaiju & real humans instead of puppets.
Ultraman has its roots in Ultra Q (a mystery & imaginative show like The Twilight Zone). So, an Ultraman show is usually about our protags investigating strange phenomenon in each episode like The X-Files instead of a straight-up superhero show like Batman 66 or Super Sentai/Power Rangers.
@@ronniepatterson2827because the ultraman series was the not so direct son of godzilla series lol
Having Finally Watched It, I Can Definitely Say/Write That Its Certainly The Best Marvel Movie I’ve Seen Since „Shin Ultraman“ or as I’m referring to said Film „Ultraman Annuchi“. 7/10.
As a fan of og a interesting take with message of Parentimg, don't be egotistical and ignerent. Its a unique take too and chamges kaiju ro be creatures from earth instead of aliens
Nice review. Did you ever review the Ultraman anime also on Netflix that started in 2019 and ended 2023? I was interested in that series and was curious if it holds up or not.
I watched and reviewed the first season, and I was unimpressed. Then again, I was also unimpressed with the manga it's based on.
Because the first few arcs of the manga are like iron man-ish,
Shannon Tindle has stated that, yes, the release date on Father's Day weekend was intentional.
i was skeptical myself to how it will handle the direction and writing of the characters. While it doesn't feel like it would be a standard ultraman story, I think the film being the exception than the norm plays into its strengths. Mainly the strengths of having the characters have more grit to the emotional storytelling it wanted to tell.
Thank you generously Omni Viewer for an in-depth analytical review of the film, Ultraman Rising. It is exceedingly and abudantly appreciated!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.
We know the aliens exist in this universe due to Easter Eggs involving Baltan, Dada, and Mefilas.
I liked it definitely better than GxK lol
Wow. I'm so pleasantly surprised how good this was. This was the best American Kaiju media ever made. THIS is what the stupid crap Monsterverse shouldve been. Wonderful character driven story and full of heart. And what an epic team up battle at the end. It puts the short boring lame Monsterverse battles to shame. 10/10 movie.
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Pacific Rim is still the best American Kaiju movie lol.
Ehhhh, look don't get me wrong is much better than most giant american monster media but pacific rim is right there lol.
Yeah you can shut the hell up, the monsterverse fights and stuff the monsterverse does is great and works :/
@@legendarygodzillatheking3049 how does that make me a clown. This movie was amazing. Pacific Rim is so overrated. The characters are awful and the movie is pretty boring besides the big battle midway through. Ultraman kills it with it's character focused father/son storyline. I love that dual spacium beam. Ultraman Rising should've been a big live action movie.
Honestly this movie is just as bad as Godzilla Minus One
How is Godzilla Minus One "bad???!??" It's perfection
@mwizachihana9551 look at bros name, hes clearly a monsterverse fan
Rage bait