Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (2019) And so, here it finally is, the highly-inevitable first live-action film of the gargantuan 20+ year old phenomenon that is Pokemon. It's a testament to the brand that I, who still remembers receiving the original Pokemon Red from my parents when I was eight years old for the holidays, now close to thirty, is still going out to see this film. The filmmakers clearly recognize this as well, because though the film is primarily directed towards younger audiences, it still contains a good portion of humour that only older audiences (such as the first generation of Pokemon fans - see what I did there...) will understand and enjoy. Additionally, the plot has a somewhat meta-aspect in that the main character, Tim (Justice Smith), is a somewhat older male who has since become disillusioned from his earlier dream of becoming a Pokemon trainer. It still is a bit difficult to reconcile why such an obscure game like Detective Pikachu was chosen to becom...
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