All right, look.
Normally I wouldn’t do this sort of thing, because I’m pretty sure I’ve
said in the past, in writing (or close enough to it) that I think trailers are
bullshit. They lie, they delude, they
misrepresent, and more -- all for the sake of trying to strong-arm viewers into
getting hyped. And while there are some
good trailers out there, too many of them nowadays aren’t. Or maybe they’ll be great, but they’ll be much
better than the actual movie/game/whatever coming up. I’ve always thought it best to judge the
actual product based on gathered information and reviews, weighted with
personal inference -- and at some point, an actual, direct look at said
product.
So I’m not usually one to get sucked into trailer
hype. And I’m also not the type to pour
over every second or every frame to find some hidden clue that’ll “change
everything”. Honestly, just making this
post feels like a dirty act; it’s like I’ve suddenly thrown away my dignity for
a big dumb clickbait article (“This One Weird Trick Will Win Any Power Rangers Fan’s Heart! Saban Hates It!”). But as a tokusatsu fan to this day -- and
beyond -- and as someone with more than a little interest in storytelling -- no
matter the form -- I’m making an exception.
I feel compelled to weigh in, so I will.
Just this once. Don’t get used to
it.
Okay. So
here we go.