In every way that matters, he is her father, and takes the role of such in the story. He adopted Mako after saving her in Tokyo, and raised her ever since. It's worth going on a short tangent to consider Stacker Pentecost (because he will pop up again). And if Mako didn't like what she saw, she wouldn't have continued looking after being caught. If her interest was platonic, the scene would not have been written with Raleigh shirtless. This is perhaps the biggest piece of proof of the two's relationship being romantic in nature, because there is simply no other way to interpret the scene. When he sees her staring, she closes her door and continues peeping until he closes his. Mako sees Raleigh without his shirt and stares. This is further strengthened when Raleigh reveals his ability to speak Japanese (which, for an American with no special skills outside a Jaeger, is most definitely impressive). Therefore, the best way to interpret her first line is as a sign of being impressed. This suggests that her opinion of him before their meeting was rather low. However, in a later conversation Mako tells Raleigh she doesn't believe he is the right man for the mission. Of course, this doesn't tell us whether she is impressed or disappointed. Like any character's first scene, it is important because it gives us our first impressions of the character the foundation on which all subsequent development will be built (much like how Raleigh's first scene shows him to be enthusiastic about fighting the Kaiju, only for that enthusiasm to subsequently come crashing down in the fight against Knifehead). To begin with, let's start with Mako's first scene. ![]() There are simply too many hints and sexual symbolism for it to be a sibling connection. I would assert that it is, in fact, intended to be a romantic relationship. Pacific Rim is an all-out action movie that’s big and noisy but it has such a big heart in the form of Mako Mori.There are some who aren't certain as to the nature of Raleigh and Mako's relationship. I don’t know how GdT and Beacham did it but they did. Only when she joined Raleigh in the drift did their colors blend and mix, thus signifying Mako finding her heart once again. She grew up to be a restrained and closed off woman, represented by the way she wore the all black and the umbrella in her first scene in the movie. Del Toro said that the shoe represented her heart, something she lost (because the shoe was off her feet) because she lost her family from the Kaiju attack. The image of little Mako wearing blue coat and holding her red shoe is powerful. She’s not sexy, she’s not cutesy, she’s just Mako. Poetic is also how I would describe Mako’s appearance. Because then it made Mako’s “Goodbye, sensei” in the movie all the more poignant. It is Mako who makes both Raleigh and Stacker such awesome characters, because they both treat her with the same respect that she shows them.Īnd when I read in Tales Of Year Zero that Stacker adopted her, and how they stood embracing Tamsin Sevier like a family of three, the tears just won’t stop. Becket it’s respect” is a line that will stay with me forever. Even more fantastic is the way she corrected Raleigh when he told her that she didn’t have to obey Stacker’s orders. ![]() When I remember how she looked up eagerly to her mentor and surrogate father, Stacker Pentecost, during Raleigh’s trials in the movie, I couldn’t stop smiling because she was so adorable. ![]() Also, the way you write about her is exquisite – her somewhat platonic relationship with Raleigh Becket is wonderful, although in my heart I do believe they did fall in love with each other. The way GdT and Beacham made her a kick-ass heroine without making her a sex object is just fantastic. Mako Mori is one of my favorite movie characters of all time. Dear Travis Beacham & Guillermo del Toro,
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