Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013) poster
2013 · action · adventure · animation · family

Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened

Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama1h 36m2013
ElsewhereIMDb5.42k
  • cosy
  • kinetic
  • inventive
  • redemptive
Movie DNA

Cosy, breathless, gentle action / adventure, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

How every film is hand-scored →

A group of five Genesect have invaded the big city and pose a threat to the supply of electricity, which attracts the attention of the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo. Satoshi, Pikachu and his friends must come to the rescue when the powerful leader, a red Genesect, faces Mewtwo.

Our read · Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013) reads as a cosy, breathless, inventive action · adventure · animation entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

Where the cast leads
Where to watch
Not on streaming here right now.Check JustWatch Check Letterboxd
More info & search links
Fingerprint

The shape of Pokémon the Movie

Tonight, this looks like

What watching it is actually like.

You want colorful Pokémon action with legendary creatures and teamwork against a threat.

ends triumphantyou’ll feel glowing aftergrabs you earlygrips by minute 4attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightYou have no interest in Pokémon or children's animated adventures.

If Pokémon the Movie is your film
Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
classic Pokémon film with powerful legendaries and friendship
(older and simpler storytelling)
Detective Pikachu (2019)
live-action Pokémon mystery and creature fun
(more detective and human focused)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
fantasy creatures, bonds and saving the day
(Western 3D animation style)
DNA · twelve axes

The reading.

Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
Your take
Rate it
star-clip-1-0star-clip-2-0star-clip-3-0star-clip-4-0star-clip-5-0
React
Discussion

Discussion

cmd enter to post

What does your Movie DNA look like?

Rate a few films you've seen. We map your taste across the same twelve axes and find the films you'll actually want to watch tonight.

Calibrate yourself