Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim’ Was Obviously Just Another Example of America’s Anti-China Propaganda

You didn't think Pacific Rim was just a movie about giant robots fighting giant sea monsters, did you?

God, you are so naive. Like, so naive. The film wasn't about that at all. It was about the American imperialist desire to check to influence of China in the Pacific. It's pure geopolitical propaganda, and a blatant attempt to brainwash the Chinese military! The good guys, the Americans, are the robots. The bad guys, the Chinese, are the sea monsters.

Don't take my word for it, though. Take the word of Chinese military officer Zhang Jieli. Apparently worried about the fact that Pacific Rim is one of the most popular movies of all-time in China, he wrote a brilliant piece in the People's Liberation Army Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese military, explaining it all.

Here's what Zhang had to say, according to The Hollywood Reporter:

The decisive battle against the monsters was deliberately set in the South China Sea adjacent to Hong Kong.* The intention was to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to maintaining stability in the Asia-Pacific area and saving mankind... Soldiers should sharpen their eyes and enforce a 'firewall' to avoid ideological erosion when watching American movies.

It's all so obvious to you now, isn't it? Damn that Mexican Guillermo del Toro and his pro-American propaganda!

*Please ignore the battle in Sydney, Australia, as well as all other evidence that might conflict with or otherwise render this interpretation murky.