The Pokémon movie was not critically acclaimed nor understood by adults, but a gem to a certain generation that will love it forever.
This episode marks one of our longest discussions. Pokémon is a phenomenon that impacted many. Young and old, many were familiar with the new craze of “pocket monsters” created in Japan. A video game, card game, television series, and a feature length film were all created within the intellectual properties infancy, but all went on to be commercially successful.
The charm and cuteness of Pokémon were always a draw, but the first movie tells a much darker tale. A tale with deep themes of scientific manipulation and the question of, “what is life?”
The guys conversation starts with a discussion of strange video game crossovers, and why games that simulate “work” are so addicting to us as people.
The main topic in the Pokémon movie goes beyond just the film and into Pokémon as a whole. The guys discuss which color gameboy game they had, and how important the video and card games were in them wanting to see the movie.
Zach tells an epic tale at the end of the episode that you are going to want to hang on for. A tale of how Pokémon unexpected led him to a decent sum of money $$