So, i've just finished watching Shin Ultraman for the first time, here's my thoughts. Let me start by saying that, similar to when i watched Shin Kamen Rider for the first time, i am at the present moment rather unfamiliar with the original 1966 series, or the rest of the franchise in general. This, however, hardly affected my enjoyment of the film. Much like Shin KR, it has the general feel of a mature, big budget adaptation of a classic hero, and does so without becoming an overly cynical or "edgy" attempt at deconstructing the character and setting that plagued American superhero films for a bit.
cough cough Zack Snyder cough cough
Ultimately, it truly shows how Ultraman's main theme is one of hope, even in the face of a vast, cold, and cruel Universe, and doesn't shy away from looking directly into the camera and saying "Yes, humans can be terrible to each other, but they are a wonderful and beautiful species capable of great kindness to not just each other, but to other life in their world and beyond, and they deserve the chance to evolve to be greater, so if you try to wipe them out, i'll shoot you with my laser hands and blow you up", and i love it for that.
The one thing i will say is that i wish it had made use of Practical suits and effects rather CGI Models and VFX for Ultraman and his opponents, but the models themselves are incredibly faithful to the OG suits from '66, down to mimicking a lot of the creases and folds the classic suit had, which i found very charming.
So, all in all, the film was an 8.5/10 for me, pacing was a liiiittle slow for my taste, but this is a more subjective opinion rather than an objective criticisim, so, yeah.
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