Revisiting the Roots: This film harkens back to the classic Showa Era films' roots with a more kid-focused adventure with a major lighthearted feeling, that said it still keeps a lot of the Heisei's era tone and seriousness in regards to the monster and mysticism involved.It returns to the Showa era's focus on children, but combines it with the Heisei era's tone and good writing. Reconstruction: Of the lighter elements of the franchise largely absent in the later entries in the Heisei trilogy.Plot-Relevant Age-Up: In the space of a week, Toto grows from a cute little turtle to a cute house-sized turtle.The knife is a reference to the knife-headed monster Guiron, from the Showa era. Mythology Gag: While exploring Kousuke Aizawa's kitchen, Toto is nearly hit by a dropped knife and breathes fire on it in retaliation.Missing Mom: Miyuki Aizawa had died in a car crash, which has made Toru fairly cynical.Still there aren't any human antagonists, the governmental body responsible for the dark lab studying monsters is actually trying to help Toto, and all the protagonists live with better lives at the end even if Toto and Toru tearfully part ways after Zedus' defeat. Lighter and Softer: More optimistic than the Heisei series, but the movie opens with adult Gamera's death, how the death of his mother impacted Toru's life, and the people devoured by Zedus.The film keeps a light-hearted tone for most of the first act, but the second Zedus enters the story, everything goes to hell and the film takes higher stakes as everyone rushes to empower Toto so he can become powerful enough to defeat the Kaiju. The possibility of Toto doing this to stop Zedus is also a fairly major plot point. Heroic Sacrifice: The adult Gamera in the prologue blows himself up to kill several attacking Gyaos.Gratuitous English: Toru spends much of the film wearing a t-shirt that reads, in large bold letters, "A BANG UP WORK." The song played over the end credits, "Eternal Love" by the singer, mink, also scatters numerous English words and phrases throughout its lyrics.Though he initially can only messily float. In fact, his fire breath is how Toto first overcomes Zedus when they're fighting on the bridge earlier in the movie, making his refusal or inability to do so during the final battle even more puzzling. Despite being able to do both of those things ever since he was a itty bitty newborn pet turtle at the start of the movie. Forgot About His Powers: Toto doesn't use his fire breath or fly once during his climactic fight with Zedus until Toru gets the red stone to him.However no kaiju have been seen in the 30 years since, leading to a Japan unprepared for Zedus. Kaiju were prevalent in the 1960s to 1970s but haven't been since since, and everyone was familiar with Gamera and the Gyaos from the opening scene which implies a version of events similar to the Showa series happened with some Heisei influence. Combat Tentacles: Zedus can extend his tongue to great lengths and repeatedly uses it to impale Toto or destroys things out of his reach.Breath Weapon: Initially, Toto can only burp little bursts of fire, but by the end of the movie he can launch full-powered fireballs.Bittersweet Ending: Zedus is defeated, Mai recovers and Toto is free to continue his father's legacy of protecting Earth but Toto and Toru have to separate as Toto is set free, with Toru tearfully bidding goodbye to his pet as he flies into the horizon.Big Damn Heroes: Toto conveniently crashing into Zedus before the latter could devour Toru's Dad and Katsuya.Big Bad: The maneating Sea Monster Zedus is the main antagonist of the film.In the end, though, Toto (now a fully grown Gamera) engages Zedus in another battle and emerges victorious. Eventually, the two monsters fight, but Toto is badly injured and Zedus is only temporarily deterred. Meanwhile, a giant monster named Zedus appears and begins eating people, and Toto grows ever larger and stronger. The plot then moves forward about thirty years or so and shifts focus onto a young boy named Toru as he finds and raises a small turtle named Toto, who is actually a baby Gamera. The plot begins in the 1970s, with Gamera sacrificing himself to save a village from a swarm of Gyaos. It is directed by Ryuta Tasaki ( Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon) with the screenplay by Yukari Tatsui. With no relation to the previous three films, it was intended as a full reboot of the franchise. Gamera the Brave (original title: Chīsaki Yūsha Tachi ~Gamera~ which translates to: Little Braves: Gamera) is a 2006 film and the fourth Gamera film to be released in the Heisei era.
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