jostarr:

You know what I think? Detective Pikachu is subtly aimed at the millennials who grew up on Pokemon. Not just because of nostalgia, either! Ted Goodman is a 22 year-old (an adult being a core protagonist in a Pokemon movie?!) who gave up on his childhood dreams of becoming a Pokemon champion, for whatever reason. It’s easy to connect this to the millennials who “fell out” of Pokemon over the years. But also think of all the realities of dreams being crushed for this age group once they reach adulthood. Ones that are deemed as being “childish”.