Mecha Massacre

**Mecha Massacre** is a sci-fi action movie by 1001 Spears.

## Synopsis

In a dystopian future, Sean Bronze is abducted and forced to fight in an arena known as the Acme Ring, using guns, guts, and mechs to fight his opponents.

## Characters

* Sean Bronze: The protagonist of the movie who has a significant relationship with his mech, CP. Sean's wit and sarcasm contrast with CP's straightforward speech and understanding.
* CP: Sean Bronze's mech.
* Humuhumunukunukuapuaa Ya'qūb Leatherhead: An outlaw who is wanted by the RPG coalition who ends up joining forces with Sean Bronze.
* Alyson Grigg: An important member of the Insurrectionist Army that fights against the RPG Coalition.
* Todoroki Bronze: Sean Bronze's older brother who wishes for him to join either the Insurrectionists or RPG instead of mech fighting.
* Cassidy Bronze: The young cousin of Sean and Todoroki Bronze who lives with them after her parents died. Cassidy largely agrees with Todoroki's beliefs.
* Meiko Sarazawa: A mech pilot in the Acme Ring who plays the role of the "adorable cinnamon roll."
* Herri Droyd: A mech pilot in the Acme Ring who plays the role of the "handsome lothario" but accidentally kills himself as a result of his poor eyesight.
* Gie Ey'ma: Despite identifying as a man, Ey'ma plays the role of the "tomboy" in the Acme Ring.
* Tov Schitt: A mech pilot in the Acme Ring who plays the role of the "BAMF" and is routinely beaten to fit the role.

### Minor

* The Mah Greebol: A band made up of four musicians; one who plays an instrument resembling a Lightsaber with a shovel instead of the blade, one who sings with the hilt of one, a drummer who hits a colored drum set from *Band Hero*, and one who plays a *Guitar Hero* guitar with an antenna and wires attached to it.

## Behind the Scenes

* Mecha Massacre is inspired by the *Mad Max* and *Titanfall* series, with elements of the battle royale genre. The film is also significantly inspired by the original trilogy of *Star Wars*, from the look and feel to even some elements of the plot.
* The movie's effects are mostly practical, with the mechs being functional models with their fights animated in stop-motion.

## Parents Guide

### **Sex & Nudity**

Mild

* One character is named "The Gooch."
* The nose art on the mechs is provocative and akin to WWII "pin-up" posters.
* Similarly suggestive pin-ups appear on banners and posters throughout the film.
* Explicit nudity and sexual behavior are not present in this film, with sexual content remaining along the lines of implied and provocative material.
* There's a conversation between two men about how one of them is going to fake being a woman, with mentions of breasts and how they'd get replicated.

### **Violence & Gore**

Moderate

* The violence is the main reason this film has a "Restricted" rating, even though it is quite tame compared to other action movies.
* A mild R-rated movie. Not as violent as films like Saving Private Ryan, which has realistic violence, blood, and people getting killed by knives, while Mecha Massacre has unrealistic violence and the blood isn't noticeable, closer to "red mist." Close-up combat doesn't get worse than punches and kicks, aside from a scene where a character gets shot at point-blank range a half-dozen times.
* The subplot of the film is that there is an ongoing war between the RPG and Insurrectionist forces, who use diverse machines and tools of battle. Soldiers and mechs alike get shot, struck, beaten, and bombed with a mixture of ordinance, sometimes reducing soldiers to "pink mist."
* Most small-arms weapons and some mecha guns kill soldiers and monsters with diminutive puffs of blood, leaving the corpses intact without injury detail.
* Strong explosive weaponry turn humans and monsters into fine, red clouds with lumps of meat however it is extremely easy to miss and you have to slow the film down frame by frame to see it, not as visceral as it sounds, the camera cuts away immediately and the gore is not obvious whatsoever.
* Mechs (robots) usually kill hostile bots by tearing their robotic arms off and/or shooting them at point-blank range.
* Mech pilots execute other pilots by kicking them in the face.
* Fights are frenetic meaning blood is difficult to notice, also about half of the characters who get killed are bloodless automata.

### **Profanity**

Mild

* A diversity of profanities are heard rarely, including hell, damn, ass, son of a bitch, bastard, and two instances of shit.

### **Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking**

Mild

* An alcoholic character is frequently shown downing from booze bottles before Sean deploys into events. Many comments this character makes also include references to and comments about liquor (i.e. "Battle first, booze later!").

### **Frightening/Intense Scenes**

Mild

* Rated R for some violence
* Many stressful conditions and situations occur.
* Some viewers that are acrophobic might get distressed by parts where characters do parkour over abysses and hop between flying crafts at high altitude.
* Kills are intense and frenetic, between mechs and people alike.
* A few scenes highlight tense events involving villains and the heroes face-to-face, paired with frightening remarks. The film plays these scenes for drama and to advance the story.
* Some scenes are intense.
* Some viewers might take issue with a scene where two men discuss how one of them is going to fake being a woman and the scene where he subsequently fakes being one, which viewers might consider transphobic or insensitive to tomboys (one of them claims that tomboys are just "men with breasts").