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Case Study - 1

The movie I have chosen for my first case study is

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu(2019)

Directed By: Rob Letterman

Produced By: Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Hidenaga Katakami, Don McGowan


Running Time: 1h 44m

Theatrical Release: 10 May 2019 (UK)


Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Mystery, Action/Adventure, Family/Comedy, Animation

Ratings: PG



Adapted From: The Pokémon spin-off game, ‘Detective Pikachu’ (2016)


Budget: $150 million

Box office: $433 million


Starring: 

  • Ryan Reynolds

  • Justice Sith

  • Kathryn Newton

  • Bill Nighy

  • Suki Waterhouse

  • Omar Chaparro

  • Ken Watanabe

  • Chris Geere


Plot: When ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, his son Tim (Justice Smith) embarks on a journey to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds), a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to work together, as Tim is the only human who can talk with Pikachu, they join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City—a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokémon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action world— they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokémon universe.

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