Gamera the Brave story
A boy finds an unusual egg, from which a baby turtle hatches, some 33 years after Gamera self-destructed to destroy three Gyaos in 1973. It is the 12th entry in the Gamera film series, and serves as the second reboot of the franchise, with the first being Gamera: Guardian of the Universe in 1995.
10 total · 9 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| child power | major | Toru and his three childhood friends, among other children, worked together to deliver to Gamera the red stone it required to defeat Zedus. |
| father and son | major | Kousuke struggled to bond with his young son Toru. |
| friendship | major | Toru and his three childhood friends were often together and ultimately worked together to help Gamera defeat Zedus. |
| giant monster | major | The giant reptile-like monster Zedus was going around wreaking havoc. |
| human childhood | major | We saw the life of a boy, Toru, who lived with his father in a small Japanese town. |
| human vs. monster | major | It was up to Gamera to prevent the giant reptile-like monster Zedus wreaking havoc in Nagoya prefecture. |
| love of a pet | major | Toru and his pet turtle were inseparable. And he struggled with the grim reality that Gamera may nned to sacrifice it self to save the people of Nagoya city from Zedus. |
| master and pet | major | Toru raised a baby turtle that grew up to be a Gamera. |
| single fatherhood | major | Small izakaya owner Kousuke was raising Toru as a single parent. It was revealed that Kousuke's wife, who was also Toru's mother, had perished in an automobile accident. |
| human self-sacrifice | minor | The film opened with Gamera giving its life to save the people of Mie prefecture from three Gyaos. |