That's all I need to know.
Uprising is very flawed movie, it has some good elements in it and I like how it's tone is less apocalyptic to a point but without the gravitas del Toro added to the first one, Uprising came off in many ways like a big budget fan fiction including creating a previously unmentioned brother for Mako Mori with Jake Pentecost and not even addressing the previous protagonist Raleigh Beckett.
Along with his niece Olivia, his copilot Cooper, and Marshal Rask, Herc faces brand-new kaiju of epic proportions while battling his own inner demons.
Filming for Pacific Rim Uprising officially began in November 9th, 2016.
Since the design and subject are identical to that of the initial film, one could say that it's thanks to Guillermo Del Toro the first film was kind of a success.
It is not just drama or social commentary.