User blog comment:TheDeadDragon/Monster Hunter The Movie/@comment-5020152-20120605001216/@comment-4775842-20120605002706

Though there is little story in any of the MH games, what story there is is infetismally (I think that's a word) better than some games that are overally explanatory, just plain stupid, or too much actual fighting and no preparation (ex. SSBB (Super Smash Bros Brawl), Kirby, etc.)*.

Action/adventure movies are currently the most commonly made/released movies in America (ex. Wrath of the Titans, Battleship, etc.). These movies are so highly 'coveted' because currently America is in a very 'militeristic' state, due to all the news we hear on the radio and on the TV about high tensions with the Middle East and different weapons they, and we, are developing. Just today I heard that several weeks ago America launched a cyber attack against a nuclear plant in Iran, and no one even knew it was a cyber attack until a day or two ago, the worm was so well programmed. It's events such as this that fuel much of America's theatrical bloodlust. A Monster Hunter movie, however similar to these events it might be, would not neccesarily appeal to American's (and perhaps not even the Japanese) because it has too different culture and environments.


 * I'm not underrating these games, just pointing out they do not have a story (besides SSBB's Subpace Emissary). Kirby, though you do fight bosses and enemies, does not really give you a story, just a goal that you need to complete to beat the game.