I did an essay about Gojira (1954) back in my film studies course at University and I said pretty much the same thing in a seminar that I'm just going to write about it being the atomic radiation turning the Komodo Dragon into a giant monster that breathes atomic breath to destroy old Japan, and is defeated by Japan's new post-ww2 technology.
About a fortnight later when we all received our grades, one of the lecturers said she couldn't believe how many people picked Godzilla out of all the Japanese films they talked about, so I think I may have had some influence there.
Saw this tonight. Glad the cinema was quite full and that it's being well supported.
The human aspect was a lesson on how to do characters in a Godzilla movie you actually care about although Koichi was a bit of a whiney manlet at times.
Almost all the destruction scenes are in the trailer but I have to say, the wrecking of Tokyo was fantastic. Same with the first boat attack.
Phenomenal what they did on such a tiny budget.
Very much enjoyed it. Not quite the masterpiece some are hailing it as but still excellent.
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What really bugged me was Godzilla's exaggerated buoyancy in the ocean. I understand that Godzilla's Thicc as a big bowl of oatmeal, but too much of his bulk was above the water surface to be believable.
It did have a more classic godzilla ending, with the sympathetic respectful saluting. Shin Godzilla is still the greatest
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Last edited by Bashar Teg on Jul 1st, 2024 at 01:46 AM
Got around to seeing this last night, was very good. Excellent human element and the destruction scenes and effects were great especially for its budget.
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