foetus
Well-Known Member
So Godzilla hardly appears in this film? That's what it's sounding like.
Godzilla (2014) Updated with new trailer.
- Thread starter everythingchangesbutblue
- Start date
Challenger1978
Well-Known Member
foetus said:
There's lots of monster action throughout the film.
The people that are moaning haven't clicked on Godzilla isn't the goodie/badie star of the film, He/she/it is a force of nature.
Faithful to the original godzilla concept and in that respec its a departure from the '97 version & cloverfield, i.e. monster runks amok in NY for no apparent reason.
Visually its amazing, Godzilla at al look fantastic and the city-scapes when they get trashed look awesome too.
After seeing Edwards 'Monsters' when it came out, I was expecting something similar with Godzilla but the character development was none existent for me.
More style over substance, not in a michael bay kind of way, its more nuanced than that with nods to nature/intervention of man as well as nuclear responsibility and conspiracy theory themes running through the film.
Visually its amazing, Godzilla at al look fantastic and the city-scapes when they get trashed look awesome too.
After seeing Edwards 'Monsters' when it came out, I was expecting something similar with Godzilla but the character development was none existent for me.
More style over substance, not in a michael bay kind of way, its more nuanced than that with nods to nature/intervention of man as well as nuclear responsibility and conspiracy theory themes running through the film.
foetus
Well-Known Member
MancAl
Well-Known Member
foetus said:
Genius this
Timmmmahhhh
Well-Known Member
I found it entertaining.
Godzilla's head was too small tho.
Godzilla's head was too small tho.
Blue Is the Opposite of Blue
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 25 Feb 2014
- Messages
- 1,772
It might be called Godzilla but I think you're looking at it the wrong way.Thaksinssoldier said:
SPOILERS:
The film is about the stupidity and arrogance of the human race with regards to nature and nuclear weapons. The fact that they were trying to destroy the Mutos with the very weapons they thrived off was one example, the other being that the weapons were transported on things that could be easily intercepted, like slow trains. Don't see the humans as the good guys in this, because they're not.
Most people have gone into this film expecting Bryan Cranston to lead a team of scientists against Godzilla and have come away disappointed. The only enemy in the film is the American army. Their confidence in their own stupid plans is there to be laughed at. In the end, the Motus were only there to mate. They're not the enemies like many think. The humans created them through their use of nuclear energy and the humans have to sort out their own mistake.
I thought it was paced brilliantly - having Godzilla come into the film as late as he did was a nice trick. Some seriously flawless CGI as well. And that scene where they jump out of the plane was breathtaking - some shots in that scene were utterly magnificent, all soundtracked by Kubrick's 2001 score as well. It had its problems, like cheesy dialogue and a pretty faulty script, but I enjoyed it overall.
Most people have gone into this film expecting Bryan Cranston to lead a team of scientists against Godzilla and have come away disappointed. The only enemy in the film is the American army. Their confidence in their own stupid plans is there to be laughed at. In the end, the Motus were only there to mate. They're not the enemies like many think. The humans created them through their use of nuclear energy and the humans have to sort out their own mistake.
I thought it was paced brilliantly - having Godzilla come into the film as late as he did was a nice trick. Some seriously flawless CGI as well. And that scene where they jump out of the plane was breathtaking - some shots in that scene were utterly magnificent, all soundtracked by Kubrick's 2001 score as well. It had its problems, like cheesy dialogue and a pretty faulty script, but I enjoyed it overall.
Its message was important and subtle. So subtle it seems some have missed it. But I liked it a fair bit. Just a standard summer blockbuster with a pretty great message that needs to be understood: nukes is bad, yo.