As much a travesty as this movie was, it did have some good points. I don't know how many of you were fans of the old Godzilla movies, but I'm sure you remember the grayish, grainy, depressed look to the films. That technique is used in this film which is sort of entertaining. I liked the design of Godzilla also, but I must say the years being absent from the camera hasn't been good to the lizard king. Yes, people Godzilla has gained weight. He has a double chin, wider hips, thicker thighs and he doesn't have the energy to run anymore. Then again, I suppose eating cities would do that to you. One thing I hated about the old movies that I liked about this one is the fact that Godzilla wasn't the friend of the city ( I mean come on, he was a monster). There wasn't some kid running behind Godzilla calling his name like the little boy in the movie "Shane".
I found myself comparing this version of Godzilla to the hipper (or so they thought) version released in 1998 which was directed by Roland Emmerich (INDEPENDENCE DAY). As much as I hated this movie, I must say I liked this one better than the hipper one. As I stated before, I like the look of Godzilla in this one as compared to the reptilian crack baby of the '98 version. This movie has flaws all over the place. The script leads you to believe things and even takes you in that direction, but when you get there, they completely change the angle. For example (and I have no qualms about giving this part of the movie away), after a land attack by Godzilla, the ocean's temperature rises. The scientists all say it's because of the lizard. Without warning (or an explanation), we see this big rock (which is an alien in drag) being lifted to the surface and later (much later) you get the impression that it was the rock raising the temperature. From here, the movie turns into Independence Day. I mean it literally turns into Independence day. If you remember the movie, you will see the similarities when the aliens ship cast the shadow over the city and the powers that be try to figure out how to kill it. It was so similar that I almost turned it off.
As a theatre major, I was taught that when you analyze a film or piece of theatrical work, you should never look for one sentence or paragraph to define the central thought of the work. The director of this crap tried to sum the movie up in a short monologue. The little girl in the film inquired as to why Godzilla appeared, defended the people and the retreated to the ocean "all the time". The doctor, whom was also the little girls father said that there was a little of Godzilla in all of us. That statement isn't supported anywhere in the movie. I'm still trying to figure out why they think Godzilla defends them. He spends a good portion of the film destroying the city. Ok so you're saying, "but he did kill the monster,didn't he?" Well yes he did but it wasn't for the sake of the city. He was on his way to destroy the city (again)and this monster got in the way. Godzilla never defended the city. As a matter of fact, he burned half of the city down before he left.
I hated hated hated this movie.
I found myself comparing this version of Godzilla to the hipper (or so they thought) version released in 1998 which was directed by Roland Emmerich (INDEPENDENCE DAY). As much as I hated this movie, I must say I liked this one better than the hipper one. As I stated before, I like the look of Godzilla in this one as compared to the reptilian crack baby of the '98 version. This movie has flaws all over the place. The script leads you to believe things and even takes you in that direction, but when you get there, they completely change the angle. For example (and I have no qualms about giving this part of the movie away), after a land attack by Godzilla, the ocean's temperature rises. The scientists all say it's because of the lizard. Without warning (or an explanation), we see this big rock (which is an alien in drag) being lifted to the surface and later (much later) you get the impression that it was the rock raising the temperature. From here, the movie turns into Independence Day. I mean it literally turns into Independence day. If you remember the movie, you will see the similarities when the aliens ship cast the shadow over the city and the powers that be try to figure out how to kill it. It was so similar that I almost turned it off.
As a theatre major, I was taught that when you analyze a film or piece of theatrical work, you should never look for one sentence or paragraph to define the central thought of the work. The director of this crap tried to sum the movie up in a short monologue. The little girl in the film inquired as to why Godzilla appeared, defended the people and the retreated to the ocean "all the time". The doctor, whom was also the little girls father said that there was a little of Godzilla in all of us. That statement isn't supported anywhere in the movie. I'm still trying to figure out why they think Godzilla defends them. He spends a good portion of the film destroying the city. Ok so you're saying, "but he did kill the monster,didn't he?" Well yes he did but it wasn't for the sake of the city. He was on his way to destroy the city (again)and this monster got in the way. Godzilla never defended the city. As a matter of fact, he burned half of the city down before he left.
I hated hated hated this movie.