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1. ›Godzilla (1998) Nattosheru Review [ENG/SPA]@nattosenpai282d

   

   Hello, cinema fans. Today I'm going to talk about a film that I practically grew up watching since I was a child. It's the first film adaptation made entirely by Hollywood of the iconic monster of the last century: Godzilla. It was supposedly dedicated to one of the first creators and producers of this famous franchise, Tomoyuki Tanaka, who died a year before its release. Co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich, this film stars Matthew Brotherick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, among others. Learn about the film that brought Kaiju culture to the rest of the Western world.

   SPANISH VERSION

   Hola, fanáticos del cine. Hoy les hablaré de una película con la que prácticamente nací y crecí viéndola desde pequeño. Es la primera adaptación cinematográfica hecha completamente por Hollywood del icónico monstruo de este último siglo: Godzilla. Supuestamente estuvo dedicada a uno de los primeros creadores y productores de esta famosa franquicia, Tomoyuki Tanaka, quien murió un año antes de su estreno. Coescrita y dirigida por Roland Emmerich, esta cinta está protagonizada por Matthew Brotherick, Jean Reno, María Pitillo, Hank Azaria, entre otros. Conoce la película que terminó de traernos la cultura Kaiju al resto de occidente.

   

   
   

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   Plot

   The film begins with a sequence of recordings from one of the islands of French Polynesia where nuclear tests are carried out. There is a family of iguanas, among which only one egg survived the tests. Then we see a japanese ship in the middle of the ocean at night that is suddenly attacked by a huge creature that manages to tear it apart and sink it completely. Later, we see a young scientist named Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos arriving by car at the Chernobyl exclusion zone to collect earthworms. A military helicopter lands and a couple of officers get out to take Dr. Nick on a special mission. That mission is to find and identify the creature that is crossing the ocean towards the United States.

   SPANISH VERSION

   Trama

   La película inicia con una secuencia de grabaciones de una de las islas de la Polinesia Francesa donde se realizan pruebas nucleares. En ella se encuentra una familia de iguanas, de entre las cuales solo un huevo logró sobrevivir a dichas pruebas. Luego nos muestra una embarcación japonesa que está en medio del océano durante la noche y que es atacada de repente por una enorme criatura que logra desgarrar y hundir el navío por completo. Posteriormente vemos a un joven científico llamado Niko “Nick” Tatopoulos llegando en auto a la zona de exclusión de Chernobyl para recolectar gusanos de tierra. Un helicóptero militar aterriza y bajan un par de oficiales para llevarse al Dr. Nick a una misión especial. Dicha misión es buscar e identificar aquella criatura que está cruzando todo el océano con dirección a Estados Unidos.

   Trailer & Review

   

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   Talking about this film is like talking about my childhood and adolescence. What's more, an interesting fact about it is that it was released shortly before I was born, which means it's practically the same age as me. I grew up watching Roland Emmerich's films, which over time became classics of cinema and the science fiction genre. I've already told you about Independence Day, Universal Soldier, The Day After Tomorrow, and 2012. Interestingly, the ones that dealt most with catastrophes are the ones I've seen most often on television since then. Now, with his version of Godzilla, it was no exception, even though I had no idea how bad it actually is. Of course, as a child, I didn't care if a movie was a success or not, I just watched it because it looked entertaining, and that's how it was until I grew up.

   Today, to say that Roland's version of the "King of Monsters" is the best is to mock everything Godzilla has represented throughout this century of film history. While they are light years away from achieving what the japanese achieved with this icon in the East, the 2014 adaptation of the First Kaiju completely banished this 1990s version. I admit that the MonsterVerse is worth watching, especially if you are more of a fan of the original franchise and the whole kaiju theme. But personally, I believe that we should not completely forget what this film, which I am bringing you today, generated at the time, as I have a certain fondness and nostalgia for it, of course.

   SPANISH VERSION

   Hablar de esta película es como hablar de mi infancia y adolescencia. Es más, un dato curioso de esto es que la misma se estrenó poco antes de que yo naciera, o sea, que tiene mi edad prácticamente. Crecí viendo las películas de Roland Emmerich que con el tiempo se convirtieron en clásicos del cine y del género de la ciencia ficción. Ya les he hablado anteriormente de Independence Day, Universal Soldier, The Day After Tomorrow y 2012. Curiosamente las que más se trataban de catástrofes fueron las que más veces he visto en la televisión desde entonces. Ahora, con esta versión suya de Godzilla no fue la excepción, a pesar de que no tenía idea de lo pésima que es en sí. Claro, de niño me daba igual si una película era un éxito o no, solo la veía por lo entretenida que se veía y así fue hasta ya después de grande.

   Actualmente, decir que esta versión de Roland del “Rey de los Monstruos” es la mejor es una burla a todo lo que representa Godzilla durante todo este siglo de historia cinematográfica. Si bien están a años luz de lograr lo que los japoneses lograron con dicho ícono en oriente, la adaptación de 2014 del Primer Kaiju desterró por completo a esta versión de los 90s. Admito que el MonsterVerse es un trabajo que merece la pena ver, sobre todo si eres más fan de la franquicia original y todo el tema de los kaijus. Pero personalmente considero que, al menos, no se debe de olvidar por completo lo que en su momento generó esta película que les traigo hoy, la cual le tengo cierto cariño y nostalgia, claro.

   

   
   

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   That's why you're here, isn't it? To find out what it meant to me personally, despite all its flaws. Don't worry, although I'll be completely honest—as always—I'm sure I'll have something good to say about this movie in the end. For example, the story begins by showing us the origin of Godzilla, which appears to be the result of various nuclear tests carried out in French Polynesia. This radiation created a huge creature that swam across the Pacific to reach the port of New York City and wreak havoc as soon as it emerged from the sea. How does the US Army respond to this? By hiring just a couple of scientists, including one who studies earthworms.

   Honestly, it's not my intention to constantly criticize these types of plots that reflect the "intelligence" of the US government in response to such threats, but they don't make it easy for me, as is the case with this film. Obviously, as a child, I didn't care about these details, but now that I'm in the business of reviewing classic films, it's hard not to notice these things in the plots of every feature film I watch. Although, to no one's surprise, this is nothing compared to what follows. Starting with the constant incompetence of the US military every time they try to stop or kill Godzilla, or the incredible luck that a cameraman, an aspiring journalist, a scientist, and a French agent have throughout the film.

   SPANISH VERSION

   Es por eso que están aquí, ¿no? Para saber qué fue lo que me generó personalmente, a pesar de todos los defectos que tiene. No se preocupen, si bien seré completamente sincero -como siempre- seguramente habrá algo bueno que pueda decir de esta película al final. Por ejemplo, en el caso de su historia inicia mostrándonos el origen de Godzilla con lo que parece ser el producto de diversas pruebas nucleares que hubo en la Polinesia Francesa. Dicha radiación creó a una criatura enorme que nadó todo el Pacífico para llegar al puerto de la gran ciudad de Nueva York y causar estragos apenas emergiendo del mar. ¿Cómo responde el Ejército de los Estados Unidos a esto? Contratando a solo un par de científicos, entre ellos uno que estudia gusanos de tierra.

   De verdad, no es intencional que critique constantemente este tipo de tramas donde se refleja la “inteligencia” del gobierno estadounidense en respuesta a este tipo de amenazas, pero es que tampoco me la ponen fácil como es el caso de esta película. Obviamente de pequeño me daba igual estos detalles, pero ahora que me dedico a esto de criticar películas clásicas es difícil no ver estas cosas en las tramas de cada largometraje que veo. Aunque, para sorpresa de nadie, esto no es nada en comparación con lo que le sigue. Empezando con la incompetencia constante del ejército estadounidense cada vez que intentan detener o acabar con este Godzilla o la increíble suerte que tiene un camarógrafo, una aspirante a periodista, un científico y un agente francés durante toda la película.

   

   
   

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   It is surprising that, from the middle of the film onwards, every time this group of characters finds themselves closer and closer to death, they manage to escape in a way that is almost absurd. What many describe as "the power of the script" is more like an incredible ability that these people have to survive every situation. From one chase after another with a giant monster capable of crushing them with a single stomp, to an exercise of Mini-Godzillas chasing them all over Madison Square Garden. Up to this point in the film, it is clear that what Roland was looking for with this version of the King of Monsters is more of a well-simulated comic parody than an adaptation as such.

   Or at least that's what I would hope now, because if that weren't the case, what a pathetic and compact adaptation of the great Godzilla they have made, to be honest. Personally, I have nothing against this version of the famous monster from the East, but rather the fact that they have failed to properly adapt the iconic Kaiju and destroyer of Tokyo, even though they had sufficient resources to do so. But hey, let's not expect too much from the director who is currently better known as the "Destroyer of Worlds" than for anything else. It's as if Roland himself took advantage of the opportunity that one of the creators of the original Godzilla had died to make yet another movie where he could blow up a large part of New York City.

   SPANISH VERSION

   Es sorprendente que, desde la mitad de la película en adelante, cada vez que este grupo de personajes se encuentran cada vez más cerca de la muerte logran escapar de una manera que es hasta absurda. Lo que muchos catalogan como “el poder del guión”, es más bien como una habilidad increíble que tiene esta gente para poder sobrevivir a cada situación. Desde una persecución tras otra con un monstruo gigante capaz de aplastarlos con un solo pisotón, hasta un ejercicio de Mini-Godzillas persiguiéndolos por todo el estadio Madison Square Garden. Hasta esta parte de la película es definitivo que lo que buscaba Roland con esta versión del Rey de los Monstruos es más una parodia cómica bien simulada que una adaptación como tal.

   O eso esperaría ahora que fuera, ya que si no fuera el caso, vaya adaptación más patética y compacta del gran Godzilla han hecho, la verdad. En lo personal, no tengo nada en contra de esta versión del famoso monstruo de oriente, sino del hecho de que no hayan conseguido adaptar de forma correcta al icónico Kaiju y destructor de Tokio, a pesar de que tenían los recursos suficientes para esto. Pero bueno, tampoco esperemos mucho del director que actualmente es más conocido por ser el “Destructor de Mundos” que por cualquier otra cosa. Es como si el mismo Roland haya aprovechado la oportunidad de que uno de los creadores del Godzilla original ha muerto para así hacer otra película más donde pueda hacer explotar una gran parte de la Ciudad de Nueva York.

   

   
   

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   As for my opinion of this little Godzilla, it's clear that since it's nothing like the original version, I can't really classify it as one of the best film versions. What I did like, on the other hand, is the special way Roland constructed this monster so that it wasn't an implacable destroyer in itself. Instead, what we see is the survival of a dangerous new species that seeks to reproduce and grow in order to dominate the world. Beyond being a threat to humanity itself, this compact Godzilla is more like the result of all the evil that humanity has caused on the planet. The theme of nuclear testing and everything related to the mutation of species exposed to radiation is something that can convince any child who sees this film.

   Clearly, the same is not true for someone like me, who knows the official (or canonical) origin of Godzilla, when I see Roland's version, and it is impossible not to be embarrassed by how absurd it all sounds. I think that if they had at least changed the origin of this Godzilla a little bit to make it look more like an unknown species that has inhabited planet Earth for millennia and functions as a force of nature, it would sound ten thousand times better than what they tell us in this movie. Yes, I just described exactly what they did with the current Godzilla that everyone knows thanks to the new MonsterVerse franchise. But hey, that's just my obsession that every adaptation must be 100% faithful to the original work.

   SPANISH VERSION

   Con respecto a lo que opino de este pequeño Godzilla, es evidente que al no ser para nada igual a la versión original no me hace bien catalogarlo como una de sus mejores versiones cinematográficas. Lo que sí me gustó, por otro lado, es la forma tan especial en la que Roland construyó a este monstruo para que no fuera en sí un destructor implacable de por sí. En cambio, lo que vemos es la supervivencia de una nueva especie peligrosa que busca reproducirse y crecer para luego dominar este mundo. Más allá de ser una amenaza para la misma humanidad, este Godzilla compacto es más como el resultado de todo el mal que la misma humanidad ha causado en el planeta. El tema de las pruebas nucleares y todo lo referente a la mutación de las especies expuestas a radiación es algo que puede convencer a cualquier niño que vea esta película.

   Claramente, no ocurre lo mismo con uno como conocedor del origen oficial (o canónico) de Godzilla cuando ve esta versión de Roland y es imposible no avergonzarse de lo absurdo que suena todo esto. Creo que si hubieran al menos cambiado un poco el origen de este Godzilla para que se vea más como una especie desconocida que ha habitado el planeta tierra desde hace milenios y funciona como una fuerza de la naturaleza; sonaría diez mil veces mejor que esto que nos cuentan en esta película. Si, acabo de contar lo que exactamente hicieron con el Godzilla actual que todo el mundo conoce gracias a la nueva franquicia del MonsterVerse. Pero bueno, así es solo mi obsesión de que toda adaptación debe de ser 100% fiel a la obra original nomás.

   

   
   

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   Let's talk now about another detail in this film that didn't quite convince me, to be honest. I'm referring to the "subplot" or alternate story involving the protagonist and the aspiring journalist. I understand and accept that they add some drama and romance to this work, but I find it a bit exaggerated that part of the first and second arcs of the film deal with how a scientist is deceived by his ex-girlfriend from college, again, and then tries to resolve everything while regaining the trust he lost due to his obsession with getting the job as a journalist. All this while New York City is invaded and destroyed by a giant monster capable of rapid reproduction.

   I like that they have given the characters in this film their own development and everything, and it feels like we can identify with them or feel somehow familiar with them at some point. But when it comes down to it, all this is useless if in the end it all boils down to a series of fortuitous events thanks to the "power of the script". With all that said, I'm not saying that this movie is entirely bad, as it has moments and scenes that are simply unforgettable, but this is all thanks to Roland's ability to produce an audiovisual spectacle that deafens and hypnotizes the audience so that they don't see all the flaws in his story.

   SPANISH VERSION

   Hablemos ahora de otro detalle que tiene esta película que no me terminó de convencer del todo, la verdad. Me refiero a la “subtrama” o historia alterna relacionada con el protagonista y la aspirante a periodista. Entiendo y acepto que le metan algo de drama y romance a esta obra, pero ya me parece algo exagerado que parte del primer y segundo arco de la película trate de cómo un científico es engañado por su ex de la universidad, de nuevo, para luego intentar resolverlo todo y a la vez recuperar dicha confianza que perdió por su obsesión por conseguir el puesto de periodista. Todo esto mientras la ciudad de Nueva York es invadida y destruida por un monstruo gigante capaz de reproducirse rápidamente.

   Me gusta que le hayan dado su desarrollo y todo a los personajes en esta película y se siente que podemos identificarnos o sentirnos de alguna manera familiarizados con ellos en algún momento. Pero a la hora de la verdad todo esto no sirve de nada si al final todo se resume en una serie de eventos fortuitos gracias al “poder del guión”. Con todo esto no digo que esté del todo mal esta película ya que posee momentos y escenas que son simplemente inolvidables, pero todo esto es gracias a que Roland supo producir todo un espectáculo audiovisual que lograra ensordecer e hipnotizar al público para que así no vean todo estos errores que tiene su historia.

   

   
   

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   Mind you, I'm not saying that the cast of this film did a bad job. I remember the main characters quite well now thanks to the excellent performances of the actors in their respective roles. The dilemma lies more in the way the script ruins an excellent introduction and development of these characters with a couple of clichés and a soap opera happy ending. I mean, we're talking about Godzilla, the King of Monsters, a creature that is practically invincible and that throughout film history has fought even intergalactic creatures, and you're telling me they defeat him with a feint of ropes and a few rockets? I mean, come on.

   It's not enough that they turn him into a female for some absurd excuse about migration and stuff just to imitate the chase scene from Jurassic Park in this movie, but instead of Velociraptors, there are computer-generated Mini-Godzillas running all over the Madison Square Garden. And getting to this part of the movie, I'd rather not describe the number of mistakes it has from this point to the end, just so that the four usual characters survive without a scratch, even though they're surrounded by an army of hungry monsters that could devour each one in a single bite. Ah, but they're the main characters, they can't die, unlike the rest of the soldiers who were with them from the beginning. Anyway, I think you get my point.

   SPANISH VERSION

   Ojo, no digo que el elenco de esta película haya hecho un mal trabajo, los personajes principales los recuerdo bastante bien ahora gracias al excelente trabajo de interpretación que hicieron los actores con sus respectivos papeles. El dilema recae más en la forma en la que el guión arruina una excelente introducción y desarrollo de dichos personajes por un par de clichés y un final feliz de telenovela. O sea, estamos hablando de Godzilla, el Rey de los Monstruos, una criatura que es prácticamente invencible y que durante la historia del cine ha combatido hasta con criaturas intergalácticas, ¿y me dices que lo vencen con un amague de cuerdas y unos cuantos cohetes? O sea, por favor.

   No es suficiente que lo conviertan en hembra por una excusa absurda de migración y cosas por el estilo nomás para imitar la escena de persecución de Jurassic Park en esta película, pero en vez de ser Velociraptors son Mini-Godzillas hechos por computadora corriendo por todo el Madison Square Garden. Y llegando a esta parte de la película prefiero mejor no describir la cantidad de errores que tiene desde esta parte hasta el final nomás para que sobrevivan los cuatro personajes de siempre y sin ningún rasguño teniendo a un ejército de monstruos hambrientos que pueden devorar a cada uno de un solo mordisco. Ah, pero son los personajes principales, no pueden morir, no como el resto de militares que andaban con ellos desde el principio. En fin, creo que ya se entendió a qué quiero llegar con todo esto.

   

   
   

   Source: Tenor

   

   Well, with Matthew Brotterick starring in a film of this kind, it's hard to take it seriously, especially when the script itself doesn't help with its abundance of absurd scenes, double entendres, racial jokes, and unnecessary ironic comments. If I had to choose one actor from the entire cast who I think did an excellent job, I would say Jean Reno, who plays the french secret agent brilliantly, which doesn't particularly surprise me given his experience in the action movie genre. Another case would be Hank Azaria, who plays the cameraman who practically risks his own life to get the best shots of Roland's Mini-Godzilla (and yes, I say "mini" because compared to the others, this Godzilla is very small) in this film.

   Last but not least, let's talk about the audiovisual aspect of this film. With a huge budget of over $120 million, this film was a box office flop. And that amount doesn't surprise me, considering the amount of production that went into this film in terms of shots, camera styles, aerial and moving shots, and the enormous amount of practical effects and CGI that was used. The only good thing about Roland Emmerich is his talent for blowing up huge buildings in such a realistic way that it still amazes me today. I also like how dynamic he made this Godzilla, allowing us to see him in different environments and locations throughout the two-hour film. The sound effects are excellent too, but I like the soundtrack even more. In short, this version of Godzilla is not for fans of the original franchise, but for those looking for something different.

   Personally, I give it a rating of 8/10 in terms of action and science fiction.

   SPANISH VERSION

   Y bueno, con Matthew Brotterick de protagonista de una película de este estilo es difícil verlo de forma seria y más aún cuando el mismo guión no ayuda con la cantidad de escenas absurdas, chistes de doble sentido, bromas raciales y comentarios irónicos e innecesarios que tiene. Si es de escoger a un actor de todo el elenco que considero ha hecho un excelente trabajo diría que es Jean Reno quien hace un excelente papel de agente secreto francés, algo que no me sorprende particularmente conociendo su experiencia en el género del cine de acción. Otro caso sería el de Hank Azaria quien hace del camarógrafo que prácticamente arriesga hasta su propia vida para grabar los mejores planos del Mini-Godzilla (y si, le digo “mini” a este Godzilla porque en comparación con los demás es muy pequeño) de Roland en esta película.

   Por último, pero no menos importante, hablemos del apartado audiovisual de esta película. Con un enorme presupuesto de más de 120 millones de dólares, esta película se convirtió en un fracaso en taquilla. Y es una cantidad que no me sorprende tomando en cuenta la cantidad de producción que tiene esta película en cuanto a planos, estilos de cámaras, tomas aéreas y en movimiento, la enorme cantidad de efectos prácticos y CGI que se ha utilizado. Lo único bueno de Roland Emmerich es ese talento que tiene de hacer explotar edificaciones enormes de una forma tan realista que sorprende aún al día de hoy. También me gusta lo dinámico que hizo a este Godzilla para poder verlo en diferentes ambientes y lugares durante las dos horas de película. Los efectos de sonido son excelentes también, pero me gusta más la banda sonora que tiene. En fin, esta versión de Godzilla no es para los fans de la franquicia original, sino para los que buscan algo diferente.

   Personalmente, le doy una calificación de 8/10 en lo que respecta a acción y ciencia ficción.

   

   Tell me, have you seen the movie yet? What did you think of it? You can leave me your answer in a comment.

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2. ›Film Review: Godzilla (Gojira, 1954)@drax811d

   

   Some national cinemas have birthed their own national icons, and Japan can proudly claim Godzilla. It was introduced in the eponymous 1954 science fiction disaster film (originally titled Gojira), directed by Ishirō Honda, known as the launch of the kaiju genre and the longest-running film series in the history of cinema.

   The plot begins with the crew of a Japanese freighter in the Pacific witnessing a huge underground explosion which ultimately destroys the ship, leaving barely enough time for an SOS signal. Ships sent to rescue them mysteriously vanish, just as the fishermen on Ōdo Island discover that something has suddenly deprived them of their fish catches. One of the elders mentions the legend about a huge monster called “Gojira” coming from the sea, but nobody thinks much about it until the arrival of a fact-finding mission led by scientist Dr. Kyohei Yamane (played by Takashi Shimura). He discovers traces of radiation, an ancient trilobite and tracks that are revealed to belong to a huge 50-metre-tall reptilian creature. Dr. Yamane theorises that the prehistoric-looking giant had lived in the oceanic depths before US nuclear bomb tests forced it out of its natural habitat.

   “Gojira” begins to attack the Japanese mainland, causing major destruction and loss of life, with the military powerless to stop it with guns, missiles or even electric power. The only hope seems to be the Oxygen Destroyer, a device secretly designed by Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (played by Akihiko Hirata), Yamane’s protégé, childhood friend and presumed fiancé of Yamane’s daughter Emiko (played by Momoko Kōchi). Unlike Emiko’s boyfriend Hideto Ogata (played by Akira Takarada), he is reluctant to use it against “Gojira” and thus reveal it to the world because, as a WWII veteran, he fears that it would be copied and used as a weapon as atomic bombs were.

   Produced by Toho, the studio that would become one of Japanese cinema’s most renowned institutions, simultaneously with Kurosawa’s jidai-geki classic Seven Samurai, it received quite a large budget for the standards of the time. Despite its black-and-white cinematography and some rather primitive special effects like “suitmation”, or, in other words, Gojira being played by Haruo Nakajima in a rubber suit, the film looked solid for the standards of its time. Honda and the producer Tomoyuki Tanaka wisely decided to shoot Gojira almost entirely in night scenes, when the flaws of the special effects wouldn’t be that apparent. Much of the credit for the success of the film should go to Honda, whose adept direction maintains a brisk pace and effectively conveys an epic tale in just over ninety minutes. Honda, who had gained a lot of experience as an assistant director, was clearly drawing inspiration from Hollywood classics like the iconic 1933 King Kong, a film with a similar subject.

   However, the script can be confusing, demanding some knowledge of Japan, its customs, and history. The film also has a noticeable tonal shift, with the semi-documentary start, where the disaster slowly unfolds, and the audience is still getting to know Gojira, contrasting with the latter half of the film, which has too much melodrama about Emiko being torn between Dr. Serizawa and Hideto Ogata. The weakest point of the film is the score by Akira Ifukube, which is used at inappropriate times, making the film sound disjointed and badly dated, although Ifukube should be credited for designing Godzilla's famous roar.

   Honda, a WWII veteran, was clearly inspired by traumatic events from a decade earlier, with scenes of Tokyo’s destruction being clearly inspired by the US firebombing of Tokyo and the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The film was inspired by the infamous Lucky Dragon No. 5 incident and fears that US nuclear bomb tests in the Pacific would have unforeseen consequences not only for Japan but for the rest of humanity. Tomoyuki Tanaka was quite open about the film being seen as a warning against the abuse of nuclear technology, and this is underlined by the final words in the film.

   Although not particularly liked by the critics, Godzilla proved to be a major box-office hit, with its popularity spreading beyond Japan partly thanks to the re-edited "Americanised" 1956 version, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, starring Raymond Burr as an American news reporter. Despite its flaws and obsolescence, the film is still powerful, especially because it is the most authentic of all Godzilla films, dealing with the issues of war and humanity's newfound ability to destroy the world, a theme sadly relevant for our times.

   RATING: 6/10 (++)

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3. ›Godzilla Tetralogy - Fast and furious with monsters ?@ykretz1878d

   

   The title could seem a little strange I know, but there is a real idea behind this ! I'm sorry but you'll need to wait the end of this post to understand why I am thinking this way.

   I want you to be sure to understand which movie I'm talking about, because there is a lot of different Godzilla movies.

   This monster universe takes place in *2014 *with the movie named GodZilla. I'm soryy but I'll mostly use the names of the actors instead of the characters !

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   Godzilla (2014)

   

   This movie shows how some people lived the explosion of nuclear plant of Janjira next to Tokyo. When Bian Cranston lost his wife in the disaster, he starts to try to find an explanation. He saw something unusual happening just before everything exploded.

   Years later, when he is trying to explore the ruins, he got arrested and his son have to take him back from the authorities. That doesn't stop the father who immediately goes back to explore, this time followed by his son.

   They discover that radiations disappeared, they're able to take of their masks without problems while after a nuclear disaster, they should just die. At this moment they are caught by Monarch agents. (This organization is the secret agency tracking and securing monsters). That's how they discover a monster's egg feeding himself with his radiations to grow. At this exact moment, the egg hatches and the monster going out just try to destroy everything and escape, what he does without difficulties.

   I'm going faster now

   This monster is the female, when she hatches the male one go out of his hidding place and they reproduce.

   At the same moment, Godzilla arrives and the human kind quickly realize he is the good guy and wants to kill those other monsters. Why ? Because he is the alpha monster of this world and he won't let them take his place.

   Happy end, Brian Cranston died, the humanity is saved and few cities are destroyed.

   

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   Kong : Skull Island (2017)

   

   We're in 1973,the war in Vietnam is about to see it's end and the organization Monarch needs the army to help them on the skull island.

   To make simple, they found this island thanks to satellites and they see nobody never came here. They know there is probably some odd creatures here to discover. When they find enough people and money to go to this island, they start 2 new important story lines of the saga.

   One of the scientists came here to confirm the theory of the Hollow earth. They put some explosives in the soil and thanks to scientist measurements they're able to tell the ground is hollow. There is a cavern under the rock.

   By exploding the soil, Kong have turned angry. Since this moment, he tries to kill the humans, first by exploding helicopters firing at him.

   With time we understand that Kong is the keeper of this island and he's protecting it from other creatures that could try to destroy it, as humans are at this moment. But there is a bigger threat. Some other monster came out from the new hole in the ground. We don't really know but probably coming from the cavern, into the earth.

   Samuel L. Jackson turns really crazy and would do everything to kill Kong while all other thinking humans (excluding most of the soldiers in those movies) like John Goodman, Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson want to save him and help him to kill the other monsters.

   Once again, Happy end, the bad guys are killed, most of the good guys are still alive and they finish with a lovely phrase saying

   Now that humans came here once, they'll bring civilization here.

   Which mostly means that this island, which was a rare land of untouched nature with wonderful living beings will be filled with concrete and humans will probably be enslaved to serve science.

   

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   Godzilla 2 : King of the monsters (2019)

   

   While Dr. Emma Russel just created a machine that can send sound waves to the titans to calm them, or make them angry, an eco terrorist just starts something. With the time we'll understand that Emma worked with the terrorist to wake up all the titans over the world. There are around 17 of them but the most dangerous of them is totally frozen in Antarctica.

   They want to release them because they think the earth is like a living being and the humans are some virus and the titans are here to heal the planet. Until they realize they'll kill all humans...

   When they release him (Ghidorah on the picture) all the other titans immediately woke up. He is so powerful that they all took him for the new Alpha monster and obey to him.

   When they try to kill him they discover he can grow again members that have been cut.

   You can wonder, why ? That should not happen, he's immortal ?

   Yes, but he's... An Alien...

   Ok, there's a big combat between Godzilla, this triple headed alien and a big flame bird. That's where a government wants to try his new weapon. A bomb that destroys oxygen.. Ok, that sounds like if they were children who have been told to invent a new bomb for the bad guy of a cartoon.

   The bomb is launched. The alien dragon have no problem, Godzilla and the bird disappeared. That seem like they just killed their ally. BUT, they find a vortex that send them into the Hollow earth !

   What do they find ? An old civilization totally flooded which can remind something like Atlantis, there are a lot of drawings of Godzilla on the walls and there is even his house. When I say house I mean a big arch leading to a cavern. And Godzilla is resting here, in this high radiation area, to heal after that huge bomb that didn't even affected the enemy.

   That's really turning terrible now. Humans want his to heal faster so some of them sacrifice his life to explode a nuke next to him (don't worry, nuke has no effects on him since he feed himself with radiations). No problem, his house is totally destroyed with the whole Ancient city.

   

   Thanks to Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger things, humans have some more time because she stopped all the monsters thanks to the machine which sends waves....

   Now, Godzilla is really strong, making red light instead of blue, and kills the alien thanks to another monster. And, he even has to beat the fire bird, who did not die from the previous bomb...

   I don't know how I could explain more without making 2 000 more words but Millie Bobby brown has a really important role. She can escape terrorist, run faster than the energy rays of the alien and you know, that kind of usual things a young 15 years old woman can do.

   So, he's now the new King of the monsters, and while scientists said during the whole movie that Godzilla is one of the humans' side, he want to cohabitate with them. The last dialog of the movie is :

   -- Hopefully, he's in our side --For now.

   That happy end totally spoils the last movie.

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   Godzilla vs Kong (2021)

   

   So... This one is tough.

   Godzilla is becoming mean. He's attacking humans. And when I say humans I mean he's attacking really few buildings all belonging to the company APEX.

   When a technician of the company is holding a podcast to tell everything he can to the world. Nobody listen to him.. Nobody. Wtf ? Godzilla is aiming this company and nobody care ? Even Monarch, they're just saying "we should find a titan to kill him"

   And they have a titan contained on the skull island. I'll be really quick for this one. Kong can speak to a child, to save the world they will need to take energy into the hollow earth, to give it to APEX. For that, they will need Kong because they can't without a titan. It seem that they need to use a vortex and can't just make a hole and go through.

   When they are inside, they get that energy, like just take a sample of the ground, send it via wifi and they can create energy from the surface... OK. That will be to power their Mecha Godzilla. That makes a strange rock paper scissors game where Mechagodzilla beats Godzilla who beats Kong who kills MechaGodzilla.

   During the fight, Godzilla made a fire ray through the ground and reached the inside of the earth. That means they just needed to dig a hole, don't need to find a titan, catch him, put him on a boat and reach that vortex. Nevermind.

   Happy end, we don't know who's the new Alpha between Kong and godzilla, I'm not even sure there is one.

   There is a huge problem of scale in that movie. When at a moment Kong seem to be tall as 2 trees :

   

   And here while he's sitting, he's higher than the, I don't know at least 20th floor of this building.

   

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   What can we say of these movies ?

   They are beautiful ! Just with the posters and screenshots you should already see they are really breathtaking ! All the lights and color are really awesome and all the monsters look so realistic and organic !

   But, the story. What Happend ? I'll explain why I think those movies have the Fast and Furious Syndrome.

   The first movie has really something great, as you can see on pacific rim, they are trying to make a movie with Kaiju, those Gigantic monsters, Living being way bigger that we could imagine, reaching highs only our biggest monuments reached, and we see all of that through human eyes. Most of time we're seeing how humans, on the ground are living in the middle of this chaos.

   The more we are watching the sequels and the more that disappear to have something more soapy. No more artistic envy. Just, watching those monsters from above, where buildings seem smaller. That's probably why we don't find this so awful the difference between the txo previous images. The points of view are totally different.

   While the first episode was taking place in a more or less realistic world, the last are juste blockbuster worlds with bioterrorists, children acting like superhero, more jokes and always trying to be more impressive, bigger fights, always more damages.

   While in the first fast and furious, people were killed just by one bullet, in the last ones, Vin Diesel fall of like 1 Km and has NOTHING. That's the same, just wanting to be more spectacular. Always. That's exacly why I hate Shonens and I don't want more movies to be Infected by this thing.

   I know some movies succeeding that work. They do something more spectacular, but they are not just removing all the sould of the saga. John wick is for me a good exemple. While there is always more violence, they also try to do it more and more nice to watch. They also started to put running gags during the fights, that's not jokes, only things that happen so much that starts to be funny. I still remember the scene with the knives in the 3rd opus. It's so long and they are throwing so much knives in this small room that starts to be actually funny. At first I thought I was just a psycopath but when I saw it in a theatre, everyone was laughing.

   

   And I think that Just seeing punchs is starting to be really long and boring. The Titans never bleed !! I mean, Why ? When they give 100 puches with their 450 tons hands they should really hurt the other. But no..

   I hope this wasn't too long for you :')

   And as you can imagine, I really enjoyed watching it... No really, I hate most of the things inside the movies, but that was really entertaining. I'm happy I did not paid for it, because I don't want to make them think they are doing right.

   That was long but I really liked to write it, If some of you know a movie saga please share it with me, I would love to do that again ! (I'm not doing Star Wars or LOTR, something smaller, Maybe John Wick for exemple, Now I speaking of it I really want to watch it again 😅

   

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4. ›Insomniac Movie Marathon: Godzilla@rvgenaille2407d

   I really wish I liked this one. I really do. Hollywood’s first attempt at a total reboot of the Godzilla franchise back in 1998 stars Matthew Broderick and is directed by the team behind Independence Day.

   And it is just not good.

   Bad dialogue, special effects that do not hold up, humour that isn’t funny. A story that purports to reinvent Godzilla for the nineties. It just doesn’t work.

   I didn’t bother finishing it. I went to my room, wrote this and am heading to bed.

   Skip it.

   -all photos via IMDb.com.

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5. ›Insomniac Film Festival #65: Godzilla (1998)@rvgenaille2893d

   I really wish I liked this one. I really do. Hollywood’s first attempt at a total reboot of the Godzilla franchise back in 1998 stars Matthew Broderick and is directed by the team behind Independence Day.

   And it is just not good.

   Bad dialogue, special effects that do not hold up, humour that isn’t funny. A story that purports to reinvent Godzilla for the nineties. It just doesn’t work.

   I didn’t bother finishing it. I went to my room, wrote this and am heading to bed.

   Skip it.

   -all photos via IMDb.com.

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