After sitting through godzilla vs mothra, I was left unsatisfied and disappointed and a much better Godzilla film was such a fresh air. Let's explain why.
In the previous film, Godzilla felt like an afterthought and he seemed like a side character. I'm so glad the team realized that and Godzilla became the main character and focus once again. The suit actor does a really great job and you really feel for him during tense moments of the film.
Miki Saegasuma is finally given something to do after little to no role during the last 2 films. Making her character even more special than ever was. Although I found the human drama more interesting in the earlier Heisei films, this wasn't half bad. Gojo and her relation with baby Godzilla is the main emotional-force behind the film and the big supporting cast helps it to make it more impactful to the audience. The dinosaur enthusiast has a lot of personality and it has hard not to feel for him
Perhaps the greatest strength of this film would be the monsters. All the old returning Kaijus have a great re-design and much better than their Showa era counterparts. Despite looking similar to Godzilla, Baby godzilla is still adorable and cute. Mechagodzilla's multiple fights are highly entertaining. Rodan makes it even more interesting as his little skirmishes are great as his ability to fly is giving more diversity to the action
The entire tone of this film is "man vs nature". This film shows its ideas not by messages but by premises and action. It gives you multiple perspectives giving you even more diversity which will never make anyone feel bored and keep the audience engaged
On top of all the qualities, the soundtrack is also fantastic. Each kaiju's theme perfectly suits their respective kaijus.
Overall this film surpasses every Heisei film besides Godzilla vs Biollante because I just love that film's tone but Toho, you guys did a fine job!
Rating: 8.7/10.
In the previous film, Godzilla felt like an afterthought and he seemed like a side character. I'm so glad the team realized that and Godzilla became the main character and focus once again. The suit actor does a really great job and you really feel for him during tense moments of the film.
Miki Saegasuma is finally given something to do after little to no role during the last 2 films. Making her character even more special than ever was. Although I found the human drama more interesting in the earlier Heisei films, this wasn't half bad. Gojo and her relation with baby Godzilla is the main emotional-force behind the film and the big supporting cast helps it to make it more impactful to the audience. The dinosaur enthusiast has a lot of personality and it has hard not to feel for him
Perhaps the greatest strength of this film would be the monsters. All the old returning Kaijus have a great re-design and much better than their Showa era counterparts. Despite looking similar to Godzilla, Baby godzilla is still adorable and cute. Mechagodzilla's multiple fights are highly entertaining. Rodan makes it even more interesting as his little skirmishes are great as his ability to fly is giving more diversity to the action
The entire tone of this film is "man vs nature". This film shows its ideas not by messages but by premises and action. It gives you multiple perspectives giving you even more diversity which will never make anyone feel bored and keep the audience engaged
On top of all the qualities, the soundtrack is also fantastic. Each kaiju's theme perfectly suits their respective kaijus.
Overall this film surpasses every Heisei film besides Godzilla vs Biollante because I just love that film's tone but Toho, you guys did a fine job!
Rating: 8.7/10.