Missing the limited theatrical run, I am now the proud owner of Shin Godzilla. Emphasis on proud.
This movie is way way better than I was was expecting.
I skipped any spoilers, I only saw General reviews and overall didn't see a lot of love coming to it. It had me scared. For the most part new Godzilla movies have been disappointing over the last 15 years and always take a while to really grow on me but this one really stuck me. I'm genuinely surprised. Without going into spoilers I will say that the movies themes really mirrors the Fukushima event and adapts it along with the original "Horrors of the Atomic Bomb" message.
It is plot leans heavy on the troubles of bureaucracy, and stays close to the human characters. That usually is a bad thing for most Godzilla movies if the characters don't interest you but for me it really worked. The top half of the movie is the most exciting and that really guided me to caring for the the characters and their jobs. The last half of the movie is slower and probably the weaker part of the movie, but regardless it's a solid picture that really worked with me.
Overall, I would say this movie scores into my top 10 Godzilla movies. Has some downright incredible moments and stands exceptionally tall as one of the Great Godzilla films. Cannot wait for a sequel and hope the US films look to this for a little bit of inspiration with their version of the monster.
This movie is way way better than I was was expecting.
I skipped any spoilers, I only saw General reviews and overall didn't see a lot of love coming to it. It had me scared. For the most part new Godzilla movies have been disappointing over the last 15 years and always take a while to really grow on me but this one really stuck me. I'm genuinely surprised. Without going into spoilers I will say that the movies themes really mirrors the Fukushima event and adapts it along with the original "Horrors of the Atomic Bomb" message.
It is plot leans heavy on the troubles of bureaucracy, and stays close to the human characters. That usually is a bad thing for most Godzilla movies if the characters don't interest you but for me it really worked. The top half of the movie is the most exciting and that really guided me to caring for the the characters and their jobs. The last half of the movie is slower and probably the weaker part of the movie, but regardless it's a solid picture that really worked with me.
Overall, I would say this movie scores into my top 10 Godzilla movies. Has some downright incredible moments and stands exceptionally tall as one of the Great Godzilla films. Cannot wait for a sequel and hope the US films look to this for a little bit of inspiration with their version of the monster.