Godzilla works, thank goodness. It's suspenseful, exciting, fun and almost everything I could have possibly wanted it to be.
But may I please get some more Godzilla in my Godzilla movie please?
What the movie gains in tension and suspense is sadly lost with a lacklustre delivery of the guy we all came to see, I just don't think Godzilla appears enough throughout the film to justify calling the movie "Godzilla".
Godzilla appears mostly in moments intended to make fans "squee" and I can see now why these were the scenes they played at festivals to promote the movie.
Also it appears that much of the storytelling is delivered with a lot of labour, everything has to be explained in detail removing a lot of the mystery and intrigue behind the monsters. Also making the dark-super- serious Godzilla almost feels redundant because it's impossible to escape the series' shlocky B-Movie origins.
Gareth Edwards was one of the best choices to direct this movie and he has a distinct eye for little moments amidst scenes of big scope, but by focusing on the humans instead of Godzilla most of the time it cheapens the spectacle and it feels very disappointing.
It is good movie, and i'm recommending it highly for what it gets right, but I must emphasize the lack of Godzilla in Godzilla.
But may I please get some more Godzilla in my Godzilla movie please?
What the movie gains in tension and suspense is sadly lost with a lacklustre delivery of the guy we all came to see, I just don't think Godzilla appears enough throughout the film to justify calling the movie "Godzilla".
Godzilla appears mostly in moments intended to make fans "squee" and I can see now why these were the scenes they played at festivals to promote the movie.
Also it appears that much of the storytelling is delivered with a lot of labour, everything has to be explained in detail removing a lot of the mystery and intrigue behind the monsters. Also making the dark-super- serious Godzilla almost feels redundant because it's impossible to escape the series' shlocky B-Movie origins.
Gareth Edwards was one of the best choices to direct this movie and he has a distinct eye for little moments amidst scenes of big scope, but by focusing on the humans instead of Godzilla most of the time it cheapens the spectacle and it feels very disappointing.
It is good movie, and i'm recommending it highly for what it gets right, but I must emphasize the lack of Godzilla in Godzilla.