We have all become accustomed with monster stories now. We have all assumed that monsters are there to be ass kicked, dropped bombs on and see the soldiers walking down the road in slo-mo with end credits rolling. However Gareth Edwards doesn't give a heck about it. He wants Godzilla to stay and stay big. Big as in all the pyramids put one on top of the other big. It is an ode to movie making in the genre of monsters. Aliens, Dinosaurs, Optimus Prime and The Kaijus can take the backseat now as here comes Gonjira which wipes them all out from our memories just as it wipes out a skyscraper with its tail.
To begin with, it is the most beautiful Lizard, in my opinion. Every part of the giant given utmost attention with the vertebral spikes standing out (A Million Kudos to the CGI team). The Godzilla's got blood shot sleep deprived eyes, a rampaging tail that thwarts everything in the way, including the Male Muto and the list goes on. If your jaws dropped at this Mutant, its ok. You're human. Damn Realistic!
The movie apart from portraying Godzilla as the boss, gives credit and realizes those little human emotions and traits so that the audience don't feel high and dry, a mistake most of the movies of the genre make. The hearbeat turmoil of the soldier about to jump from 40000 ft, the maternal feelings of a mother, the recognition of human value by the Navy chief and of course the criticism of over exploitation of nuclear resource by us to name a few.
VFX dept has already been enough praised. The progress of the movie never lags, credit to some slick scissor work that cuts enough awesome jaw dropping angles of Godzilla and provides terrific movie speed and the rocking BGM (Alexander Desplat). If you thought the Kaijus with the Jagers had seat shattering BGM, just experience this. At IMAX.
Few monster movies remain etched in our minds. Jurassic Park stands right up there. Next will be this Godzilla. With Spielberg at his dusk, its now up to the likes of Gareth Edwards and Guillermo del Torro to take this genre ahead.
All this said, I really couldn't understand how any primate/present organism can survive eating Radioactive Stuff. Just couldn't understand. With enough radioactivity happening around us, I might just will. Soon.
Godzilla *****/5
To begin with, it is the most beautiful Lizard, in my opinion. Every part of the giant given utmost attention with the vertebral spikes standing out (A Million Kudos to the CGI team). The Godzilla's got blood shot sleep deprived eyes, a rampaging tail that thwarts everything in the way, including the Male Muto and the list goes on. If your jaws dropped at this Mutant, its ok. You're human. Damn Realistic!
The movie apart from portraying Godzilla as the boss, gives credit and realizes those little human emotions and traits so that the audience don't feel high and dry, a mistake most of the movies of the genre make. The hearbeat turmoil of the soldier about to jump from 40000 ft, the maternal feelings of a mother, the recognition of human value by the Navy chief and of course the criticism of over exploitation of nuclear resource by us to name a few.
VFX dept has already been enough praised. The progress of the movie never lags, credit to some slick scissor work that cuts enough awesome jaw dropping angles of Godzilla and provides terrific movie speed and the rocking BGM (Alexander Desplat). If you thought the Kaijus with the Jagers had seat shattering BGM, just experience this. At IMAX.
Few monster movies remain etched in our minds. Jurassic Park stands right up there. Next will be this Godzilla. With Spielberg at his dusk, its now up to the likes of Gareth Edwards and Guillermo del Torro to take this genre ahead.
All this said, I really couldn't understand how any primate/present organism can survive eating Radioactive Stuff. Just couldn't understand. With enough radioactivity happening around us, I might just will. Soon.
Godzilla *****/5
Directed by Gareth Edwards
Original Score by Alexandre Desplat
Running Time: 123 Mins
