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For some reason, I am getting some Prometheus/Alien Covenant vibes with the Biollante
sadly I didn't get the chance to go and see that movie in theaters... well at least I have it at home
Sheesh, they will also put Biollante. <D
The new Gigan design looks cool though!
The fourth picture looks like Scooby Doo characters seeing a Godzilla fight.
I'm NOT saying what I'm old as.
How's THAT for a ratio?
This sounds like an amazing idea, a great way to bring back characters of both human and Titan origin.
Honestly, this idea is so genius.
This sounds like fun. It would be cool
But the two Rexs in The Lost World were a part a family unit. I think if both Godzilla were a mating pair I think it would add something to the story, also would show how minilla/juniour was born
I think it would be that the two godzillas would cancel each other out.
I think a good example of two creatures would be the lost world: jp.
In that movie the 2 adult t-rex,s played of each other and didnt cancel each other out because their animals and they act like animals.
I dont think you would get that same effect from two full grown traditional godzillas, something that is distinctly non-animalistic.
Thats not exactly what I meant but fair point
I'm as old as Godzilla vs Biollante
I mean usually there were two godzillas in late showa, Heisei, and Final Wars.
Godzilla and his son Minilla/Godzilla Junior
I didnt really like the two Godzilla’s idea.
Its just like. This leak has like “write the og theme, but like make it super heavy handed.” It also kinda removes a lot of tragedy that Goji usually has
Also, the iconic tree moment. Genius.
It's pretty clear that this 4Chan leak is fake, and most of them are.
But the idea of two Godzillas is interesting.
How old are ya'll, you make REALLY good critics
I think two would be fine
how bout 9 godzillas?
I never knew it was fake.
I figured it was fake.
The two Godzillas idea sounded kind of interesting though.
I don’t like this idea.
some of Showa era films reference US Nuclear tests Godzilla vs Megalon, and Rodan for example and the Heisei era Godzilla vs King Ghidora specifically references WW2 heck part of it takes place During WW2.
The original 1962 film is one of the franchise's best. A wonderful time capsule for problematic Japanese media issues and the country's difficult transition into capitalism. I find myself going back to it more and more as I get older.
To answer some of these questions.
It’s pretty clear that Godzilla won the fight. Even though he didn’t kill Kong (although Kong did come close to dying), Godzilla beat Kong down and asserted his dominance over him (which is what mostly happens with animals in nature). At the end of the movie, Kong drops his axe when confronted with Godzilla, showing that he submits and doesn’t want to fight again (during the confrontation, Godzilla also motions towards the axe, as a way of telling Kong to “drop it”, which indicates that Godzilla has no desire to continue the fight either).
It makes sense to focus on Kong as the main character as he is more human-like, which inherently makes him more relatable and gives him more personality than Godzilla, especially given Toho’s recent trend of wanting to portray Godzilla with little to no personality/motivation (apparently Legendary really had to push for Godzilla's expressive scenes in GvK). Kong is also much more sympathetic as he's portrayed as the underdog in the fight and continuously goes through hell during the events of the movie, when all he really wants is to have a peaceful life and a new home. The film also emphasizes that because he’s presumably the last of his kind, he’s extremely lonely and wants to be part of a family (which is why he's so caring towards Jia and why he immediately enters the Hollow Earth at the possibility of finding others of his kind there). Because of this, it’s easier to root for Kong in this story, rather than Godzilla. While the film focuses more on Kong as the main character, it doesn’t diminish Godzilla’s role in the film, he still plays a huge part in the story.
The axe was made by the ancient Kongs that lived in the Hollow Earth, using the skeletal remains of other Titans (specifically the Gojira species). It may initially seem odd that a species of giant apes would create axes, however real life species of great apes have been observed using tools, with accounts of chimpanzees and bonobos crafting makeshift spears and using very primitive stone tools and sometimes bones (similar to early human ancestors). So it's not too much of a stretch that a more advanced fictional species of giant ape would create complex tools to help in their daily lives. Plus building weapons would help to give the Kongs an advantage over other Titans, since they lack energy attacks (like Godzilla’s atomic breath) or other supernatural abilities.
As far as Mechagodzilla's plotline goes, there's no indication that it's focused on Kong aside from APEX wanting to use him to guide them to the Hollow Earth energy source. Most of the focus is directed towards Godzilla, with APEX specifically modeling their creation after him so that they can rival his power. APEX feels threatened by the Titans’ existence and they desire to be stronger than them so that humanity can remain the dominant life forms on the planet (which is why they're called "APEX" in the first place), and given that Godzilla is the "Alpha Titan'' and therefore, the dominant life form on Earth, they want to overthrow him in order to claim that title. When Mechagodzilla is later possessed by the consciousness of King Ghidorah, he immediately goes for Godzilla, coming close to killing him until Kong intervenes. Even during the main fight, Mechagodzilla is more focused on Godzilla, aiming most of his attacks at him, while Kong is viewed more as an annoyance that Mechagodzilla initially tries to shake off. It isn’t until Kong starts doing a lot of damage that Mechagodzilla finally turns his attention towards him and actually tries to kill him.
Lastly, Godzilla being the main focus of a film doesn’t necessarily mean that he’ll have more screen time. Both Godzilla (1954) and Shin Godzilla have him as the sole focus, yet he still has minimal screen time in those films, with a lot of moments where he is either absent or inactive, and the Polygon anime trilogy barely used him despite the fact that he was supposedly the main focus. Godzilla’s screen time in the next Toho film will mostly depend on how they want to use him, so it's possible that he might have more screen time, but it's also possible that he won't (and given how Toho has been portraying him in their recent projects, it's very possible that it might be the latter).
Ya thats true, but I think that they could have made him more focused on Godzilla, but I see your point
Overall King Kong vs Godzilla was a better movie than Godzilla vs Kong. But that's not to say GvK wasn't entertaining as far as the kaiju battles went however the human side of things was kind of.... meh. Though I applaud GvK for returning Mechagodzilla back to his evil roots.
if nobody joins team rodan I am going to eat a ghost pepper.
Also worth mentioning the original 54’ film i believe directly talks about the USAs nuclear testing, I guess
There seem to be a lot of new members lately. Like, a lot.
crap I got Mothra vs Godzilla and Godzilla vs Mothra switched around
