October 06, 2013I think the [i]Multi armed monster[/i] is maybe just "test footage" from 2012. So, that being said, I think they edited it to be more like the mantis like creatures in the 2013 trailer. Again, with that being said, I'm inclined to believe that the large creature is the "queen" of the mantis creature (provided that I'm correct in saying that the multi armed creature was edited to the mantis creature). Which will probably be a sort of easy feat for Godzilla, but I'm wondering what the main foe will be. I think the trailer monster is the queen (again, only if I'm correct in assuming that the giant creature was edited to be more like the mantis creature) so that they can justify the smaller ones for the humans to interact more personally with, perhaps several "you ate my friends, you sonnuva b*tch" sort of scenes. (I'm not sure what degree of language is accepted, I'll have to check again). I think the main kaiju foe will only be revealed during the movie, OR a half second sort of thing, like lightning flashes, and a foot, that does not belong to Godzilla or the mantis creature(s), demolishes a building.
But to answer the question more directly... No, I don't think Godzilla should just easily slaughter his opponents. It'd honestly ruin the horror feel of the movie for me, and many of the people I discuss Godzilla with. Like, oh, this monster kills other monsters easily. We're screwed. Compared to several monsters fighting, in a crowded city, infested with those smaller mantis creatures eating people.. I'd say the latter works better in the horror aspect that seems to be what they're achieving. If this movie were supposed to be a classic monster brawl movie, then yes, the former works better.