Realism in 2014 Godzilla Discussion
True American Godzilla
MemberMothra LarvaeOctober 22, 20134438 Views30 RepliesWe know from interviews with Gareth Edwards that the new Godzilla will be "grounded in realism", but aside from realistic military responses what does this mean for the Godzilla creature? This thread will discuss the realistic aspects to Godzilla.
To start our discussion, we will look at the leaked American Godzilla head and neck
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To help in understanding the 'realism', I will compare to the 1954 Godzilla (from which this creature is based on).
1954 Gojira
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1: Lived in the Deep Sea yet able to be on land.
2: Attacked only during the night.
3: Military attacks had no effect on the 1954 Gojira.
4: Fired an Atomic Heat Ray.
5: Walked on two legs, tail used for support and for attack (if needed).
-------Now for America's New/True Godzilla-------
2014 Godzilla
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1: Realistically, Godzilla would need gills to survive in the water. At the same time, it would need a system for survivability on land. Lungfish are one example of this trait. The black skin color is actually another aspect of deep sea life. Anything dwelling in the dark depths of the sea (yet above 6000 meters deep) tend to have 1 solid dark color. Color typically is brown, red, or black (not counting the creatures that can glow). A black colored Godzilla would, to our vision, be well hidden in the black sea.
2: Animals that live in the deep sea dwell in waters that no sunlight reach. Thus their eyes would be sensitive to daylight. Many deep sea critters swim to 'shallower' waters during the night and retreat back down before dawn. Godzilla would need deep sea eyes to realistically attack only at night. Notice the pupils on Godzilla, they seem to be 'X' shaped. Cephalopods have slit pupils, though some have a 'U' or 'W' pupil. The advantages to cephalopod-like eyes is that it (unlike our eyes) wouldn't have a blind spot!
3: Now the super fast regeneration like the Japanese Gojira and the X-Men character Wolverine aren't realistic. However, a super tough hide would be possible! Humans have been working on making armor for soldiers that's both tough and lightweight. In recent years, we've even made armor tougher and lighter than Armor Kevlar and diamonds. Theoretically, the scales could be light yet tough enough to withstand even Modern Military attacks.
4: Now later versions of Japanese Gojira had a concussive force (not really seen in the 1954 Gojira by comparison). Fire doesn't work to well underwater alone, but intense heat would work. Realistically, I see the new Godzilla Atomic Breath having a concussive force, extremely high heat, and lethal radiation. In my mind, the Atomic Breath should be a mobile version of our Atomic Bomb (but capable of working underwater).
5: In real life, our largest land animals had tree-trunk like legs as seen on Elephants and the Sauropod Dinosaurs. Godzilla would need this to realistically be on land were it a real creature. The tail might be thicker than typical Japanese Gojira to further provide support (and at the same time make an earthquake if it were to be slammed on the ground).
6: In the 1998 TriStar 'Godzilla' movie, Zilla's footsteps made the people and cars shake due to its massive weight. The True American Godzilla would be much heavier, thus causing small earthquakes with each step. {I know, many don't like the 98 film due to the creature not being Godzilla/Gojira. I like Zilla, but fully know it's not Godzilla so I'm quite pleased we're getting a True American Godzilla. That said, the cars/people shaking is something not seen other films so one can appreciate this realistic aspect).
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