OldskoolGodzilla93
MemberMothra LarvaeMay-20-2014 5:53 PMI have not seen a discussion regarding the easter eggs that were in the new film, so i'll start one myself and cover all the easter eggs and references that i spotted! If there are any that you saw and i didnt point out, please share them with us.
Before i begin, i warn that there are spoilers, of course. Now lets begin:
1. In the beginning of the film, there is a kaiju poster/calendar in Ford’s room. Even though it is an original kaiju created just for that scene, it does resemble the old school Japanese kaiju movie posters.
2. In Ford's classroom, there is a poster of a butterfly, obviously a reference to Mothra, since it had a similar color scheme as her.
3. When Joe and Ford return to their old home in Janjira, there is a fish tank sort of thing that was home to a butterfly/moth/other winged insect, and "MOTHRA" is written at the bottom of it.
4. On one of the planes, "EDWARDS" is written on the back part, obviously a reference to Gareth Edwards himself.
5. The kid in the train scene could be a reference/tribute to all the kids involved in all those classic Godzilla and other kaiju films, especially the 70's films. I could be wrong, but his baseball cap reminded me of these kids, so yeah.
6. The Military explains how the Americans blamed the Russians, and the Russians blamed the Americans for the missing Russian submarine. this is a reference, or at least similar to, the same tension that took place in 'Godzilla 1985'.
7. When Ford spills out all that gasoline to destory the MUTO eggs, or whatever, the camera focuses on a puddle of gasoline in a hole in a pile of rubble. Under that rubble, there is a golden/yellow DRAGON head, which is a King Gidorah reference. And it does make sense because the scene took place in a Chinatown, and it is not weird for there to be gold Chinese dragons around.
8. When Ford gets into the red boat with the bomb in it, the side of the boat says, "GO WHALE TOURS", which literally means "GODZILLA TOURS", since we know Gojira just means Gorilla Whale in Japanese.
Well, that does it for all the easter eggs/references that I saw in the film! Be sure to comment anything else you spotted or that i missed, or comment what you think about the ones i did see, or just comment whatever you want! Thanks!
For #1 on your list... thats poster foreshadows the end of the film. Godzilla fighting MUTO & the Military in San Francisco. Pretty cool stuff!
