What are the hype levels for Godzilla: Resurgence?

JAMAAL - Absolutely! The nighttime shots should give us a good look at the monster himself, but leave just enough to the imagination! The daytime shots, I hope, will be filmed in such a way as to truly display the nightmarish and tragic elements of Godzilla! I am so very excited to see what is to come in the near future! :)

I'm hoping that Shin Gojira will be a film, an experience that I can go to and be affected by in a manner similar to the 1954 film. I believe it's important that the filmmakers have within them a vision they want to share and articulate. This is important for those who will commit to seeing Shin Gojira. It's a movie, so it should entertain and provide a spectacle. But it should and can move and involve the audience, while taking them on a journey. Godzilla has a meaning that transcends special effects and creature violence. 

JAMAAL - Well said, sir! I could not agree more; Shin-Gojira needs to evoke the same sense of haunting dread and remote foreboding that was set in motion by the original Godzilla! I want dearly to feel both excitement disquiet as I sit in the theater. However, if I must take a box of tissues in my purse due to moving moments, I will be quite pleased with that as well! :)

I wonder if there will be a character somewhat reminiscent of the dignified and thoughtful Dr. Kyohei Yamane in Gojira? Takashi Shimura's very presence lent a gravity and seriousness to that film that help to convince this observer of the momentous nature of the events unfolding in the story. For me, Dr.Yamane help to 'sell' the whole idea of what was taking place in Tokyo. Sometimes, it was with just a look or expression. Or his body language as was the case when he came home and mentioned in dejection, how all that they can think about is killing Godzilla. The way he sagged, he appeared to be carrying the weight of the world. And even though Ogata's objections made sense, one could see, to some degree, Dr. Yamane's argument by the way he expressed it, and with such sincerity. Godzilla was a unique chance to study something never seen before. 

The human portrayals in Gojira are just as important as the SFX/VFX scenes. For without them, it's just another 1950's monster on the loose movie.

I hope we will get something comparable to this in Shin Gojira.

We also could use something similar to the ceremonial dance in Shin Godzilla. The ceremonial dance in 54' also added a mystic and a shrouded mystery behind the creature. 

And, I would also love another quote similar to what the old man of Odo island said.

"It's the name of a monster who lives in the sea. It'll come to the shore to feed on humankind to survive. In the old days, we used to sacrifice women to prevent him from eating us all. Now, this exorcism ceremonial dance is all that remains of the old traditions." 

I can't help but feel like the image of Shin Godzilla also sends a message of people suffering. It's like a clear warning of death is here and we can't do anything about it. 

He's been conflicted and deceived by our arrogance and is now the "true" punishment of it. A living, breathing entity not just to be wrecking our world but, to make us suffer for what has happened to him. A natural creature turned into an unnatural kaiju. 

I really hope that Shinji Higuchi delivers the SFX/VFX to where it makes Shin Godzilla so life like that tokusatsu may never be the same and by that, I mean to where everything is so beautifully put together.

Huge-Ben said:

"I really hope that Shinji Higuchi delivers the SFX/VFX to where it makes Shin Godzilla so life like that tokusatsu may never be the same and by that, I mean to where everything is so beautifully put together."

This, I believe, is the hope of every fan and admirer of this art form. Personally, I want effects that are 'convincing' enough so that the audience can but into the story and believe what they're seeing. But, at the same time, I want to see the flourishes and looks that characterize tokusatsu filmmmaking.

Huge-Ben also said:

"We also could use something similar to the ceremonial dance in Shin Godzilla. The ceremonial dance in 54' also added a mystic and a shrouded mystery behind the creature." 

That dance, with those masks and movements, took this viewer to Odo Island. It was like going back in time (and space). It was creepy and atmospheric. And, it worked! I hope something similar to this can be accomplished in Shin Gojira, to be made part of the story and swept up in it. 

HUGE-BEN and JAMAAL - The ceremonial dance scene is and always has been one of my absolute favorites! Not only did it present beautiful culture, but it served to introduce Godzilla in a way that made him seem like a remote and frightening part of our world! There was something eerily thought-provoking about that segment; something that made the audience ponder the nature of the beast within the film! :)

SOMETHING REAL: The night spent on Odo Island and the ceremonial dance was like looking into a portal into the past. The younger islanders had their doubts about Godzilla, as attested to by the derisive attitude of the young woman toward the elder's statement about Godzilla being the reason for there being no fish. The ceremonial dance was all that was left of old traditions and beliefs, which included the lore about Godzilla. I always thought it was interesting that Godzilla the legend predated his actual appearance by what had to be several decades. Had he been seen before, or, at least, glimpsed at? The old man was certain about him. Or, was Godzilla just a legend, which just turned out to be true?  In any event, it was brilliant story telling on the part of the writers and Honda to take us to Odo Island and have us spend time with people who may have seen some of the fires from the ship disasters, which were, to some extent, confirmation of that mysterious past you alluded to. The Ceremonial Dance Scene is one of my favorites in the entire series. It's indicative of everything I love and wonder at regarding Gojira.

I wonder what spectacles Shin Gojira will bring?

JAMAAL - Exactly! If Shin-Gojira can evoke the same sense of wonder, it will certainly be one of the finest installments within the Godzilla pantheon! I certainly hope that there will be a scene comparable to that we saw on Odo Island! :)

@Jamaal and Something real,

I would also love a similar haunting scene similar to when Godzilla was coming face to face with the electrical towers in 54'. No music, no words spoke, nothing. Just a desperate military trying to stop the monster before it reaches the mainland. That to me was a powerful scene. 

HUGE-BEN - I could agree more! Indeed, the moments in which Godzilla is approaching and sizing up the city before was extremely powerful - and tension building! If we are treated to something similar in the upcoming film, it will likely be quite indelible! :)

HUGE-BEN:

Yes. That was a signature moment in the Series. Godzilla appears to pause before attacking the high-tension lines, then he looks both ways, as if to size them up. At that moment, he displayed a level of intelligence not found in most monsters. Godzilla's sentience became obvious at that moment.

This and many other moments make Gojira what it is.

I'm sorry. I just love the original gojira film and will always consider it the greatest of them all. 

The big question on my mind is, will shin Godzilla die? That's something that seems intriguing right now. I mean, this isn't the heisei and millennium series anymore. This a whole new ballgame. 

"I'm sorry. I just love the original gojira film and will always consider it the greatest of them all."

No need to be sorry, Huge-Ben.

It is the greatest, in my humble opinion. And that's not just because "it started it all." Gojira is moving, riveting, documentary-like fillmmaking. The human characters are very easy to like, identify with and bond with. The Shodai-Goji design is most imposing and terrifying. The way Godzilla inexorably moves through Tokyo renders the viewer of this spectacle helpless. You have no choice but to watch the futile attempts to stop him. Then, it comes down to a decision that one man must make, necessitating the ultimate sacrifice.

At the end, after deliverance, one feels relieved but chastened at the same time.

Gojira entertains-it's visually spectacular-, but admonishes and warns at the same time, without being preachy. 

(Quotes Jamaal's reply and tweets) 

I couldn't agree more. As Gman2887 said, you provide the best quotes about Godzilla and tokusatsu as a whole. I'll ask you kindly to please let someone else have a turn. Thanks Jamaal! ;)

Thank you for the kind words.

I think what I want to say, what I'm trying to say, is that I want, I hope, fervently, that Shin Gojira be the kind seismic film experience that Gojira was and is. Just as moving, suspenseful, visually arresting, and scary. I believe that the Anno-Higuchi Godzilla can be that relevant, cautionary and thought-provoking kaiju eiga that will attract non-fans and place them in narrative they can roll around in. I want this film to be a journey that one experiences. The film is going to have to have elements in it that get people's attention and then doesn't let them go. It should be gripping and suspenseful, beautiful and horrifying at the same time. I hope that Shin Gojira is unpredictable until the very end. 

Thank you for the kind words.

I think what I want to say, what I'm trying to say, is that I want, I hope, fervently, that Shin Gojira be the kind seismic film experience that Gojira was and is. Just as moving, suspenseful, visually arresting, and scary. I believe that the Anno-Higuchi Godzilla can be that relevant, cautionary and thought-provoking kaiju eiga that will attract non-fans and place them in narrative they can roll around in. I want this film to be a journey that one experiences. The film is going to have to have elements in it that get people's attention and then doesn't let them go. It should be gripping and suspenseful, beautiful and horrifying at the same time. I hope that Shin Gojira is unpredictable until the very end. 

Ed Godziszewski said in an interview posted on another message board site that Shin Gojira was being shot almost entirely with digital effects with very little in the way of practical effects.

If this is true, then I am very disappointed. I was hoping that the Anno-Higuchi Godzilla would not only be a great film (which it may well turn out to be), but also a vehicle for the display of the beauty and unique nature of tokusatsu effects. 

The link for the interview at Toho Kingdom:

http://www.tohokingdom.com/interviews/ed_godziszewski_01-2016.html

@Jamaal,

I wouldn't worry. There's not enough evidence to show that this is indeed true. Even then, I highly recommend you watch the live action Attack on Titan films. ;)