Godzilla 2014 Rewrite

The movie’s generally the same until Joe’s death. Ford becomes vengeful and determined to kill the MUTO. He generally has more charisma and sarcasm in his personality. Once he, Serizawa, and Graham board the USS Saratoga, they learn of the existence of Godzilla and the MUTOs’ backstory. Ford and Serizawa butt heads because of their differing views on Godzilla; Ford views him as a threat while Serizawa sees him as the savior of the planet.

Everything else is the same until Ford goes to Hawaii. Here, we actually see the fight between Godzilla and the male MUTO. Ford watches the fight with resentment towards both Kaiju. When the ships are following Godzilla across the ocean, he asks them to open fire on him, but they decline his requests. The female MUTO emerges in Nevada, and Monarch realizes that this one is a female, and she is communicating with the flying one, the male.

Admiral William Stenz authorizes the creation of the Oxygen Destroyer and has it filled with radiation as bait for the MUTOs and Godzilla. It is delivered via train, and Ford is part of the team. In San Francisco, its timer is set, but the male MUTO steals it and brings it to the female. They use the radiation to feed their eggs.

Ford talks to his wife about the monsters and his wishes to destroy them before he and the strike team enter the city via HALO jump. They find the Oxygen Destroyer and the team, except for Ford, carries it to a boat to get it away from the city. Ford blows up the nest and is nearly killed by the female, but gets saved by Godzilla using his atomic breath. He smiles at Godzilla before continuing to get away.

Godzilla kills the male MUTO by slamming him into a skyscraper with his tail, but it pins him under the rubble. Ford sees this and briefly pets him on the snout before continuing towards the boat, where the female MUTO is attacking the team. He manages to start it with the Oxygen Destroyer, but the female’s EMP stops the boat. Before she can kill Ford, Godzilla kills her in the same way he did in the actual film.

Ford sacrifices himself and is disintegrated by the Oxygen Destroyer far from shore. His wife and son mourn his death while Godzilla returns to the sea.