Godzilla Minus One 2, Supernova and Monarch news

Are The Monsters Getting Too Big?

17111 Views20 Replies
Forum Topic

SasquaDash

MemberAnguirusNov-08-2021 10:43 AM

I was studying the size comparisons of Godzilla and Kong's current sizes compared to their older counterparts, and is it just me, or are they becoming a bit too oversized?

 

(The current size of Godzilla and Kong in the Monsterverse)

 

(Monsterverse Godzilla compared to his original Showa counterpart)

 

Do you think the constant size changes are overkill? Or is bigger better?

"Neither beast nor man. Something monstrous."
User Avatar
Xenotaris
Group: Member
Rank: Gigan
View Profile

eh, kind of

ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR UNIVERSE
User Avatar
G. H. (Gman)
Group: Admin
Rank: Godzilla
View Profile

Smaller is better for tokusatsu. It allows for more detailed miniatures and for the effects style to create more efficient shots that place characters with the monster. Koichi Kawakita once lamented that making Godzilla 100 meters in the Heisei series was a mistake for this very reason and had hoped he would go back to something more manageable in the future. This eventually happened in the Millennium series, of course, but Kawakita was no longer a part of the series by then.

The anime/Hollywood monsters can get away with bigger due to the start-from-scratch, digital nature of animation and CG. But the risk it runs there is making the monsters so big that it's difficult for the characters to relate to them--It certainly makes shots including both more difficult. Sometimes this is the point in order to convey a more "god-like" separation between the two. Other times it's just a nuisance for scenes that include some sort of connection between character and monster.

"'Nostalgic' does not equal 'good,' and 'standards' does not equal 'elitism.'" "Being offended is inevitable. Living offended is your choice."
User Avatar
Djdndnejwnwn
Group: Member
Rank: Gigan
View Profile

SasquaDash

Godzilla Reached 300 feet in the 90s…

Honestly I’m fine with it. I don’t want to see a Godzilla that gets absolutely unseeable in skyscrapers.

expecting the worst, sets you up for thr worst

User Avatar
Monsterzero9
Group: Member
Rank: Anguirus
View Profile

the bigger the better baby.

"Do you love it that much? That... monster graveyard?"
User Avatar
SasquaDash
Group: Member
Rank: Anguirus
View Profile

HinikunaGoji

I'm fine with them being the sizes that they are, but I feel like they might be pushing it a little with their constant growth, considering that Godzilla's almost 400ft tall and Ghidorah's over 500ft tall. Personally, I always felt that Godzilla's size in the Heisei series (287-328ft tall) was a good size for him. Going over 400ft seems a bit too crazy (Godzilla Earth being over 980ft tall was way too oversized in my opinion).

"Neither beast nor man. Something monstrous."
User Avatar
Djdndnejwnwn
Group: Member
Rank: Gigan
View Profile

SasquaDash

You just made me think of when I was younger, I made a Godzilla that was 8000 feet tall. At that point I feel like I crossed a line

expecting the worst, sets you up for thr worst

User Avatar
SasquaDash
Group: Member
Rank: Anguirus
View Profile

HinikunaGoji

I do like how massive he's become, but at the same time I feel like he doesn't really need to be over 400ft, he's already large enough and powerful enough, that him exceeding that height seems a little like overkill. 

"Neither beast nor man. Something monstrous."
User Avatar
Monsterzero9
Group: Member
Rank: Anguirus
View Profile

@SasquaDash

goji earth is awsome the way he is

"Do you love it that much? That... monster graveyard?"
User Avatar
SasquaDash
Group: Member
Rank: Anguirus
View Profile

monsterzero9

I personally though that him being that big was a little ridiculous, he didn't really need to be that big to be considered a major threat.

"Neither beast nor man. Something monstrous."
User Avatar
SasquaDash
Group: Member
Rank: Anguirus
View Profile

Also, that moment when you realize that Kong's axe was 2x bigger than he was in Kong: Skull Island...

"Neither beast nor man. Something monstrous."
User Avatar
Djdndnejwnwn
Group: Member
Rank: Gigan
View Profile

SasquaDash

it was a device to show passage of time. Godzilla earth was already impossibly powerful when he was 150 ft

expecting the worst, sets you up for thr worst

User Avatar
sonictiger
Group: Member
Rank: Gigan
View Profile

Bigger the better imo

“Calling yourself a hero make you a self-mythologizing narcissistic autocrat!”
User Avatar
TexanGodzilla
Group: Member
Rank: Baragon
View Profile

cities are getting taller, & bigger monsters are cooler.

User Avatar
Djdndnejwnwn
Group: Member
Rank: Gigan
View Profile

expecting the worst, sets you up for thr worst

User Avatar
Kattozilla
Group: Member
Rank: Anguirus
View Profile

*looks at my "Eternal Worm" fanart* uh- couldn't be me

 

just kidding

i honestly don't care how big kaiju are, they can be 19 feet tall or 10000, i just think they're nifty

i've officially left. thanks for the memories!
User Avatar
Djdndnejwnwn
Group: Member
Rank: Gigan
View Profile

sandworms bigger.

expecting the worst, sets you up for thr worst

User Avatar
gofzhak
Group: Member
Rank: Mothra Larvae
View Profile

How Big is Godzilla Earth?!? / Godzilla Size Comparisons / New Anime  Godzilla Earth Size! (spoiler) - YouTube

There are two kinds of stories, the ones you live and the ones you make up. And nobody knows the difference, and I don't ever tell which is which.
User Avatar
gofzhak
Group: Member
Rank: Mothra Larvae
View Profile

How Big is Godzilla Earth?!? / Godzilla Size Comparisons / New Anime  Godzilla Earth Size! (spoiler) - YouTube

There are two kinds of stories, the ones you live and the ones you make up. And nobody knows the difference, and I don't ever tell which is which.
User Avatar
Kattozilla
Group: Member
Rank: Anguirus
View Profile

uuh

yes, it's supposed to be behind that mountain range/cloud thing

also Have a Nice Life is always a win

i've officially left. thanks for the memories!
User Avatar
sonictiger
Group: Member
Rank: Gigan
View Profile

Always

“Calling yourself a hero make you a self-mythologizing narcissistic autocrat!”

Join the discussion!



Latest Media
Godzilla Forum Teams
Community Stats
This Godzilla Movie community is part of the Scified network. Scified hosts a network of online fan-site communities containing 406,336 posts by 48,440 members (15 are online now). The Shin-Gojira Forum is the most recently active forum. The latest Forum topic added was: Saw the 4K remaster of Shin Godzilla in theatres! Makes me want a sequel.
VIPWhat are VIP?AdminModeratorSpecial TitleMember
Join the discussion!
Please sign in to access your profile features!



Forgot Password?

Log in to view your personalized notifications across Scified!

Scified Website LogoScified is the Hub for Sci-Fi Movie Fandoms
Hosted Fansites
AlienFansite
GodzillaFansite
PredatorFansite
Main Menu
Community
Sci-Fi Movies
Help & Info
+

Sign In to contribute!