User blog comment:Danijo/Darker/Edgy Monster Films/@comment-26383550-20160221114448

I would have added GMK up their. Not as a extremely dark and scary movie, but in general it has a weird atmosphere to it. For starters, you are literally seeing the deaths of Godzilla's victims. Remember when you said that Gojira wouldn't go as far as killing a kid? GMK did. And to make it worse the poor girl was in the freaking hospital! She could do SQUAT. Okay, maybe she was a teenager but have you watched Scooby Doo? Oh yeah, let's not forget someone in the movie tried to commit suicide, but instead discovered King Ghidorah. And when Godzilla fires his nuclear breath at the tanks in the films climax, you are seeing the bodies of the soldiers fling out of the tanks! This sense of death does contribute to the movies atmosphere. Now, lets' move on to our monster "Friends". Godzilla's design is just over all unsettling. The white eyes, cold, heartless and full of death. And the hunched over body, truly giving the thing the appearance of a corpse. Let's not forget his background story in this film. He is the dead soldiers and civilians from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during WWII. Now, tell me that isn't kinda dark. I mean, just the mention of that time sends shivers down most peoples backs, and do to the fact I don't want to be seen as disturbing or unsettling my self, If you don't know already, feel free to learn as much about what happened during WWII. If you do know, well, I think you know what I'm talking about.Now, with a slight exception of Baragon, The guardian monsters look quite demonic. Not saying that Baragon doesn't look demonic, I mean to be quite frank he always has been, but I list him as an exception due to how "cute" he seems. Even pointed out by a teenage girl. Although the crimson color of his hide could normally be passed of as just a normal monster hide, but considering this is in GMK, I wouldn't be surprised if it was meant to represent Blood, which we so happen to have a page on. Now back on Mothra and King Ghidorah. For starters, Mothra looks much like a wasp or a hornet, and would not be too far off as seeing that it does resemble the Japanese Giant Hornet. Not much in Color, but in terms of Body shape. The reason I include King Ghidorah is because of his head horns look quite a bit like what you would see on a demon. Now, this is kinda funny seeing as he is usually depicted as a villain. But, I do now why he looks the way he does. During the original script for GMK, Godzilla was to face off against Varan, Anguirus and Baragon. When Toho said that Mothra and King Ghidorah needed to be in it, Varan and Anguirus were swapped with King Ghidorah and Mothra. This made the suit designer quite upset, as his favorite monster was Varan. He then sculpted Varan like features on to King Ghidorah, most noticeably the horns. Now off of the monsters, the most disturbing thing about this movie is the looming threat of Godzilla returning. Watching for the first time, you think Godzilla could appear anywhere, at any time.The constant warnings of his presence are everywhere in the movie, Implying he will show up soon. It is just... scary to say the most of it. But tiny things also help build the fear and terror. The soundtrack is epic, but seems to compliment the time when it is played. During "King Ghidorah, God of the Sky" I feel like I am given hope, and then lose it. Most likely the feeling comes from how powerful he seems to be upon flying out of the ruble, but then dies. And when listening to "Godzilla's ''Rage"I feel Scared, almost as if I am standing in front of him. Looking towards a sky that no longer exits. Blacked out by his massive Being.'' And to be honest, Toho really wanted to make you see this. To feel it as a real thing. As if you are standing in between them. The Sound Track so helps make this film what it is. Now, sorry for the very long comment, I just had a lot to get off my chest.