Talk:Godzilla 2/@comment-4964668-20151009221545/@comment-1418880-20151013201645

Honestly, I didn't care that Godzilla didn't get enough screen time. The 2014 film was great! The people complaining about clearly didn't understand that this movie was more of a classic style monster movie, in the sense that you don't really get a good look at the titular monster until about halfway through the film. A lot of the classic monster films are like that. Jaws followed that style, only showing quick peaks and flashes of teeth until the protaganists go out into the Orca to hunt the beast. The fact that you don't see the monster builds up suspense and makes the reveal more spectacular. In fact, I've heard that Godzilla actually got more screen time in this film than in the 1954 film. I don't know for sure (I haven't watched the films back to back to compare them), but I believe that is true. I do know, however, that he got more screen time in this one than at least some of the Japanese films. Regardless, the whole "building suspense" approach really worked for this movie, and that fight at the end was well worth the wait!