Talk:Godzilla design (2014 film)/@comment-24175751-20150115044359/@comment-1418880-20151002224805

Ehh, the depth probably varies depending on the area of the harbor. The shifting sediment on the bottom might create something to stand on. Plus, even when Godzilla stands he is still partially underwater. In the scene where he plows through the bridge, the bridge reaches up to a point just below the chest. He only really rises out of the water after he's destroyed the bridge, and by then he is walking closer to the shore. Regardless of whether it's realistic or not, you cannot argue that it makes for an awesome scene.

Speaking of realistic scenes, I've got to say that this movie had less factual inaccuracy then many of the other films. I really do like the more realistic approach this film takes. Some of the inaccuracies others have pointed out, however, are debatable. I saw one person post online that the entire bridge should have collapsed due to the way Godzilla smashed into it. I actually looked into the matter, and there was a bridge of a similar design that collapsed. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, aka Galloping Gerty, collapsed months after it was finished due to a strong breeze, with the only casualty being someone's pet dog. The bridge was the same type of suspension bridge as the Golden Gate. In fact, many of the people who designed San Francisco's famous bridge worked on this one. Unfortunately, this bridge had a serious design flaw: it had a tendency to sway and shake in strong winds due to the fact that the girders were too shallow and narrow, resulting in a lack of rigidity. It didn't take a giant radioactive reptile to destroy this bridge. All it took was a particularly strong gust of wind one cold November day. The entire incident was caught on film. I watched the film from beginning to end. The bridge sways from side to side until the wind pushes it too far in one direction, snapping the bridge right down the middle, in a similar manner to the way Godzilla crashes into the bridge in the film (I wonder if the film's creators saw this footage before they worked on this scene?). The bridge's central span collapses while the rest of the bridge remained standing. The result looks much like the ruined Golden Gate from the film, minus the cars, which were mostly cleared off the Tacoma Narrows Ehh, the depth probably varies depending on the area of the harbor. Plus, even when Godzilla stands he is still partially underwater. In the scene where he plows through the bridge, the bridge reaches up to a point just below the chest. He only really rises out of the water after he's destroyed the bridge, and by then he is walking closer to the shore. Regardless of whether it's realistic or not, you cannot argue that it makes for an awesome scene.

Speaking of realistic scenes, I've got to say that this movie had less factual accuracy then many of the other films. I really do like the more realistic approach this film takes. Some of the inaccuracies others have pointed out, however, are debatable. I saw one person post online that the entire bridge should have collapsed due to the way Godzilla smashed into it. I actually looked into the matter, and there was a bridge of a similar design that collapsed. The Tacoma-Narrows Bridge, aka Galloping Gurty, collapsed months after it was finished due to a strong breeze, with the only casualty being someone's pet dog. The bridge was the same type of suspension bridge as the Golden Gate. In fact, many of the people who designed San Francisco's famous bridge worked on this one. Unfortunately, the bridge had a major design flaw: due to the girders being too shallow and too narrow, the bridges span lacked rigidity. Because of this, it didn't take a giant radioactive reptile to shake this bridge. All it took was a strong gust of wind. It was a particularly strong gust of wind that felled this bridge one cold November day. Amazingly, the entire incident was recorded (fortunately there was a camera shop nearby). The bridge collapses in a manner quite similar to the Golden Gate Bridge does in the movie, which makes me wonder if the film's creators watched this footage prior to working on this scene. The strong winds caused Galloping Gertie to sway from side to side until it finally pushed the bridge too far in one direction, severing the bridge right down the middle. The central span fell into the waters below, while the rest of the bridge remained intact. The result looks a lot like the ruined Golden Gate Bridge from the film, minus all the cars, which were mostly cleared off the Tacoma Narrows Bridge prior to the collapse. The remaining sections of the bridge would stand until the United States entered World War II, when the need for scrap metal resulted in the entire bridge being scrapped and recycled. So, the manner in which the bridge was struck by Godzilla wouldn't necessarily result in the total collapse of the Golden Gate Bridge.