Board Thread:Movie Discussions/@comment-3542924-20121216193950/@comment-3082508-20140103044139

Honestly, I always have mixed feelings about this movie. I know this is one of the most loved Godzilla films and for good reasons. But first I want to say what I don't like about this film. While I'm glad it made Godzilla this over powered monster, but I AWALYS hate the fact he was portrayed as a pure evil monster. I feel like it was making Godzilla into something he wasn't. When I picture Godzilla, I see a monster that's merely misunderstood and he relies on his instincts. He is still a danger to mankind, but he is the last hope against the real/ bigger threat. Much like he was in most of the 90's films, 2000 and FW. Making Godzilla a villain after Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964 just never works for me. G 85 is an exception because he is solo, but even in that movie we can tell he wasn't evil, just tragic. This film takes all that away. It tries to make Godzilla into this demon and it tries to make you root for the other monsters instead of Godzilla, which I hate. I felt this attempt "failed" because almost everybody still ended up rooting for Godzilla instead of the guardian monsters. It's like Stone Cold's failed heel turn in WWF back in 2001, fans don't want to boo their hero. It also felt awkward to see King Ghidorah as a good guy. It's like making a Batman film with Joker as the hero and Batman as the villain. The team of KG, Mothra and Baragon felt like an out of place team up to me. The last time we saw KG and Mothra, they were fighting each other in Mothra 3 (I know it's a different cannon), now they are on the same side? I know it was originally meant to be Anguirus and Varan, which makes MUCH more sense especially with Baragon. If anything, I would have kept Anguirus in KG's place. Or I wouldn't do the guardian monsters in general, just have them be other monsters that have also risen along with Godzilla and they all fight to see who is the true King of the Monsters. Instead of having them all team up on Godzilla. If their is any monster that should be teamed up on, it's KG like in DAM.

But now for the good, I love the design of all the monsters. Godzilla looks great and big. Though I'm not a fan of Godzilla's white eyes. Mothra especially looks better than her 92 look, which I'm glad because I hated both her look in 92 and the 92 film in general (GvMBFE I HATE THAT FILM). Baragon's design is like an update of the showa look which is great. The fights in the film are some of the best. My favorite fight was between Godzilla and Baragon, despite the mismatch; it turns out to be fun. It also has some of the best shots of Godzilla ever! Like when he is in the mountains before his fight with Baragon. I also liked the human characters. They're not super memorable, but we still care for them. The military scenes are also awesome. The music is also great.

To sum up, GMK is a film I like but don't love. I can understand why people like it because Godzilla kicks ass in this film, but the story was something I wasn't a fan of. But I feel this film, 2000 and Final Wars were the better films of the Millennium era.