I see the great Godzilla is becoming a movie sensation again. The trailer for it looks interesting, understated, and certainly seems awesome. I love that they aren't showing the monster very much, aside from the back and head through heavy smoke. But, there's a huge sense of atmosphere from such a short teaser trailer, and that's impressive. I'll be looking forward to seeing it in theatres, on my television, and having fun with it for years to come.
Godzilla has gone through lots of variations, from the old rubber suits, to bigger rubber suits, and computer graphics. It's difficult to imagine something so huge moving around, and I'm sure the technical difficulties of visualizing it make it much harder. However, with Pacific Rim showing how impressive huge robots and monsters are, it seems the movie world is ready to create a really awesome Godzilla movie. If the trailer is any indication, this movie is spot on.
The funny thing about Godzilla, is that the monster is generally the hero. Sure, there's lots of destruction, but in the old movies it was Godzilla doing the protecting rather than destruction. I've never quite understood how the change happened, but it makes Godzilla a favorite of mine, as it is both creature of destruction and hope. Weird monster. I suppose part of its charm is that the creature isn't fully understood. It's a conflicted monster, if that's possible. Walking awesomeness, that fires nuclear beams from its mouth and stomps cities flat. I love Godzilla!
- M
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