The New Godzilla Movie Looks Every Bit of Incredible And I Cannot Wait For Next May
Full disclaimer real quick I don’t mean to step on anyone’s toes here (The Lights Camera Barstool Guys and Bob Fox) but I had to write something from the heart about this movie.
You see, I don’t know anyone who is more obsessed with Godzilla than me. I have seen basically every Japanese Godzilla movie that’s been made. Most of which have American subtitles with there not being a lick of English involved.
I’ve obviously seen the 1998 Godzilla with Matthew Broderick that was pretty much a disaster considering Godzilla resembled more of a T-Rex than what a mutated monster from nuclear testing. I was so pumped for the 2014 version, that I liked very much so except for Bryan Cranston’s weird quick death at the beginning of the movie. It wasn’t perfect by any means, but it was so awesome to see Godzilla portrayed the way he should be as this massive titanic monster that towers of every building possible and saves humanity at the end of the day. I still have goosebumps from the first time his spikes lit up blue ready to unleash his atomic breath on the MUTOs.
But this movie coming out next May, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, is a movie I’ve been waiting to come out in an America version for my entire life. I say that with zero exaggeration that I’ve watched the trailer above 40 times today.
For sure you’ll all call me a nerd and a loser, but I don’t care. Some people obsess over Star Wars, they obsess over the Godfather, they obsess over the Avengers, but it’s Godzilla for me. I have like 25 action figures from my childhood still in my closet. I don’t know what it is, but I fucking love him. I’ve been waiting for this trailer to drop forever and it did not disappoint. It wasn’t even the slobber-knocker trailer you would think a Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah mashup would be. It was in a way poetic. They explain how humans have brutally fucked up this planet and just like any organism, Earth has an answer to stop them when they reach a breaking point. The answer is the unleashing of Earth’s “Titans” that will wreak havoc among everything that breathes so that Earth can continue. That’s fucking awesome. Fuck humans. Give me all the carnage possible. But still, the way they introduced every monster it was beautiful and not chaotic.
For those of you not a nerd like me with the Godzilla let’s quickly meet the big boys.
Mothra
Mothra, Queen of the Monsters, is a giant moth and its introduction in the trailer is incredible as it’s in some sort of waterfall. Mothra is mostly good and is usually accompanied by these two weird twins. I wonder if they’ll be involved.
Rodan
Rodan, otherwise known as King of the Skies, is basically a giant pterodactyl with a fucking wingspan greater than 800 feet. It looks like he emerges from a goddamn volcano which is awesome. Rodan is an enemy to Godzilla, but tends to come around when there is a bigger threat at play. That would be….
King Ghidorah
King Ghidorah is one bad mamma jamma. This guy is a three headed beast who will most definitely being the big villain in the movie. They’re hyping this up as a monsters vs. humans movie, but in all likelihood we’ll get Godzilla, Mothra, and Rodan vs. King Ghidorah. It looks like the humans unfreeze Ghirdorah from an icy slumber. You idiots.
And of course, ya boy Godzilla
G is the GOAT of all monsters. His atomic breath is unmatched and it’s AWESOME. There’s no one better than Godzilla. I used to want to be Godzilla when I grew up, but I soon realized I was a short human being, incapable of doing anything he does.
Sorry for the nerdy-ness of the blog and I’m sure a bunch of you don’t give a shit, but I’m telling you this movie is going to be incredible. Despite the monsters involved, Legendary has assembled a hell of a cast that stars Strangers Things’ Millie Bobby Brown along with Kyle Chandler (Coach Taylor), Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Bradley Whitford, Thomas Middleditch, Charles Dance, and O’Shea Jackson Jr.
May 31st cannot come soon enough.