I enjoyed this film very much, the things that work about it are the satire, effects, political metaphors, the beautiful cinematography and seeing that Toho logo.
What makes this better than Legendary's Godzilla from 2014 ?
Godzilla 2014 has good action scenes, but the characters were shallow and the pacing was sloooow at times. Shin Godzilla's smart political commentary and brisk pace made it stand out above 2014 godzilla
The Indians are coming! Quick, put your scalp in your pocket! -Groucho Marx
I agree. Also I didn't really like Godzilla 2014.
share2014 Merits
1. More than one Kaiju
2. Bryan Cranston
3. Back Story
4. Special effects
5. Godzilla's Roar (Opinion)
2014 Issues
1. Unnecessary/Boring scenes (Monorail)
2. Stiff acting
3. Godzilla's Atomic breath (Seemed pretty weak destructive wise compared to other Goji's)
4. Slow build up and lame cut away's.
5. Music score was not effective.
Shin Merits
1. Unique take on Godzilla's evolution.
2. Great display of Godzilla's destructive nature.
3. Godzilla's Atomic breath.
4. Realistic reaction from the government.
5. Nostalgic music score.
Shin issues
1. Too fast paced. (Very little time to take in what just happened before transitioning to the next scene.)
2. Unpolished effects. (Godzilla's movement looked "laggy" and unrealistic at times. took away from the immersion.)
3. So many characters to keep track of. (So many teams of people with obscure job titles I had a hard time differentiating everyone's role.)
4. Lack of back story. (What little back story there is, was very brief. Effective, But brief.)
5. Godzilla's Mandible. (It just doesn't seem like something Godzilla needs or should have.
Ultimately I enjoyed both movies and felt they did a great job of telling their own story uniquely.
2014 could have benefited with better side characters and more Godzilla presence to display the destructive nature they insisted he had.
Shin could have benefited from a bigger budget and production time to polish some of the rough edges and rushed scenes.
The fact this movie goes back to making Godzilla a scary force of nature that kills everyone rather than an antihero that saves humans from other monsters. I enjoyed both films and neither were perfect.
share Despite all the meetings godzilla had more deserved screen time. And godzilla was the star and not just a plot device to move a ho hum mediocure story along.