GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE BREAKDOWN! Easter Eggs & Details You Missed!

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire full movie breakdown and analysis by New Rockstars! To get your free 30 day skincare sampling set go to geolog.ie/ROCKSTARS100 !
In the fifth film installment in the MonsterVerse franchise, Godzilla and King Kong are forced to team up once again in order to stop the Scar King and Shimu from sending the planet into another ice age. With the help of some familiar humans, and a lost tribe of Iwi in Hollow Earth, will these titans be able to protect the Earth once again? Jessica Clemons breaks down the movie scene by scene to show you all the Easter Eggs and details you might have missed, and show you how this film fits into the larger Monsterverse story.
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[@Gldtr39]

Kong using Suko like nunchucks is the absolute highlight of the film

[@alrensha7479]

My theatre burst out laughing when that happened. Me included

[@peterelfman]

I laughed louder than everyone else in a packed theater. That alone was worth the price of admission.

[@WeCube1898]

Seeing Doug made me smile 😊

[@Gldtr39]

@@WeCube1898 it was a short time but a great time

[@rachelfondeur]

It caught me so off guard 😭😭 honestly they did the mannerisms so well this movie

[@PeterDarker92]

Kong smiling with his metal tooth after Skar lost his was comedy gold. Suko is the MVP. I love how they just gave us extended scenes of just the animals interacting with no human exposition or interference

[@interviolet6675]

That was a big W, clearly Wingard knew what people wanted and it was a fun movie with a lot of fighting It wouldn't surprise me if he directed the next two or three movies going forward

[@erickchristensen746]

@@interviolet6675 I agree, I do also think the human element of the movie was pretty good too. Not the absolute best but it was still goo enough and didn't detract from the monsters.

[@jordanfears453]

Kong, with the beard and the ax following Suko gave me big Kratos energy. You can practically hear him shout BOY when Suko acts up.

[@thedeathgod1995]

I mean, a powerful being with an axe and a beard, a kid with red hair, Kong and Suko are literally Kratos and Atreus. The only difference is, Kratos did not use Atreus as a flail xD

[@pchain999]

@@thedeathgod1995yet 😂😂😂😂

[@Standard_Pangolin]

​@thedeathgod1995 I mean, there's definitely been moments where Kratos probably felt like it tho 🤣🤣

[@skyloren2187]

Same I had so much Kratos and Atreus vibes

[@XDaDon831]

Yall looking too deep into it bruh

[@GrimlockGuy34]

Scar King’s body language in this felt like a smug anime villian

[@petergresh516]

Kinda reesembled Beast Titan

[@melissacross5525]

He was standing on business initially, lol

[@Blackwolf21alphaGaming]

On IG it say Godzilla form was from dbz reference for Akira so probably so

[@IMidNightl]

He was inspired by negan

[@hilurgazzali9222]

Super Buu

[@secla_SC]

I loved the added detail of Scar King moving his eyes right before Kong shattered his frozen ass into pieces. Adam Wingard wanted us to know that he was conscious and helpless in his final moments.

[@petergresh516]

Im surprised the freezing didn't kill him

[@Samuel2oh9]

@@petergresh516likely out his near death damaging all his major tissue. If he just left frozen he probably would’ve died eventually, but Kong wasn’t taking any chances and crushed him into a million pieces 😂

[@Blackwolf21alphaGaming]

His own weapon turned against him

[@a_random_lizard]

not to mention, you notice the red glow in his eye slowly fades away, like Mechagodzilla after Kong decapitated him

[@lochness5524]

The ape that Suko killed at the end and always ran away from Kong gave me Starscream vibes

[@enigma372]

“The huMaNs have taKen it!”

[@rjeizzay9619]

Well kong gave me Optimus primal vibes

[@GoldenHordeofBerke]

I love Skar king!!!

[@petergresh516]

​@@GoldenHordeofBerkeSkar King is Megatron in a way

[@DismemberTheAlamo]

Best part of the movie was all the personality they gave Godzilla, Kong, and Scar King. I know it doesnt make sense, but it added so much fun to the movie.

[@PeterDarker92]

Kong was hilarious in this movie

[@timothygarner477]

I was blown away by the depth. I felt like I could completely understand what they were saying despite though I don't speak kaiju

[@onlyt8458]

Nah makes sense

[@dmin5782]

Why doesn't it make sense? Animals have personality.

[@DismemberTheAlamo]

@@dmin5782 - but up until this point theyve been depicted as very "real" animals. But Kong doing the "no wait" action when Godzilla charges him sends it into cartoon reality, and im here for it

[@cullubbowzer8095]

17:46 huh what? You got it wrong, the movie literally said the opposite. Scar King and the great apes rebelled against nature, so Godzilla fought and defeated them, then imprisoned them in the Hollow Earth so they couldn’t come to the surface.

[@cullubbowzer8095]

ALSO also also. SHIMO! SHIMO, not SHIMU

[@lorenzomiguel8180]

I agree, Godzilla was not banished by the apes. Scar King was the "evil" in the Iwi scriptures and that he led the apes but Godzilla fought them and they were the ones banished by Godzilla to where they are on the film

[@bhargavipba]

I don't even know how anyone can get that wrong, when Godzilla is protector of the Earth. He is the one who banishes anyone who threatens balance of nature.

[@cullubbowzer8095]

@@bhargavipba because the guys at this channel don’t actually watch the movies and put their own little headcanons as fact

[@richardamoahgyimah1231]

15:17 ghidorah is an invasive species, he’s a destroyer, not a protector!

[@gustavoclarindo101]

Probably just a slip there

[@Scorpionrex1954]

​@gustavoclarindo101 There's alot of slips in this vid tbh

[@OutlawOfTexas]

In one of the old films he was the protector of earth and Godzilla was the destroyer.

[@rjeizzay9619]

I like when kong shows up and his face says "yall really live in mordor?"

[@moonfangknight1999]

It's so funny because I got some isengard vibes like when all the orcs were tearing down all the trees and making weapons and everything

[@FOURsCRUZ]

I love the part where Kong just starts riding Godzilla without consent I was the only one that went bananas in the theater

[@Jstielo]

I saw him give a slight nod right before he hopped on

[@AncientChi]

Bananas

[@thedarkfloyd7517]

The bananas were after the battle. 👌

[@pininja4981]

​@@Jstieloexactly

[@harishankarkandankumarath9922]

Now I know why Godzilla was like a grumpy cat at times and the colosseum scenes was definitely showing Godzilla like a cat

[@Shadow-Shell]

So that's why I love Godzilla

[@bhargavipba]

That scene in particular was inspired by Adam Wingard's cat 😂

[@jonasbrothersrockist]

I love Godzilla

[@xFearcampaignx]

Doug has a name his official name is Titanus Doug

[@redschafer7804]

yup Titanus Doug is his cannon name. :D

[@andrewsanchez25733]

Yeah and godzilla is 412 I think now

[@zenubos2166]

Kong was so scared of doug he didnt even bother attacking him

[@redschafer7804]

@@zenubos2166i doubt it Doug has the personality of a cute but dumb dog and is way smaller then Kong. so Doug wouldn't be worth the time to attack

[@joechill6327]

Now that Kong has been a main character in two movies I hope in the next one they focus on a Godzilla story or a different monster like Mothra or Anguirus.

[@sebastiannguyen8269]

the director confrim the nextt one will focus on godzilla.

[@kingced88]

You do know godzilla has appeared in 4 movies to Kong 3

[@kingced88]

And Godzilla versus Kong they were both the main monsters

[@Marco-qy6bm]

@@kingced88yeah, and in both of “Godzilla’s” (2014 / 2019) movies and in GvK he got 30 minutes of screentime

[@Marco-qy6bm]

Kong in 2017 alone got almost more screentime than Godzilla in 3 out of 4 movies

[@austinforgie1069]

1:52 I'm sorry what was that? 😂

[@user-gg7rv4ej2k]

Godzilla was crazy for that

[@hitmanlegacy]

Godzilla has gotten smart

[@kobelipsey0616]

Started off wrong as hell 😂

[@slamovgod]

Godzilla getting shape shifting abilities is crazy

[@MrUsoutlaw]

makes me thing they do like a single take for these videos....and the editors don't give enough shits to say anything

[@jayfrescobar4371]

In the movie didn’t they say Godzilla locked the scar king in the sub terrarium of hollow earth? Not that they banished Godzilla

[@LARGO125]

Yep

[@AsapRockyOG]

Yup they do

[@enigmaenigma1722]

What i love about this movie is they dont give a f about the damages and the people. The way godzilla destroys the bridges they dont give a f about human casualties and i love ut

[@Jstielo]

Right. Like he keeps the balance.. but at the same time.. he don’t GAF

[@rachelfondeur]

Watching Godzilla in Minus One: omg this is so sad what he’s doing to those poor people Watching Godzilla in this: leave Godzilla alone if you don’t wanna get crushed 😂😂😂

[@leofhr2966]

@@Jstielo I mean... killing a few people is the same as killing ants, it doesn't really change anything or upsets the balance so yea, I can understand why he DGAF

[@gamerghxst]

Perfect timing literally just walked out of the theater.

[@jonathancandelario9976]

The novel states that Godzilla sleeps in the coliseum because it reminds him of his Hollow Earth home we blew up

[@berryNtoast32]

I loved that Godzilla had absolutely no chill and was ready to fight immediately after a threat appeared. Godzilla looked like he was having the time of his life during that zero gravity brawl scene.

[@anuragkawade9902]

The whole frame with the 4 titans was just amazing

[@HyperGamesO]

you said godzilla at 1:52

[@Randuo907]

Yeah thats right

[@Err_InvalidName]

1:52. Didn’t know Godzilla grabbed a death jackal and ripped it apart with his small hands

[@treanmunt1420]

Death jacket. Lol

[@HugeDanielMc]

Why are you using “their”, Godzilla’s literally a he. Stop being so scared of misgendering a fictional character and all that crap lol.

[@Xosumnos]

@@HugeDanielMcIt’s not a big deal mate. Calm down

[@joshuajones3219]

​​@@Xosumnos naw it really is a big deal. This is what society has come to where people are afraid to misgender someone or something and must be politically correct 😂😂

[@braingers]

He is Godzilla and he is Kong!

[@sweetdeal99]

We gonna ignore the fact Kong was using Suko to smack around the other apes? Lol

[@ther3aper561]

I wish the Titans sizes were more consistent. If Suko is 149 feet he should be almost half as tall as Kong and not closer to 1/4 like it seems in the movie This also happened with Godzilla in what I think was a French poster for the 2014 movie that showed Zilla taller than the Eiffel Tower which is almost 1000 feet tall

[@LARGO125]

I was thinking the same. I didn't see a single scene where Suko appears that big. Most of the movie he comes to just over Kong's knee. Looks to be closer to 80-100 feet.

[@ther3aper561]

@@LARGO125 Yeah that's what I was thinking

[@luismedina4522]

Could the monster who ate a star be a reference to Space Godzilla?

[@dankiee]

That’s what I’m thinking because it kinda makes more sense

[@sabrearashi302]

Nah. Stars are composed of radioactive elements. Godzilla absorbs said radioactive elements. 'Stars' here is just an allegory or euphemism.

[@25Erix]

Nah. It's just our Godzilla. Something people don't really think about when it comes to nuclear power is that the first time we split the atom, we triggered something that only happens in stars such as the sun. Godzilla poetically "ate a star" because he consumes radiation and has the power of nuclear energy like a star. SpaceGoji is just a clone with a weird backstory. Nothing about him references a star.

[@dankiee]

@@25Erix you think this could be them making their own backstory on spacegoji? just a thought ik it’s about our godzilla

[@roninkahn4033]

Makes sense since the godzilla shown in the mural has wings and uses atomic breathe.

[@DemonicActivity-tg3ko]

this movie was was so good 😭

[@sarmi6785]

fr

[@XanaxTheWisest]

No it wasn’t. It was mid

[@EnzoPepsiCola]

​@@XanaxTheWisestlet people enjoy their opinions tho damn

[@XanaxTheWisest]

@@EnzoPepsiCola their opinion is wrong and they should know it

[@EnzoPepsiCola]

@@XanaxTheWisest it's just an opinion, an opinion can't be wrong since it's all down to interpretation

[@noirangel6416]

I love that Shimu's design is influenced by the Rhedosaurus from 1953's "Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", a monster movie that inspired Godzilla. The frost abilities it has may even be a refference to the Rhedosaurus' first apperance thawing out from ice.

[@treanmunt1420]

Its crazy how the fans predicted all the plot twist in the movie 1.mothra stopping godzilla from fighting kong 2.Tye ice spike on skars whip being broken to free shimo 3.Tiamat being in the film 4.Kong becoming king at the end

[@khonshugodofthenightsky2159]

Godzilla is still king

[@treanmunt1420]

Yeah......

[@wyattkunkler668]

@@treanmunt1420💀💀 Kong isn’t anywhere close to Gz

[@treanmunt1420]

@@wyattkunkler668 not king of the monsters King of the great apes aka his species

[@wyattkunkler668]

@@treanmunt1420 make sense put that way 👍🏼

[@ShavayD]

The amount of times Jessica said Godzilla when talking about Kong in this rewatch series is crazy.

[@alex_aloof398]

They're called wartdogs, not death jackles

[@ianballes4810]

It’s so sad that after all of that Kong Suko and Shimu are together, they have a world with the other apes. Godzilla however, is still alone. He has no one, only brief fleeting moments with Mothora

[@Blackwolf21alphaGaming]

Hopefully him And shiny get together and have a lizard baby

[@sigmamaverick9215]

he's kinda alone and isn't, iirc, after he absorbed mothrah back in KoTM he got hyperaware just about everythingi in history

[@cryolophosauruscantina7862]

1:52 those are Wartdogs, not Death Jackals. Death jackals are different species from skull island

[@umairshaikh4204]

I loved godzilla in this film. I wonder what they'll do with Shimo in the upcoming movies

[@johnkallday]

Not every little thing is a reference.

[@remberlopez615]

Godzilla??? Hmmm Im no expert but I think it was Kong who ripped the death jackal in half 🤣🤣

[@aidenbell3487]

Those creatures that were chasing Kong in the beginning are called Wart dogs.

[@petergresh516]

They kinda looked like the wargs from Lord of the Rings Two Towers

[@Mr._Capybara]

Ghidorah is a protector?

[@TheMe-Di-O-CrePanda]

Yes

[@GrimlockGuy34]

No

[@Noobvr56]

​@@TheMe-Di-O-CrePandano he's not

[@austinbaker9679]

Doug looks like a small godzilla, maybe doug is what zilla was before the radiation?

[@petergresh516]

He's gonna become Godzillas son in the next film I just know it And Bernie's gonna say "Is that a mini-zilla"

[@austinbaker9679]

@@petergresh516 dougzilla? Absolutely

[@calebreynolds9183]

The hollow earth is surging with radiation. What do you mean

[@petergresh516]

@@austinbaker9679 lol good one

[@KrazyKaiser]

It was a really interesting way to acknowledge real ape behavior with the Scar King being the dominant breeding male in the troupe, most of the offspring would be his own, presumably Suko included. The ape that SK kicked into the lava may have been Suko's mother.

[@melissacross5525]

Hold up. Did I hear you say that Suko is the same height as Kong was in Skull Island? What????

[@RindouHasRan]

Taller actually, by like 30 feet

[@gingerale4231]

Visually doesn’t make sense but Lore wise I guess

[@GentleMen69]

Best movie of 2024 so far Mom I’m famous

[@radiation0559]

False

[@donx7915]

@@radiation0559our opinion not yours

[@pepperoni108]

Dune 2 clears

[@GentleMen69]

@@donx7915 thank you

[@treanmunt1420]

​@@pepperoni108the funny thing is No one cares

[@jesus29485]

When kong was about to finish skar king the quick cut to godzilla smile like expression was just perfect, the movie is my perfect start of summer just perfect

[@MycIsAwesome]

My favorite part was Mothera stopping Godzilla and basically saying "freaken CHILLAX FOR ONCE!" Lol! 😅

[@OkkieDaHIGHest]

Not mentioning Kong giving Godzilla THE BUSINESS before Mothra steps in is disrespectful LMAO

[@leofhr2966]

They literally did, and also Godzilla was giving Kong the business before Mothra saved/stopped him from beating Kong up too much.

[@Undeadsleeper]

I liked when Kong pulled the Ole Pocketsand moment.

[@The_gaurdian_2006]

I like how both godzilla and shimo quite literally change the atmosphere

[@joshuawoodson6620]

I watched this last weekend. The monster fights were fun and looked great. Glad I decided to watch this in theaters instead of waiting to see it at home.

[@SlivkoverseStories]

Well someone actually made a great case that the "Titan that ate a star" could be a potential setup for Space Godzilla, with all the crystals and whatnot in hollow earth, it does make some sense.

[@tobiasneethling8871]

@7:15 it's probably a reference to space godzilla, the full quote was a godzilla that ate a star and turned evil.

[@luirodriguez8923]

1:52 Godzilla did what?😂

[@The_Phoenix786]

there was a scene where Godzilla was on his way to fight that giant spider and a military helicopter was near Godzilla's face... Godzilla roared at it like "GET OFF MY FACE" and the helicopter flew away... i laughed so hard on that scene...

[@olleselin]

This movie was so dang Awesome! So much fun eye-candy CGI!

[@peterjosephtambini6245]

At 1:52 Godzilla really ripped that death jackal

[@mushroom4286]

I loved how expressive they all are! The fight scenes are so good! I loved everything about the movie!

[@giantnamekiandende8988]

After Godzilla absorbs the french power plant, he dives into the water and the steam that comes off his body is a cool shot. Also im pretty sure Godzilla hit Kong with a Suplex 😅

[@JacobLock]

I'm so excited! Been checking back every day for this since the movie came out 😌🤙

[@jermiahromero6545]

Just watched it with my 7 year old son. What a fun movie! Just a good time! Good movie.

[@AztechHydra]

I love the god of war kind of moments in the movie

[@nealdiamond8513]

I thought that with Kong and Suko. "Boy!" Lol

[@AztechHydra]

@@nealdiamond8513 exactly right 😂 it was awesome and Godzilla being a cat

[@alpayalpcan5643]

This movie exceeded expectations

[@HORRORLOVER_MOMMY07]

I loved it!!!!! So much action. It didn’t need to make sense. It was beautiful 🤩 especially in IMAX

[@rodneyharshii360]

I stopped watching when they said Godzilla (kong) grabbed a death jackal and rips it apart above his head..

[@andyroughcut4521]

This movie was actually spectacular! I need more Godzilla

[@jasonkrull6077]

That suplex was my favorite

[@GregAsdourian]

Loved it. This one was the most fun in the series so far.

[@drewski2157]

So much ❤ for this movie. Kong was funny in the last one, and hilarious in this one. Loved his tired dad vibes all throughout.

[@brownenerdygurl]

I just realized we had a Godzilla movie without any Japanese scientists. The end of a tradition. 😕

[@northerncrisp]

I walked out of this movie at the end, with a smile on my face for hours. Gonna see it again.

[@qlf4076]

Great video thanks!

[@joeyteter9383]

Saw this movie opening day, as any big Godzilla fan should lol, and it was so much fun

[@rstempl]

Excellent video. Thanks

[@kookiemonster9649]

5:48 this is exactly why I bought the sleepy Godzilla funky the second after I finished watching the movie 😂😂

[@nightmareking9845]

It was definitely a great birthday present and the definitely the coolest popcorn bucket Iv ever seen

[@BillyBoyy74]

I am so excited to go see the movie tomorrow!

[@anastasiabaima2424]

what an incredible watch party! you are the best!

[@TaroZak]

movie was amazing. so fun and SO MUCH MONSTER. really hope they continue this universe and keep these movies coming

[@jimlock7184]

“He’s bleeedable” made me laugh lol. Also, I interpreted it as being not his blood

[@ymcsimp1221]

LETSSS GOOO been waiting for this video since the movie came out.

[@bradstarnes362]

Saw it in IMAX. Cheered the entire time!

[@michaelmontalvo7441]

someone didn’t do all the research, those aren’t death jackals chasing kong, they’re called wart dogs lmao

[@radiohostalastor]

Does the name rly matter tho?

[@DarkkillywillyDemonkiller]

Exactly

[@tusheerdatt3441]

These people never do their research

[@DarkkillywillyDemonkiller]

@@tusheerdatt3441 average folk

[@petergresh516]

​@@tusheerdatt3441 their ignorant in a way.

[@jetmirselimi8944]

In some official Godzilla book (from Universal) I read that Ghidorah has some brothers living up in space, maybe in the future they can use them as villains looking to avenge their brother

[@richardamoahgyimah1231]

10:23 it could be Guiron!

[@Gambit82961]

This movie reminded me of an actual good movie from our past. No hidden meanings. If there was couldn’t find it. Just a fun action movie.

[@FWbaracuss]

It wasnt bad. Enjoyed taking my kids to see it. We had fun!

[@karmentaylorkt]

Been waiting for this, great video for a great movie!

[@winnschott341]

Not the bisexual title page smh

[@Toxic808_]

ABOUT TIME YOU POST THIS

[@smoove8125]

Movie was 9/10 for me. Action packed, good cgi, gave emotion to the titans and had decent pacing. My nitpicks are how convenient they found a glove to fit the hand Kong coincidentally just injured lol and tiamat fight could’ve been longer

[@lnis5073]

Yay Jessica 😑….

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

This movie is so good

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

This movie is fun and looks beautiful in Imax. I need to see it again. It moves faster than all the previous movies and some crazy fights.

[@braingers]

Did anyone else notice Kong on the back of Godzilla just as they attack Skar King and Shimo?

[@bigtripp2728]

So talking about the Mothra eggs. It would be a great precedent for Battra!!

[@Mila_Xox3]

Excellent video!! This movie was soo good!!!! I can't wait to see it again!!!!

[@BR1KZ-us2nv]

I've been waiting for this for ages ❤❤❤

[@exen364]

the climax of this movie was when Kong used Suko as a makeshift nunchuck

[@TheBrokeGoat]

Loved this.. very entertaining

[@robertmason837]

My favorite movie of 2024.

[@abdurraheem1970]

Great job and looking good as usual, Jessica.

[@curtiscleaver96]

Loved this movie !