Godzilla: Enter the Monsterverse

In 2014 the Americans took another crack at Godzilla. This time it worked. The Monsterverse isn't the deepest series, but I like it. I just like giant monsters. You like giant monsters. Chick like giant monsters.
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[@CommunistCreeper]

I hope this becomes a series and you cover all of the Monsterverse.

[@DOOMStudios]

Same, his Transformers movie series was so good.

[@theoneglorylucky3071]

me too , love this type of shit

[@theshenpartei]

I hope he does all of the Godzilla films including the Roland Emmerich one

[@brendanmcparlane4441]

That’d be sick

[@bro-be3bd]

That pin is a good sign

[@SWHalo2]

The fact that the husband and wife in this movie were also brother and sister in Avengers 2 will always be very funny to me.

[@jimmyseaver3647]

The Coffin of Aaron and Elizabeth.

[@nick_4972]

Nice Maiden pic

[@thebestscientificmethod9304]

Aint no way 💀​@@jimmyseaver3647

[@SparrowIZ]

Não, não, não, não... ela nos largou e foi buscar o bebê, quando voltou queimou o frango, ai um cara chegou perguntando pelo bebê, ele disse que era Mario o pai do bebê, quando ele foi embora ela voltou e o bebê não estava aqui, ela foi buscar o bebê, a mãe dela chegou procurando por ela e pelo bebê, a Ivete disse que iria morar com Mario, quem é Mário? Ai quando ela voltou começou a trançar o cabelo da Tônia, Drew é quem viu o jogo, aí então vocês voltaram pra casa, e agora ela está tentando fingir que ocorreu tudo bem, MAS NÃO CORREU...

[@ClixWizard]

I hope he doesn't watch the American version of Oldboy.

[@thomaspunt2646]

I love how the Monsterverse has mirrored the progression of the original Godzilla series. It starts off with a dark, gritty, serious disaster movie with a giant monster as the disaster, then slowly devolves into batshit insanity.

[@christianmaurer6579]

Exactly!

[@Sgt.Dornan117]

Showa era may be chaotic and dumb but its fun as hell and one of the most memorable Godzilla eras

[@NieR.Amanda]

@@Sgt.Dornan117 There was even a Godzilla spy movie. You could fit the big guy into almost any genre so long as you could keep the effects within the budget.

[@GallowayJesse]

Monsterverse went cringe After 2014 they just went for low-hanging-fruit fanservice & nostalgia instead of actually trying to make good movies

[@thecollector4332]

When are they rebooting into an equivalent of the heisei era? (Also known as best era)

[@MIDNITE69]

One of my favorite things about Godzilla 2014 is the lack of a background soundtrack in many scenes. It added soo much more immersion to my experience. The airport Godzilla reveal, the Muto casually chatting it up with each other while skyscrapers collapse around them to the amazing Muto scene with the soldiers on the train tracks. All that stuff in IMAX completely knocked my socks off!

[@da_plug13]

Despite its flaws, i think the cinematography of the 2014 godzilla movie is great. The HALO jump scene still gives me chills

[@kira-dk2mx]

It was a very well done scene.

[@firemaker1258]

The cinematography of the MonsterVerse in general is great. Every film has excellent cinematography. They pulled off the scale of everything perfectly.

[@thejaded]

I love the pure claustraphobia and dread the whole scene feels. A dark palette, only lit up with red flares and seeing that from first person was pretty innovative. The Monsterverse has always done scale greatly.

[@ZetroFox9274]

Yeah. Say what you will about the monsterverse, but the only really bad thing in these movies is the writing and acting for the humans.

[@darkshat3077]

@@firemaker1258definitely not gvk. 2014 and Skull island did this best

[@PauaP]

I like how you drew Godzilla. Dude is just chilling and vibing in a burning city, and him blinking is just a cherry on top.

[@oliviaspring9690]

Honestly he looks kind of huggable with little face 😶

[@thesovietduck2121]

It's so cute

[@Khann_2102]

The body is round

[@jimmyseaver3647]

It's so simple, but there's something about it that feels so quintessential.

[@Metaretru]

Godzilla series always goes back and forth from "The atomic disaster horror" to "goofy ass lizard saving the town", and i love it!

[@fobinc]

I only remember the silly lizard ones.

[@nicolasriveros943]

Yep. I love some political drama with a Scary ass monstear tearing everything appart like in Shin, but i can't deny the awesomeness of a goofy lizzard dropkicking a giant bug

[@RageAgainstTheDyingOfTheLight7]

​@@nicolasriveros943 yeah shin godzilla and Godzilla minus one are big scary lizard but it's just entertaining to see him flying upside down

[@aidangordon2713]

​@@nicolasriveros943Feel like this is me with the MonsterVerse. 2014 is grounded and introspective, 2019 is batshit insane. Yet I love 'em both, and can't wait for the even more batshit GxK in April!

[@nicolasriveros943]

@@aidangordon2713yeah same! I get what some people dislike the 2014 version, and i certainly was a bit dissapointed, as PointlessHub say here, when i first watched, but the tone and sense of scale of that movie is so unique that i can't help to love it, as much as i love seen a Giant Monke in zero gravity in the Center of the Earth in GvK lmao

[@bloopboop9320]

I would strongly argue that MUTO is probably one of the best designs in the series and I'm surprised it doesn't get more love. They really understood the assignment of making something that feels new and old at the same time. For instance, MUTO has the now cliche "Cloverfield legs" that all JJ Abrams movies have and is basically a staple of modern movie monsters... BUT it also has very large and simple geometric shapes that are also akin to Space Gyaos from the Gamera movie series and then the eyes look like Gigan's eyes. To top it off, the proportions and designs of MUTO legs and Torso are... the same as those of a man in a suit walking on short stilts. It's just brilliant that they made it feel new, old, and like a man in a suit but not too much like a man in a suit. It just works on every level.

[@aronbijl3935]

Gvcg

[@Naz-xk6hq]

Godzilla minus one proved to me that you can make a great Godzilla movie with human stories as being the main focus of it. I genuinely gave a shit about the main character and his redemption arc while battling his guilt over his cowardice.

[@SparrowIZ]

thats your mom..

[@yourtimetraveleralara]

Yeah.

[@KaoticKwan]

It was such a great and emotional story. And it really did a great job showing that the imperialism of japan wasn’t just hard on the allies but even on its own soldiers and people. Bro was feeling depressed and bad PTSD because he didn’t kill himself for a leader that didn’t even care about him. That’s fucked up

[@JayGatz4]

I wish I could've had the experience you did. I'm a big fan of the human element in Shin Godzilla, felt like I was on the edge of my seat the whole movie- while with Minus Zero, I struggle to even remember what happened outside of 'Godzilla appears'. I know for a fact both my roommate and I fell asleep during the slow bits... in the theatre! I dunno, something about Minus Zero just does not scratch the same itch for me as Shin did. @@KaoticKwan

[@androyus]

​@@JayGatz4 I don't know what movie you watched but "Godzilla Minus Zero" doesn't exist. We're talking about *Godzilla Minus One* here 😏

[@tootiredforyou_6399]

the sound design for mutos in 2014 Godzilla is honestly bone-chilling. those clicking noises and the total alien creaking/groaning of a creature the size of a small mountain is top notch stuff. if the visuals had been better overall when it came to the nighttime scenes and the main character had better motivations...it would be such a legendary movie.

[@tjarkschweizer]

But... it *is* a _legendary_ movie. XD

[@joshuakimmich9536]

I really loved the human perspective in this movie, especially when they paraglide to the middle of the fight in the end. It had a sense of dread to it. But, like single cut scenes these are often difficult to shoot so it make sense when there are few of them

[@undercookedtoast1479]

Honestly all of monsterverse’s sound design and music is top tier.

[@MandelbrotMetalhead]

I still get chills from the MUTOs every time I watch it

[@louismarlow53]

Tell me about it. Going to see that film when I was 12 is a major core memory for me. Bonechilling is the word. But to be honest all those merits are pretty much lost in the other films… Ironically, I’m still more invested in whatever became of Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s character) than any of the other human characters.

[@申月営無営月無営有申]

That Godzilla airport reveal was impeccable

[@SparrowIZ]

thats your mom....

[@reddeadspartan]

Shame they undercut it but cutting away

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

​@@reddeadspartanCutting away wasn't the problem, it was that they never cut back.

[@knightmare5097]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio I think Edwards wanted to take his time with the final battle. Not give too much fighting in the earlier parts of the film because people may get tired of seeing it. It’s disappointing, yes, but I understand why he did it

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@knightmare5097 Still would have been nice to see what happened there at least for a second. But still, it's a great movie.

[@Shockwave_987]

"This is actually the M.U.T.O. movie, guest-starring Godzilla" You could never have described this movie more accurately.

[@JurassicKM]

That's how most Godzilla movies are, though. If he's the only creature in the film, it's more about the people. If he's fighting another monster, it's mostly about the other monster until Godzilla has to come in and smack 'em around.

[@FrazerEddy]

@@JurassicKMThing is though, most of the people are pretty boring in this film in my opinion. I mean, Bryan Cranston delivers an incredibly amazing performance in this film, but he literally gets killed off at the end of the first act.

[@Malysitos]

I don’t know if a lot of people talk about this, but I appreciate the work you do in drawing and sometimes even animating the backgrounds for each review. Godzilla even blinks here

[@ROUGEBLOCK]

I'm guessing you have the criterion collection of the showa era of Godzilla? There's a goldmine for a good series in that!

[@zippy2058]

It’s the smallest details that really make something feel alive.

[@ricoparadiso]

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[@jurassicattack01]

I think it's wild to think that this movie (and in a way Pacific Rim) brought us into a new renaissance of Godzilla movies. There's no better time to be a Godzilla fan with all the projects we're getting

[@Venom3254]

We just need a fighting game like before

[@MinecraftWorld1954]

@@Venom3254Gigabash. Though, yeah. Hell, even if it’s a remake of the Pipeworks Trilogy, I’d be fine

[@Venom3254]

@@MinecraftWorld1954 I've seen gameplay and it's not the same and Godzilla is a dlc

[@kira-dk2mx]

I'm so happy that the Monsterverse took off. The fact that they went about building up the universe organically instead of shoe horning in a sneak peek in the middle of the movie (looking at you The Mummy, you know what you did).

[@FrazerEddy]

Yeah, The Mummy 2017 was pretty forced.

[@purplehaze2358]

I think the Monsterverse managed to avoid the same fate as every other cinematic universe by simply.. taking its time. Rather than rushing as many films out in as quick a timeframe as possible, pretty much every installment so far has had a gap of 2-3 years between them.

[@Samsonfs]

But most of them aren't good 😂

[@hplovecraftcat]

Unfortunately only 2 of them are good.

[@purplehaze2358]

@@Samsonfs Okay? I'd say the standard of quality is still higher than a lot of the other CUs.

[@Samsonfs]

@@purplehaze2358 the point is they didn't avoid the same fate lol, they are all over the place and rarely watchable, sure they didn't completely flop but people saw them because it's Godzilla 💀

[@purplehaze2358]

@@Samsonfs Nah. I'd take the Monsterverse over phases 4 and 5 of the MCU, the DCCU, about 90% of Disney Star Wars, and the Dark Universe any day.

[@skyefox]

The HALO drop is still one of the best scenes in any monster movie ever. The sound design is so incredible.

[@ectoerror8527]

ONGGGG

[@ManSeekingMeaning]

An almost haunting moment. So well done.

[@marialourainebanosia26]

That scene gave me goosebumps even to this day

[@FrazerEddy]

Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Run are both absolute geniuses! They also did Transformers, as well as Kung Fu Panda and Monsters vs Aliens. And Ethan Van der Ryn also did work on Lord of the Rings, so that's saying something.

[@NathanS__]

Cranston dying unexpectedly had to have been inspired by the Game of Thrones zeitgeist. Nothing more innovative than killing your main character.

[@dbagette]

Kinda hoping they bring him back if Monarch gets another season

[@thejaded]

Dawgg.. Imagine they didn't kill him and his son died instead. I need more Bryan Cranston! 😂

[@squidlump]

I mean as someone who couldn’t stand Cranston’s character I just saw it as a win.

[@jasonavery8247]

Worse than that, Edward's just didn't want Bryan to be standing around reacting in the second half so he just killed him off instead.

[@jacob4920]

lol... Cranston got "Ned Stark"ed by the MUTO...

[@cocofashosho]

The “Jesus Christ” at 12:30 absolutely killed me 💀😂

[@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r]

Even though Godzilla 2014 wasn't perfect, the way the movie was shot is still amazing to this day. The absolute awe of seeing Godzilla from those viewpoints really makes you feel like a pawn in his game and I love it. I just wish the film was just as good as the visuals and style presented here

[@hosvet_animation]

There are great moments and shots in the movie (the flaming train in the night is one of my favorites) but it's a good academic example of good moments bad movie.

[@sortaspicey9278]

I love how grounded this movie is you feel like you're actually a person who's just been caught between these two forces

[@theankotze1292]

Same. It feels like you’re in a calamity, not watching it from afar.

[@Eodasa05]

I miss that too.

[@isaacdeanda3364]

I really like how it felt like a real reaction to how our world would react to giant animals we can kill. The very sudden jump to space ships and hyper personified monsters who have wars and also have slaves is such a far cry

[@AJACHACK]

Yea, I miss this feel in the newer monster-verse films. Godzilla really felt like this imposing wild animal acting on instinct. It’s just weird in the newer ones where he feels like this action hero character with a moral compass

[@HopefulHominin]

Godzilla’s airport reveal is still a magnificent scene, gave me absolute chills when I first saw it in theaters.

[@LateNightTableCo]

14:07 One of the most hype kill shots in cinematic history. I saw this movie at home and was screaming like a 14 year boy seeing Tony Hawk nail a 900 for the first time. I'd easily put it at #1 in a top ten list of movie kill shots.

[@ianm1462]

HALO jump scene in Godzilla 2014 is a top 10 goosebumps movie moment. The haunting choir, striking visuals, sense of dread - parachuting into hell never looked so cool!

[@simmoisbest1]

It looked cool but that was really it, not sure what they expected to do once they got on the ground except cower.... Because Godzilla is right there...

[@firemaker1258]

@@simmoisbest1They were going to try and defuse the nuclear bomb in the city.

[@kimochiwarui5324]

🔥🔥🔥

[@theankotze1292]

I legitimately loved this movie. Yes it doesn't have much fighting. But the atmosphere of the movie was GREAT! It was mysterious and suspenseful and I really enjoyed it

[@vandelayofficial492]

I know right?

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

It's great for what it is, having watched it myself a bit ago without any trailer hype, but I can understand the deflation if you're used to like mid-gen Godzilla content or Pacific Rim going into it and expecting to see a kaiju brawl. And it's such an anomaly in comparison, the only one that seems close to it's mood is Kong Skull Island. I'm glad that the teams decided to go more focused on the kaiju, even if the story reaches even more ludicrous levels.

[@BugsyFoga]

The start of a Cinematic Universe that actually managed to pass its first film, quite impressive if I do say so myself.😁👌

[@SparrowIZ]

thats your mom..

[@Tmt933]

Yup

[@JayGatz4]

It's fairly fun to watch! Though I'll always like the second one more, that's just wall-to-wall monstery fun~

[@HuffinStufff]

Well it was so bad that ain’t saying much.

[@nathanial8587]

yep, and it's still decent-good!

[@Dr-Zoid-Berserk]

4:05 made me cough from laughter. Toph doing the “you can’t see me” sign while Cody said can’t see sh*t.

[@purplehaze2358]

I got to see this movie in theaters early, for free, and if I recall correctly, in IMAX 3D because I won a radio competition where we had to submit our own Godzilla roars. To this day, this film still has a place in my cold, dead heart because of that experience.

[@SparrowIZ]

Não, não, não, não... ela nos largou e foi buscar o bebê, quando voltou queimou o frango, ai um cara chegou perguntando pelo bebê, ele disse que era Mario o pai do bebê, quando ele foi embora ela voltou e o bebê não estava aqui, ela foi buscar o bebê, a mãe dela chegou procurando por ela e pelo bebê, a Ivete disse que iria morar com Mario, quem é Mário? Ai quando ela voltou começou a trançar o cabelo da Tônia, Drew é quem viu o jogo, aí então vocês voltaram pra casa, e agora ela está tentando fingir que ocorreu tudo bem, MAS NÃO CORREU...

[@Tmt933]

Cool

[@the_realconspiracydino]

@@SparrowIZWhat the-

[@LordofSadFac]

​@@the_realconspiracydinoits a bot, just report it

[@supersourg2922]

@@SparrowIZDawg this is NOT the plot of Mario Wonder

[@TheSkaOreo]

The thing about Godzilla ‘14 is that it’s less a Kaiju film and more a horror film. What the movie captures really well is that the scope of these monsters are so incomprehensible to the human eye. It’s literally watching Gods war with each other. So in terms of atmosphere and scope, Godzilla ‘14 is the bees knees

[@sliceofham3737]

I must admit that my love for this movie is maybe 80% because I loved the MUTOS. They were such a unique and unheard of design for 12 year old me at the time. Bizarre and out there monster designs are what got me into spec evo, and the MUTO lifecycle compounds that further. They were unique in that they were great villains for Godzilla to kill without remorse, and still felt like animals, because they were parasites. Monsterverse has managed to make their villain monsters still seem so weirdly natural in the craziness because they exploit that real but still bad category. Ghidorah and the skull crawlers in Kong are invasive species, which makes their defeat less sad, while still making them feel strangely grounded in premise.

[@gr33nsk1n]

The monsterverse feels anything but natural.

[@sliceofham3737]

@@gr33nsk1n It’s much much more grounded than Showa Godzilla at least.

[@antisora13]

Cloverfield ripoffs

[@gr33nsk1n]

@@sliceofham3737 Still not a fan of the new stuff. I liked Shin Godzilla and Minus One though

[@_Jay_Maker_]

The parachute drop scene is a work of art. The muted audio, the sense of descending into a city that's essentially turned into an apocalyptic landscape in real time, the deliberately understated presence of Godzilla amidst the smoke and chaos... it's basically the best scene in the entire film for me. Too bad most of the film is just "Blueballs: The Movie." At least the Monsterverse made up for it via the Rodan reveal in King of the Monsters, as a lifelong Rodan simp. My boy finally got his due.

[@maltesers1239]

I cannot express how much I just love...him...standing there...blinking every now and then. I'd kill for him.

[@L3X1N]

He would kill for you, too. ...Just don't get too close.

[@danieldickerson4838]

It’s crazy and awesome to me as a longtime Godzilla fan how well the Monsterverse has done for itself, and how much it’s grown. It quite literally saved the franchise from going under the knife by Toho, and its success got them to start making their own movies again, as well as simply breathing new life into the series at large. Without the Monsterverse, we genuinely wouldn’t have gotten the likes of Shin, Minus One, the Tokusatsu short anniversary films, the anime films, Singular Point etc. Toho are publicly extremely happy with the MV, and are just as involved with it as Legendary are. It’s a joint project that has served both entities incredibly well, and it’s amazing to see it flourishing still after 10 years. Hell, we’ve gotten more content from the Monsterverse than we ever did from the DCEU. As 2023 showed, it’s a DAMN good time to be a Godzilla and Kaiju fanatic.

[@Sgt.Dornan117]

This is what the godzilla 1954 purists forget and end up using MV as a punching bag. Just as you said Toho is very involved in MV....

[@leithaziz2716]

I guess it's neat to hear things are friendly between the japan side of Godzilla movies. It's not really a conundrum as to why Shin and Minus One are so regarded beyond just fans of the Kaiju genre, but that doesn't mean the Monsterverse didn't have its own appeal. They're not really deep, and despite the attempts the human drama usually falls flat (only made worse in contrast with Minus One), but they do a much better job of representing the spirit of Godzilla and what makes him cool than the mess that was Roland Emerich's interpretaton of the lizard. 2014 specifically does a good job with the anticipation and intimidation of Godzilla, and helped earn back the image of him that was lost for a while after the last american G film.

[@dalekrenegade2596]

I think the MV's advantage is because it hasn't been shoving content after content in your face over a short period, it doesn't take itself too seriously, and most of the stuff released had heart and fun put into them at varying degrees. Here's my ranking for the Monsterverse visual content released so far. 1) King of the Monsters. 2) Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. 3)Kong: Skull Island. 4)Godzilla vs Kong. 5) Skull Island Netflix show. 6) Godzilla 2014.

[@jeremycards]

Totally true, this movie had its flaws but it gave us SO much more afterwards, we have a lot to be thankful for.

[@shawklan27]

​@@leithaziz2716 well said

[@nightbreed9305]

I know people hate this movie for understandable reasons, but it might be my favorite movie in the monsterverse. The way the movie makes Godzilla feel terrifying and ominous still works for me. Godzilla feels so massive and intimidating, more so than the films afterwards.

[@northropi2027]

Yeah, I'd rate this one as my personal favorite. I think Skull Island was the overall best, most recommendable movie from the MV though because this one *is* slow. Iunno how much PointlessHub is gonna say on that because I'm doing the thing where I read a few comments first but I stand by that.

[@klanny22]

Yeah same here - maybe I’m just not a monster verse fan, but this movie felt the most believable to me. It had the best soundtrack, best visuals, and to me the best action as well. It wasn’t some OTT fight scene which took me out the action, or some questionable physics or CGI. It just felt like a v good action movie. The kong film was also pretty damn good but the rest of the Godzilla films, just don’t live up to the original to me.

[@GalvatronRodimus]

I think I like G14 a lot more than most people. I totally get why it's not the most beloved, though I still personally think it's the best *directed* Godzilla movie, or at least one of the best. Edwards' style works perfectly for the tone they were going for.

[@gwit4051]

I find it so strange how legendary made the mutos, a fully original kaiju, made them the main focus of 2014, and then barely ever mentioned them again. Even the monarch show, which is supposed to be a follow-up to the events of 2014, never mentions them by name once, only showing them in recycled 2014 footage alongside godzilla. Like, one of them rampaged across the western united states, but everyone only talks about godzilla? It felt like they were ashamed of the mutos, which sucks because I genuinely think they're one of the coolest kaiju designs ever made. I hope they eventually come back in some other media; I feel like they could become a household name.

[@BlaaankOwl]

Yeah, even their direct relationship to Godzilla gets glossed over in the later movies and shows. _Godzilla 2014_ makes it very clear that the MUTOs were parasites who used Godzilla’s species as hosts, and that this is the core reason why they and Godzilla have it in for each other. But come _King of the Monsters_ in 2019, and there’s a MUTO bowing down to Godzilla with all the other Titans that show up after he does the Alpha Titan call, as if there’s nothing special about it. Godzilla and a MUTO were supposed to have a biological imperative to try and kill one another, and yet it’s *Kong* that Godzilla has an ancient ancestral rivalry with? Also, another point as to how Monarch: Legacy of Monsters in particular neglects the MUTOs: early on in the show, Shaw says that every Titan he’s ever seen is unique, a sui generis entity. This is despite the fact that the show is set after the events of _Godzilla 2014,_ where the whole world got a pretty good look at the MUTOs, two distinct Titans that belonged to the exact same species (albeit of different sexes). I mean, we literally get to see him watching news coverage of the MUTO attack in Hawaii in a flashback, and the Battle of San Francisco (“G-Day”) is repeatedly referenced by half the characters in the show.

[@lxxy2612]

“Let them fight” is the monster verse key to success

[@乂]

Just when I thought Godzilla couldn't get any cooler, this review makes me want to rewatch the entire Monsterverse series with fresh eyes

[@Ki_Adi_Mundi]

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[@Johngottisentme]

WHAT

[@ARandomIntrovert]

Who tf is this random bozo?

[@creatorsfreedom6734]

mothra is dead k now i move on from life

[@claritycrystal8742]

​@@creatorsfreedom6734No she isn't the directors confirmed that she's alive somewhere just resurrected but sleeping in a cocoon

[@dominicanemperor28]

The best thing about the Monsterverse: Is that it’s like the fast food of the verses. Sure it may not be the fanciest thing, but you can still enjoy it

[@nicodemusedwards6931]

Somewhere between 2014 and King of the Monsters, Legendary realized something. “This is a movie about a giant radioactive dinosaur fighting dragons and moths. We’re allowed to be stupid so long as we say it with a straight face.”

I love how the Monsterverse has mirrored the progression of the original Godzilla series!

[@WhatDillionYT]

Who tf is this

[@navii2e]

Bruh😂😂😂

[@yxrackman2397]

😭😭😭😭 random ass mf bots

[@ConquestadorExplore]

Damn some random ass channel with mln subs and nobody watching it

[@bubbachomp4674]

I can kind of see this but in a slightly different order from the original series. 2014 was similar to the original film by bringing a sense of ominous fear. Skull Island and King of the Monsters match the serious but fun energy of the Heisei era. And GvK went more the goofy Showa route. I suspect GxK will follow Millennium era given the pink dorsal scales and over the top monster fighting teased in the trailer. 😂

[@MrStath1986]

Completely agree on the trailers; I love that they managed to pull off hiding the fact that other monsters would be involved *at all*. It really helped layer in some mystery about exactly what kind of role Godzilla would be playing in the film, given the hugely diverse approach across movies.

[@Gattsu_the_struggler]

I absolutely adore 2014. The amount of nostalgia I have for it is insane. The way the film builds up and introduces Godzilla is awesome. The scale makes Godzilla massive and the audience feel like ants

[@SerialDesignationN-0X00]

Partly because the POV was from the humans on the ground which allowed Godzilla to be shown as a towering giant radioactive destroyer and the build up to Godzilla's reveal at the airport was perfect

[@nick_4972]

Seeing a Godzilla movie in theaters is always an amazing experience. Seeing this in theaters for the first time was insane.

[@SparrowIZ]

thats your mom..

[@tezzla6358]

@@SparrowIZ ouch

[@islaydragons1563]

As a fellow Monsterverse enjoyer, you gotta cover the next few movies and chart how crazy this series gets over time

[@xenn4985]

Step one: expose a government coverup Step nine: kill god

[@castleguard_of_xbox360]

He's just gotta. This is gonna be like the Transformers series all over again. I'm here for it.

[@ddostella1]

1998 Godzilla was the first and only movie I got to see with my father. It holds a very special place in my heart and also made me a Godzilla fan for life.

[@DR.slzzzp]

zilla 14 is such a banger, that airport scene still rocks my bones to this day when he finally appears. i love the serious grounded tone and viewpoint, i really wish they wouldve stayed w this style. i love the MV but its become everything it swore not to be.

[@sealthrux]

I recently rewatched godzilla 2014 and I loved it. It actually made godzilla scary and HUGE. In the japanese movies Godzilla tends to look small, except Shin and minus one, and even in the later monsterverse movies godzilla starts looking smaller when compared to the world cuz of the angles. In this movie when he stomps, HE STOMPS. The shots from the human perspective really make it awesome for me

[@franzoloranzo7302]

My main problem with the later monsterverse movies is that the hollow earth is just so incredibly big that the monsters feel small now. Like, look at scar king‘s introduction, might as well be planet of the apes

[@nickcrispino1873]

Nostalgia is a big reason why I love G-2014. I too went absolutly batshit when it was confrimed it was happening. I recognize the many flaws this movie has but frankly I don't really care cause when I watch it, it brings me back to when I saw it opening night and how good it felt seeing a Godzilla movie after years of no new movies.

[@SparrowIZ]

Não, não, não, não... ela nos largou e foi buscar o bebê, quando voltou queimou o frango, ai um cara chegou perguntando pelo bebê, ele disse que era Mario o pai do bebê, quando ele foi embora ela voltou e o bebê não estava aqui, ela foi buscar o bebê, a mãe dela chegou procurando por ela e pelo bebê, a Ivete disse que iria morar com Mario, quem é Mário? Ai quando ela voltou começou a trançar o cabelo da Tônia, Drew é quem viu o jogo, aí então vocês voltaram pra casa, e agora ela está tentando fingir que ocorreu tudo bem, MAS NÃO CORREU...

[@walrusArmageddon]

That airport scene tho, holy moly 👌

[@luckysevenow1872]

I hope you cover Shin Godzilla at some point. That movie was really good, and contrary to what you might expect from a Godzilla movie, was actually made so much more interesting with its focus on the human side of things, and how humanity responded to Godzilla's emergence. I was admittedly a teensy bit bored on my first watching, as I kind of felt like there wasn't enough Godzilla in a Godzilla movie, but having learned more about it, it's actually pretty damn good for what it's trying to do. As I understand it, it was sorta meant to be commentary on the response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, and how ineffectual the Japanese government was in responding to something that otherwise should have been fairly straightforward. Godzilla spends most of the movie just passively plodding along through the city while the government is mired in red tape and is slow to respond, and only really starts to fight back seriously towards the end of the movie, when the military starts sending squadrons of attack helicopters and bombers with JDAMs after him. Even until the very end, it's not really clear what Godzilla is even trying to do, and it paints this picture of a government really struggling to even respond to this giant lumbering _animal_ that's wandered into a city, and doesn't seem to have any real goals or ill-intent until he's been attacked multiple times. He's just a giant lizard boi, and wanted to see what the little monkey peeps are doing, so he comes out of the water, and immediately gets attacked by the humans (understandable though, considering how dangerous he actually is). It's like if a black bear was the size of a mountain, and wandered into a city looking for a mountain sized garbage can to tear open.

[@BeyondDaX]

@@zogwort1522 It was literally using evangelion as a crutch. It was ok but they only really redeem themselves to an extent with Minus one.

[@Stupididiot-ci5gf]

Honestly, I love this movie, and with the 4K version being ACTUALLY VISABLE FOR THE LAST 30 MINS, I now love it even more. The movie's score actually carries it immensely, the sheer vibe of intensity that I love about this movie would not exist were it not for the amazing music.

[@MrDGK]

@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus1no

[@clamum9648]

Good man

[@BankMoviegoer]

This movie is still my favourite from the Monsterverse. And the score by Desplat is soooooo good. I didn't notice how impactful it was until my second viewing.

[@Nu_Gundam78]

I agree, I genuinely love this movie for what it is. It's not perfect, but it does so many things just RIGHT.

[@thatkidwiththehoodie]

Wait what? Did they finally fix the blu-ray release??

[@jayrog868]

5:08 noooo not the opera house!!! Maybe that’ll finally encourage them to CLEAN IT!!! Everytime I go up to it the tiles are filthy.

[@Otokogoroshi]

2014 Godzilla was the last movie I saw in theaters with my father and I'm a huge kaiju fan so it holds a super special place in my heart and always will. Flaws and all.

[@GuruFromEHRPG]

I love that you mentioned the whole, two distinct godzilla franchises going into two different directions Because i think that is one of the strongest points. It gives people multiple ways to enjoy the franchise and I hope it sticks around like this On one side you have carnage and just, imo fun spectacle fights On the other you have gripping emotion and a movie that shows the true terror of Godzilla Bother work And both are great

[@Still.the.best.2021]

Why in wfc movies dosen't have emotional or dramatic? Have you seen KOTM? There's this, Hensei also has this, Kong from 2006 also, they just pay so much attention to the monsters that they end up leaving it aside and it seems that it's only now that they discovered this in minus one, even though it already existed

[@____Carnage____]

@@Still.the.best.2021 Godzilla had a stroke trying to read your comment

[@JeditheScribe]

Well, I would argue that the current Toho films are not apart of a single franchise as Cody had put it in his video. They’re just stand alone movies and projects that just happen to feature the same character, but wildly different takes on it. The Reiwa era (that’s what the fans usually refer to it as) is the least connected series or era of the “Godzilla” series in Japan 🇯🇵. They’re really just a test bed where Toho allows filmmakers from the outside to experiment with the character, and try different things with him. Sometimes these experiments work, sometimes they don’t. I won’t tell you which I thought worked and which ones didn’t. But, they’re always trying to do something new and different with the character and his mythology than what has been done before in the previous “Godzilla” films. That’s what makes the Reiwa era different from the Showa era, the Heisei era, and even the Millennium era of Toho “Godzilla” films.

[@Still.the.best.2021]

@@____Carnage____ (⁠눈⁠‸⁠눈⁠)

[@finn42337]

"two distinct franchises" Son, Toho has put out 5 Godzilla movies since the US 2014 movie. You have barely scrapped the surface. They are all literally different a cater to all sorts of people. It's literally been this way since the first Godzilla vs Kong.

[@bastisantiago9789]

I like how the Monsterverse has been out here just, respectfully chugging along lol. they come out every few years, they're always a fun watch at the movies, they don't take themselves too seriously anymore.

[@alexgomez6723]

I didn’t find Kong vs Godzilla fun tbh, the opposite really. Like the cinematic equivalent of stepping on dog doo doo and getting in between the right spices to clean out the kibble leftovers.

[@justicemadoche2557]

You passed through my recomendeds today and now I've done gone and watched damn near everything you've uploaded. I gotta say, great job man! The way you present your stuff and the dumb fun wit you use has put a grin on my face. Hope you continue to find joy in making these and I wish you all the best!

[@JusticeMildenberg]

"The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" referenced in the first 30 seconds. You know it's gonna be a good video.

[@PyroBun_2844]

4:58 is the most batshit insane Godzilla clip I have ever seen. I love it so much.

[@emperor5919]

Final Wars is a gift

[@Moakmeister]

The special effects crew was instructed to make Zilla look as absolutely fake and terrible as possible with the CGI

[@leithaziz2716]

You know how the Godzilla fandom now represents two different spectrums of either something on the tone of Shin and Minus One, and the other is "balls to the wall Kaiju fight insanity"? Final Wars is the most extreme interpretation of the latter spectrum. And Godzilla is so OP in that movie. Shoutouts for having the best Gigan design as well.

[@walrusArmageddon]

When I was little in 2007, I used to watch this clip over and over 😂

[@departedpro]

I love this movie. I like how the slow reveal builds up for the epic fight at the end. Watched it at least 3 times in cinema and probably 10 more times at home 😅

[@caffreydavis218]

Let's not forget how the new hit Apple TV show "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" builds upon 2014 Godzilla alot more so than the prequel moves have.. surprisingly.

[@NemoNoomin]

you have successfully sold me on that show better than any of their ads

[@chervynlapince5268]

yeah it's really fun and intriguing to see the build of monarch and some mystery unfolded!! I really liked the 50's part and even the modern one is enjoyable (when the "kids" doesn't act like some which really felt put out of place too many time but still made it enjoyable!)

[@Banjo_Was_Taken]

I rank Godzilla 2014 up with Superman Returns for a movie where the first teaser is better than the whole movie. I vividly remember sitting in a theater. Watching these soldiers look freaked as they drop through the clouds. Red smoke trailing behind them. The choir building as it's revealed the city they are dropping into looks like hell itself. Thinking "What is this?" And then you see him move through the smoke and let out a roar that shook the fucking theater. I will NEVER forget how that trailer made me feel.

[@Still.the.best.2021]

I mean, some teasers were "fake", but the movie was better in some points

[@jaysonstyles2808]

My dude, that cut from the GZ roar at Honolulu airport to a TV news report about the devastation of Honolulu is one of the ballsiest edits I've ever seen in a creature feature. The confidence of Edwards to pull that moment away from his audience. 'Not yet... not yet...'

[@goORIOLES236]

This movie came out around one of the biggest checkpoints of my life so far, so no matter how “just good enough” it may be, I will love it unconditionally.

[@joa1035]

Despite all of its flaws Godzilla 2014 still has a special place in my heart, being my first Godzilla movie after already being somewhat of a fan of the big guy made me really excited about it and although it could be much much better the things it did do right were fenomenal, the sense of scale, the designs of Godzilla and especially the MUTOs and the final fights (as short as it was) were all incredible to me. My favorite part of the movie is how they made the kaiju actually feel like real animals, Godzilla wasn't the good guy and the MUTOs the bad guys, it was just a bunch of animals doing their thing while being absurdly massive, which is why this is still my favorite monsterverse movie to this day. That being said I've enjoyed the other movies quite a lot and am very excited to see where the franchise goes with all the wacky stuff they're doing, I'm always excited for more Godzilla.

[@mlgodzilla4206]

Honestly, I miss how gigantic feeling the monsters were in the early Monsterverse(14 and KSI). They were heavy and slow yet looked unstoppable and powerful. It set itself apart from other Godzilla and even other Toku franchises. Making them more agile and fast just made the monsterverse blend it and lose what made in unique Minus One did the human-Godzilla ratio very well. Good characters and a good Godzilla 3:05 yooo S1 Thomas

[@Still.the.best.2021]

Monarch legacy of monsters: miss me?

[@dalekrenegade2596]

@@Still.the.best.2021 I'm still shocked how well that show actually is. This along with a long with Minus One having human story that you can get behind. It's not as strong as Minus One's but it doesn't need to be. I'm mostly happy that the Monsterverse is getting more coherent world building.

[@theashman7836]

This movie was my first intro to Godzilla, personally it’s probably one of if not my favourite movies of all time and it’ll hold a special place in my heart.

[@franklinkinmartin]

The fact that no matter what video Pointless is making, he will always manage to fit Mark Wahlburg’s “I’m an inventor” scene or shot in the video is something I greatly admire. Bravo, you got me. Take my subscription funny well articulated man

[@fr0ck360]

Out of all cinematic universes, Monsterverse is that niche cinematic universe somehow manage to pull itself through where MCU and DCEU (not really lol) reigned movie theaters until they either fell off (Ant Man 3) or died unceremonously (Aquaman 2) I'll still watch Monsterverse movies/shows despite the human characters problem. It also sucks being Anguirus fan when his skull has been shown in KOTM

[@trisz72]

Somehow, Anguirus has returned...

[@Virjunior01]

I liked Rodan and that's just about it. Oh, and Ghidorah's idiot head/multiple personalities were an awesome touch!

[@pmpowalisz]

It’s not the MCU or DCEU failing in the Movie theaters, it’s the entire movie theater model that is failing. This is because the causal audience (the actual drivers of box office successes), got a real taste of watching stuff at home during Covid 19, and two years later many decided they liked watching content at home more. Don’t believe me, look up how many movies actually made a profit in 2023 (it’s a very low number). Only highly anticipated movies (such as Deadpool 3 or Dune Part two) are likely to make a profit in the box office these days.

[@Nightlizard1564]

2014 to me really is a solid 7/10 film. It has its issues mainly with the lack of screentime for Godzilla and barely getting to see him or the fighting due to the lighting but overall it was really a solid movie. Kinda crazy how we go from this to what GxK is imao

[@SparrowIZ]

thats your mom..

[@Samsonfs]

Godzilla x Kong looks so fucking bad lmao

[@kade-qt1zu]

2014 was a good introduction and an alright movie, but I personally like aspects of KOTM better, like the tone and the ost.

[@destroyerzilla7634]

@@Samsonfs Godzilla x Kong looks so fucking awesome

[@Samsonfs]

@@destroyerzilla7634 Godzilla fan account- worthless opinion because you love slop

[@ftdaj]

Man, I appreciate how you give love to Pacific Rim. It's quite honestly my favorite movie. Like ever. Shame they never made a sequel.

[@wiictvchannel1112]

Actually! Uh, nevermind...what a shame.

[@EtherealDoomed]

The Godzilla roar in that movie sent chills down my spine. Absolute phenomenal sound design.

[@HeroNotFound05]

Honestly the human parts of Shin Godzilla are some of the best parts for me and that just speaks volumes to how good they were done

[@Sifeus]

I agree. We should move this discussion to the Appreciating Shin Godzilla Humans Conference Room.

[@mr.goblin6039]

I love the Monsterverse. It brought back Godzilla into mainstream and gave Kong a much needed change. So much cool stuff came out of it.

[@kooidude]

I have really fond memories of this movie because me and my friend watched it over COVID for my birthday when I couldn't have anyone else over. It may have some flaws, but it is a real fun movie anyway.

[@SparrowIZ]

thats your mom..

[@euansmith3699]

🤗

[@GentM2015]

This movie is quite amazing. The directing is great, Gareth Edwards knows how to film action from a human's perspective. The visuals have aged perfectly. The human characters are fine enough, it's easy to care when thousands of people are dying and millions more could potentially die.

[@brettthebest3978]

I’m not a fan of disaster movies but for some reason I can’t get enough of giant monster movies They all have a special place in my heart

[@Paul-t9x5d]

Whenever I hear the words "Let Them fight." I get chills, the good kind.

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

RIP Ken.

[@dalekrenegade2596]

@@stillcantbesilencedevennow You had me there for a second. Apparently the actor actually had a "death hoax" around him.

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

@@dalekrenegade2596 oh he's alive? That's nice. Could a sworn they said it was like with Norm, and he didn't say diddly to anyone. Hope he's retired though either way. Modern movies aren't conducive to sanity.

[@Paul-t9x5d]

@@stillcantbesilencedevennow Name one thing that is conductive to sanity.

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

@@Paul-t9x5d conducive, not conductive.

[@amirwheeler2842]

Fun fact: godzilla technically started the cinematic universe trend with the showa films. Godzilla(1954-1964), rodan(1956), Mothra(1961-1964) had been building up to ghidorah the 3 headed monster (1964). So godzilla started the idea of a cinematic universe or at least is one of the first to start it.

[@trashboat5388]

Also toei with their Kamen Rider and Super SENTAI crossovers and Vs movies

[@amirwheeler2842]

@@trashboat5388 I don't know that much about Kamen rider so I'm going to take you word for it.

[@reddeadspartan]

What about the Universal Monsters? Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman came out in 1943

[@amirwheeler2842]

@@reddeadspartan that's counts

[@huskyhaga7557]

I cannot express the joy and flashbacks I just got when you mentioned destroy all monsters, I loved playing that game with my dad and brother, we still have it and it’s a big part why I love Godzilla

[@leonardofeitosa4103]

This was the movie that introduced me to godzilla, I still really like it even as my taste in films has matured. Naturally, nostalgia plays a big role but I'd be lying if I said that was the only reason. Each of the monsterverse movies excel in one aspect to magnificent effect and for G 2014 it was clearly aesthetics. Gareth Edwards' way with grittyness and scale is hard to overstate, even though I have no issue with the Sci-fi and batshit action we're getting for the monsterverse a part of me still wishes we had gotten more instalments with this grounded more disaster movie esc approach. I mean, hell, could you imagine what King Ghidorah would have been like in Gareth's style of directing, the sheer presence he would have given that three headed abomination as it touched down with whole hurricane following it.

[@dragb9284]

That would have been awesome. That movie still my favorite style of out all the monster verse movies it just that the story and characters sucked. So many missed opportunities and squandered talent but I digress the style was awesome. I really do miss being in that perspective but the others do at least has Godzilla in the movie more than 15 minutes and actually lets you see some fights. Plus I do like the premise of the titans and Godzilla being a literal force of nature/ old man tired of everyone’s shit. It lessons the nuclear message but it does feel nice to have this natural force that is humans just can’t fully comprehend or compete with usually.

[@toeray5864]

I absolutely love this movie. The atmosphere and the cinematography are incredible. The human subplot is whatever but if it was just two hours of Godzilla and the MUTOs fighting you wouldn't feel any stakes. Ford Brody isn't very exciting, I don't think they wanted him to distract from the monsters too much, but he is trying to save his wife and son which most everyone can relate to. I didn't mind them killing off Bryan Cranston 30 minutes in. It tells the audience nobody is "safe" in this movie. I much prefer the grounded feeling of this movie to the wackyness of the later films though I do enjoy them too.

[@SWDude2710]

It's 50/50 on what you like more tbh. I do enjoy the newer movies because they have more kaiju action and screen time for them, but I also do hold a soft spot for this movie too.

[@aidangordon2713]

Honestly, I always liked Ford Brody. Maybe I'm just a normie, but it was interesting to see the Navy's response from a boots-on-the-ground POV. Make him and Mark Russell co-leads, damn it!

[@tristanmabbitt9828]

I mean, whatshisface is *supposedly* spending the majority of the the movie with the motivation of trying to get back to his family, but then he always takes makes the decision that would get him back home in the most roundabout way possible.

[@SWDude2710]

@@aidangordon2713 give him better scripts as well as to make him actually have emotion, not the expressionless bore we did get. Shame Cranston got killed as well, as his character should have stayed on.

[@SnidgetAsphodel]

I love this movie, too. For many reasons including the ones you just listed. It's my favorite Godzilla movie and I will die on that hill.

[@TheKaijuKing54]

When you think about it, Minus One is what Godzilla 2014 should have been. It possesses things that G2014 had, such as a grounded tone and a sense of scale, but it also includes the things that G2014 lacked, such as engaging characters, action sequences that the film doesn't cut away from, and a greater focus on Godzilla.

[@gabesterstudios7271]

Nice to see you here friend :D

[@adityaranjansahoo6261]

well.....we couldnt afford a Mindless killing machine in the monsterverse lore could we? Minus one is def a one time popcorn entertainer..But 2014 ? welll thats on a different scale . The depth Monsterverse holds potentially makes it a lot more important

[@liamphibia]

I always love how you put yourself in different but crazy locations, Cody. You went from being in a room like you were stuck in your parents basement to traveling across globe. That's neat. Anyway, let's bring on the batsh!t insanity of the MonsterVerse.

[@BOS_C.O.]

A great time to be a Godzilla fan, peak cinema in -1, batshit shenanigans in the Monsterverse movies, grounded 2014 vibes in Monarch. The Deshaun Watson reference had me rolling

[@alexkogan9755]

Despite its very annoyingly easy to fix flaws, I still appreciate Godzilla 2014 and what it brought to the table.

[@maxxjapan619]

I used to live in Fukuoka, the main setting of Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla. My apartment got destroyed. This made me so happy as a Godzilla fan.

[@wither5673]

My dad had the entire Godzilla movie collection on dvd (and some VHS) and any time I visited him we would watch one of the, to say that Godzilla was literally an intrinsic part of my childhood is an understatement so yeah I fully understood the HYPE when the trailers for this one dropped. It has several flaw's but it also has some of the most stunning shots of the big guy himself and the muto's were pretty sick as well.

[@tf2godz]

17:08 Well, that's just how Godzilla rolls. One movie he's basically a giant superhero, the next he nearly wiped out all of humanity. Godzilla just be like that.

[@merphul]

Can't wait to see your take on minus one. It's so great. And you actually give a damn about the humans. It's not just a "waiting until Godzilla shows up" experience.

[@staidenofanarchy]

This film holds a special place in my heart cause when I went to see it, there were three other people there and I ended up getting laid. Good times.

[@SparrowIZ]

thats your mom..

[@staidenofanarchy]

@@SparrowIZ What wit! What creativity! You must surely be a professional comic!

[@Theindianapatriot]

At the theater?

[@Windwalker88]

Imagine cumming just when the first roar happens

[@Jack-sy8mr]

So the movie and your theater experience ended with someone getting blasted in the throat? ...I’ll see myself out

[@DEADPEDAL]

I love the Monsterverse because it's just FUN. That's it. That's the whole reason.

[@TuShan18]

I love the Godzilla in your background just hanging around. I even love that he’s blinking.

[@karuskaltugov1992]

Cody casually leaving out Godzilla GMK from the list of Godzillas that deliberately go out of their way to target humans Other than that I thank this film and its trailers for turning me into a Godzilla fan then a fan of Kaiju and then eventually someone that appreciates cinema as a whole

[@toddster2721]

I love 2014. The final fight was just that much better with all of the strip teases. I also really enjoy the almost horror aspect they added to this one. It was a very nice one off type of movie, kind of like clover field almost. Now, it definitely needed to move to something else for the sequels, but 1 movie like that was great. As far as Cranston, I was too young to know anything about breaking bad when it came out, so I never had any expectations for that so that never left a bad taste in my mouth

[@jacksonstone5130]

As a fellow lover of the monsterverse (only difference is that I love all including 2014) I hope u make this a series and that Legendary never stops making it these movie

[@Vaaluin]

I'll say it, I really enjoyed Godzilla 2014 on release and I continue to today and it's entirely because of the cinematography. I love the way it's shot.

[@brianwalsh1339]

Monsterverse is the best cinematic universe going right now. Genuinely

[@edrick106]

Fun fact: In the original script of this movie, Godzilla would be directly tied to the bombing of Hiroshima. The nuke would have awakened him. And there would be a scene where the human characters debate about it. The Department of Defense demanded this got cut, or else they wouldn't help with the military stuff in the movie. Why? Because they didn't wanted the movie to make America look bad in the slightest. God forbid we debate the morality of dropping a nuke on a bunch of civilians who had nothing to do with the actual war. Another thing that was cut from the movie was Aaron Taylor Johnson's character being a deadbeat dad, due to being traumatized by his time in the battlefields as a EOD. Once again, the government said no.

[@kreater120]

This makes sense. America trying to look good in movies when history shows how much of a terrorists they really are.

[@casetech2793]

Pussies

[@somethingwithultra7231]

It does sound kind of funny, since these types of topics from what I heard kinda similarly get covered incredibly well in Minus One.

[@RG001100]

As the video says, the most obvious appeal to Godzilla movies is "big monsters fighting". But. It's surely not too much of a stretch to go from fear about "city destroying nuclear weapon" to "city destroying gigantic monster".

[@soulnvictus]

Unpopular opinion, probably: this is my favorite of the Monsterverse films. Even more than Skull Island. I wish they kept the same tone for the next movies as they did here.

[@aidangordon2713]

Ah, the MonsterVerse. The only kaiju fillms where Godzilla is an unquestionable American hero. Even as everywhere from San Francisco to Boston lies in ruins because of his actions alone. 😂

[@RegalRoyalWasTaken]

To be fair, the MUTOs went to SF first and he was just chasing them to avoid an ecological disaster by killing em lmfao And they evacuated Boston ahead of time so they could lure Ghidorah there

[@WilliamSouza1]

Japanese Godzilla: A symbol of destruction, chaos and horror, an uncontrollable force reflecting historical trauma. 'murican Godzilla: A heroic behemoth, defending us by defeating kaijus. Hooray!

[@SparrowIZ]

thats your mom....

[@nut311aman]

My brother in Christ, would you rather have the entire country/world be ravaged by monsters worse than Godzilla?

[@xavierwalko4175]

Your average american hero, basically. Now have him fight Showa Godzilla, dude can destroy dimensions somehow.