The Meaning of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

The moment when Godzilla kills Shindo encapsulates the greater theme behind 1991's Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, which uses an absurdly entertaining sci-fi plot to explore the duality of Godzilla as both savior and destroyer, an aspect of the character that developed over the 60s and 70s, and how that duality informs Japan's relationship with what the monster represents.
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[@UpFromTheDepths88]

Thanks to Omni Viewer for inspiring this video. Check out the entries from other Godzilla youtubers here: bit.ly/2wSqpqg

[@klevasole1763]

You say that G v KG. Is not the perfect G movie. Without going to the default of the original what is? In other words what is the next best thing to perfect in your eyes?

[@ET13Productions]

What's funny is I've seen lots of people have done Godzilla vs King Ghidorah including me lol

[@JerkyD]

Many thanks for making this video. I can't say for sure that any 1 Heisei movie is my favorite (I'm used to thinking of the whole series as 1 big sequel to the 1954 movie), but I think vs. King Ghidorah is the most fun to watch for the reasons you described. I especially like Godzilla's origin story & fights w/both versions of KG.

[@RaikenXion]

I totally agree that scene where Godzilla blasts the guy in the building that struck a nerve in me as a kid, even though i didnt quite get it or the plot at that time. And it is a rather messy movie, also bk then i had a huge crush on the woman futurian she was gorgeous. Sadly i heard she died some years ago.

[@Felix-iu8sf]

I am the 3k liker

[@turbofan450]

"Good thing he's on our side"...."For now"

[@iancassidy661]

Godzilla (MonsterVerse) Species: Prehistoric amphibious reptile (Titanus Gojira) Height: 108.2 meters tall (G14) 119.8 meters tall (GKOTM) Godzilla's Personality: In Godzilla, Godzilla's behavior seems to be that of a territorial animal. Ishiro Serizawa theorized that Godzilla is the driving force to restore balance to nature whenever that balance is disrupted, suggesting that he essentially considers the entire Earth to be his territory. However, unlike previous incarnations, he doesn't blatantly attack or plow through ships at sea simply because they're there. In fact, with larger ships like aircraft carriers, he simply dives down under them. Even when the military launched a combined forces assault to stop him, he didn't seem to react or fight back and simply continued to hunt the MUTOs, even when he was being followed in close proximity by four naval ships. As opposed to any sort of morality, it appears to be that he simply considers humans to be tiny and insignificant and does not care about their general well-being but at the same time does not consider them worth destroying even though they, without harming him at all, fire at him nonstop. He also does not seem to cause destruction on purpose. Even when he destroyed the Golden Gate Bridge, it did not appear to be intentional, but rather just him reacting from being hit in the gills by explosives. He shows little interest in humans, instead focusing his attention entirely on the MUTOs. It's possible that his supposed disinterest in humans well-being could be caused by their repeated attempts to kill him. After defeating both MUTOs, he leaves the humans alone without any more conflict. Godzilla does however occasionally show signs of advanced thinking, as he is shown adapting his strategies to fight the MUTOs and even uses sleight-of-hand to trick the male MUTO into coming in range of his tail, which he uses to impale him on a fallen skyscraper. He appears to possess some degree of emotion as he briefly looks Ford Brody in the eye when he collapses to his level, which also could suggest that he has at least some degree of interest in humans. Godzilla was designed to have a personality that would evoke the "last samurai" archetype, and be a lone, ancient warrior content with solitude and preferring not to be a part of the world but has to resurface when certain types of events force him to appear and set things right. Godzilla also apparently has some degree of rivalry with Ghidorah and Kong, as he is depicted fighting alternatively with one of them in various cave paintings. Godzilla has a symbiotic relationship with Mothra. She assists him in their fight against Ghidorah and Rodan, using her web to glue Ghidorah onto a skyscraper, and incapacitating Rodan after he fought her. As she died, Godzilla absorbed her life-force, enabling him to go thermonuclear. When Godzilla becomes the Alpha Titan, he does not attack others who followed Ghidorah, and instead spares them when they swear their allegiance to him. Godzilla's Origins in the MonsterVerse: Now grown to almost 400-feet tall, Godzilla stands as king of all he surveys. Initially thought to be a threat, we now understand his potential to become our world’s ultimate guardian, a towering apex predator emerging from the mysterious depths of the ocean to battle aggressors that threaten the balance of nature. The creature designated Titanus Gojira draws its immense power from a bio-nuclear circulatory system that activates when threatened, triggering a neutron flux that travels up its shard-like backspines to nucleosynthetic throat chambers where it explodes into a directed wave of atomic breath. Through this remarkable process, Godzilla’s roar itself becomes nature’s most devastating weapon. The Monarch facility designated ‘Castle Bravo’ was built specifically as a flagship underwater observation base by Monarch to study Godzilla in his natural habitat. Our findings so far have been hard earned but revelatory. Sub-aquatic audio captures suggest the creature utilizes a range of communication frequencies more complex than anything we had imagined. When not enraged into action, the creature is slow, graceful, inquisitive even. His size and radioactive signature make him easy to monitor, with scans showing him traveling through various oceanic channels on routine patrol routes propelled by his massive tail. There are sporadic gaps where his signature disappears from tracking logs, and analytics is working closely with our mythography team to determine the cause. Dr. Brooks’ ‘Hollow Earth’ theory is gaining more traction because of this finding and is currently leading the on-going investigation. It is possible that the epicenter of these sightings is proximal to a previously undiscovered vile vortex. CRYPTID PROFILE For Godzilla's return, the King of the Monsters was given a radically new origin story that deviates from the previously established origin of him being mutated by the Hydrogen bomb: In Godzilla: Awakening, the prequel to Godzilla, Godzilla is explained to be an ancient lifeform from the Permian period. As the planet cooled and its natural atmospheric radiation began to decrease, he adapted to survive various extinction events by diving deep into the ocean and consuming the planet's natural geothermal radiation in a hibernation-like state from its molten core until 1954, when a nuclear submarine woke him up. Godzilla was theorized by Ishiro Serizawa to have been the Alpha predator of his ecosystem, and prevented the other species from overpopulating and overrunning the world, acting as a force of nature that maintained balance.

[@hamzahaider5889]

@@iancassidy661 fantastic

[@iancassidy661]

@@hamzahaider5889 Thank you.

[@lc3400]

@@iancassidy661 wait...so technically Godzilla is 120 mts tall now?(if we count as another number when the number is superior of ".5"?)

[@hamzahaider5889]

@@iancassidy661 your welcome thanks for sharing this info

[@vegeta3078]

Finally I see someone who doesn't take this scene as a joke

[@jurassickaiju14]

Wait, who took it as a joke? I certainly didn't.

[@vegeta3078]

Some reviews I've seen look at Godzilla killing Shindo as if he didn't care and just laugh at it like it's an ironic joke.

[@GodzillaKyru]

@@jurassickaiju14 James Rolfe during his Godzillathon...and another reviewer who oddly uses the same line that James used...

[@MGWFilms97]

@@GodzillaKyru Brandon Tenold?

[@enzoarayamorales7220]

I mean it is pretty funny at surface level.

[@gojiratheking1065]

To be honest I think Shindo wasn't hoping for Godzilla to spare him, but rather to kill him as he feels guilty of both the destruction and what happened to Godzilla himself, while Godzilla looks actually hesitant and his roar didn't sound "mighty", but rather like a cry. I think Godzilla didn't _want to,_ but possibly understood Shindo's wishes and opted for a merciful death: vaporization, instead of being crushed by rubble or die of radiation poisoning. Either way, this film is great and Shindo's character is probably one of the best of the franchise

[@blueblue7851]

I agree. He has held on to his guilt, foe leaving his savior all those years ago. In the past that dinosaur saved him and his platoon, but was fatally wounded, and he could do nothing to help it, being unable to help his savior and abandoning him. He carried that guilt for the rest of his life, and when he finally meets that dinosaur again, he wants nothing more then to be released from his pain, that guilt. Its such a tender moment.

[@alancobain9508]

Wow that’s deep

[@hereticverethragna746]

yup I saw tears in godzilla's eyes....

[@freshboy3968]

@@blueblue7851 "Hurray, violent savior!"

[@Scorpionwitch]

I really wasn't expecting such a powerful moment in a Godzilla film but there it was. This moment of destiny where the savior of this man now must be the destroyer. Like Godzilla recognized him and didn't want to kill him but its what he was now and had no choice.

[@AdrianParkinsonFilms]

"Goodbye, old friend."

[@R-U-L-E_3-4]

TRUE BRO😢

[@k22_641]

-Serizawa 2019

[@freakkyser]

I've always seen it as Godzilla is a pained and confused beast, once coming face to face with shindo, his innocence peaking back to a time when he saved shindo, but obviously a very different creature, shindo seeing the pain and confusion In his eyes, gives Godzilla the nod, saying "it's okay" A real tear jerker

[@migueljimenez1558]

“Monsters are not evil by choice. It is their tragedy”. - Ishiro Honda

[@FEdelasJONSEnjoyer]

Not all

[@jessicahoover1546]

“Monsters are not evil by choice. They are born too tall, or too powerful, or too heavy. That is their tragedy.”

[@kingofweast1201]

The scene from KOTM where King Ghidorah is in front of the cross is wallpaper worthy

[@bingcringing]

Literally EVERY scene in King of the Monsters is wallpaper worthy...

[@justinchalifoux4424]

Madara Uchiha that generator scene during the Boston fight? 😩👌

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@Legato RedWinters *_I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK!!!_*

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@Legato RedWinters Already have billions :D

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@MLOOP Oh piss off.

[@WillTheGreatest]

Weirdly enough I think this movie is just...floating on youtube avoiding copyright...so feel free to give it awatch

[@Rinesmyth]

So is Godzilla vs Destroyah

[@rarecrystallazuli2098]

and mecha 2

[@OMAHA16]

Will The Greatest Yeah no kidding, I had to get really creative with my Monstrous Moment video. But this Godzilla film and Godzilla vs Destroyah seem unaffected by Copyright.

[@Chenso2099]

Cool! Is it subbed? I might watch them. The DVDs I have tend to only contain them dubbed, which is a shame. On another note, I’m surprised ToHo hasn’t taken them down, considering they do that often.

[@WillTheGreatest]

@@Chenso2099 I believe it is subbed

[@SaurianStudios1207]

My one monstrous moment is in Kotm (2019) when Godzilla becomes the king of the monsters and worshiped by the kaiju as such. That moment sums up godzilla's titular movie and is the perfect ending for a Godzilla movie as he roars in victory when the kaiju worship him. Long Live the King.

[@MkZuO12345]

It's great moment but i was so damn angry that this knob-gobbler Rodan survived when my waifu Mothra died :(

[@REDDAWNproject]

@@MkZuO12345 just think of rodan as starscream and it all makes sense

[@SageVallant]

@@MkZuO12345 Mothra is always dying. How else can we show off the bug life cycle?

[@badmoonris1ng476]

@@MkZuO12345 but she isn't dead she still come back. She's immortal.

[@daddyinthestreetsenpaiinth9250]

@@MkZuO12345 Don't diss my angery bird boi Rodan :(

[@Drachenhannes]

I always thought that Shindou knew Godzilla came to kill him. The once savior as a terrible force of nature who already killed thousands. A bitter sense of irony. And he stood tall to meet his fate. Godzilla shows a moment of recignition but there is no doubt that Godzilla will kill him. A moment of pause before the inevitable

[@freshboy3968]

Hold on. If nothing would've happen to godzillasaurus, wouldn't he still be turned into godzilla by the atom bomb?

[@thejackinator3280]

Fresh Boy Likely.

[@ningenslayer6306]

@@freshboy3968Iirc the Futurians planned to put him in the Bering Sea so he'd freeze to death and not get hit by nuclear testing. It didn't work because a nuclear sub eventually crashed there and mutated him into Godzilla. Later, Shindo intentionally sends a sub to mutate Godzillasaurus in order to stop King Ghidorah, but he didn't know Godzilla already existed. So then Godzilla gets supercharged enough from the second nuclear sub to fight King Ghidorah.

[@TheHeartlessHero]

"The arrogance of man is thinking that nature is in their control and not the other way around".

[@angelynx1prime]

"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men"

[@kzinful]

The Heartless Hero 2077 + 😪....The good Doctor..😪

[@jeffg7478]

It’s important to think of this when we see man made global warming and the apparent lengths governments are ready and willing to go to stop it. We think we’ve affected nature so much that we are causing a global catastrophe so we are now ready to give up our free societies and economic prosperity to stop what we think we’ve done. We think we have and can manipulate nature as if nature has nothing to do with it.

[@TheHeartlessHero]

@@jeffg7478 there is truth to that but even more truth to the fact that humanity doesn't really help, if anything we make it worse.

[@sheridan6485]

Let them fight

[@creativekaiju7572]

It always seemed to me that Godzilla did remember Shindo, but didn't understand why he was just left on that island to suffer to his wounds. This had most likely made Godzilla resentful, and the mutation he underwent not only boosted his growth and strength but also amplified his aggression response and as a result the creature would go on to lash out at all before him culminating in the events of the 1954 film and the later Heisei era of the Godzilla Saga.

[@mephilisthedarkelijahramat182]

Or maybe Godzilla saw shindo wanted to die and realized why he wanted to

[@Spongebrain97]

I think godzilla was just mad at humanity in general because they killed him when he was a dinosaur and he wanted revenge. Then it so happens that he comes across shindo and recognizes him but it occurs to him that that Shinzo is the cause of his death, ( the Japanese chose to occupy the island and the americans were drawn to them ) and godzilla blasts him away

[@josephrouleau9259]

I think there might be even more to this and it's rooted in Godzilla's allegorical roots. Godzilla saved Shindo (albeit ostensibly unintentionally) and Shindo turned around and betrayed what Godzilla stands for. Godzilla's an antinuclear icon, emblematic of Japan's renunciation of atomic arms. Shindo was harboring a nuclear armed sub in Japan in defiance of this anti-nuclear idiology. Furthermore, Shindo was willing to send that submarine out to turn what he thought was still an ordinary dinosaur into Godzilla, despite knowing that doing so would entail forcing it to live out it's days as an outsized freak of nature, perpetually at odds with mankind. It's the ultimate act of treachery in light of Godzilla's symbolic significance and it raises questions as to just how much Godzilla knows. Does he know his own purpose on a meta level? (I.e. does he know Shindo symbolically betrayed him?) Is he a karmic force, punishing Shindo for his betrayal of the franchise's anti-nuclear ideology? Was he just acting unpredictably, as wild animals often do? Is he, as this video suggests, just so enraged with mankind that any sentimentality he may feel for Shindo is overruled by that fury? None of this ambiguity is resolved by the end of the film and what we're left with is an enigmatic Godzilla that can satisfy any of these interpretations: savior, destructor, force of nature, metaphor, karmic force, seemingly simultaneously. It's an enigma almost Melvillian in scope. In Moby Dick, Ahab believes that "all objects are but pasteboard masks" and the whale is an instrument or avatar of some higher power. Starbuck, in contrast, believes it's a dumb brute acting out of instinct. Godzilla is similarly an object of speculation in this film. He fulfills every role and purpose he has in previous films and yet subverts our expectations repeatedly, inviting us to project our own familiar interpretations onto him, while simultaneously calling them into question.

[@codster9]

There's just so much going on with this scene and this movie. When Godzilla last saw Shindo, Godzilla was dying and Shindo reluctantly left him behind. When they met again, Godzilla was rampaging through the country Shindo helped build and Shindo was standing calmly in a building eye to eye with the dinosaur he left behind. Shindo amassed a fortune, created cities, but also had a nuclear submarine and seemed to have lost his way. Becoming a big shot, believing he was doing everything for the greater good. Like they say "Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions." As I've seen mentioned, Godzilla didn't see Japanese and American soldiers. He just saw humans at war. Some opposed him and some hid. So in a way, Godzilla both pities and despises all humans. Seeing how prone they are to war, violence, and destruction. Perhaps Shindo just realized that, in some twisted way, he became no better than the Americans he was once at war with. Seeking to create, build, expand, gain power, and even harbor nuclear weapons and was ultimately just as responsible for Godzilla's birth as any other. Godzilla was hellbent on destroying and Shindo resigned himself to his fate.

[@awhispertoascreamcryptidsp4810]

The moment when Gojira locks eyes with Shindo was breath taking. The moment they begin to tear up makes *you* tear up. There was that silent communication between the two; almost as if any resentment he held towards Shindo's inability to move him was relinquished. That slight bow of the head. The saddened glint in the eye..spoke in volumes.

[@user-go1lb9yg2z]

a perfect Heisei film. Godzilla is a force of destruction but one that can help us in some ways, he destroys anything in his way and GVK perfectly represents this in the most fun and entertaining movie in the Heisei series. my opinion of course.

[@ramsesjfg7668]

Just watched this movie 3 days ago. My first Toho Godzilla film.

[@Regal99]

This was about the third or fourth Godzilla movie I'd see, but the first I owned.

[@jurassickaiju14]

My first one was "Destroy All Monsters".

[@Kaiju-bm4ts]

My first was godzilla vs destroyah

[@Tunahead-ng6kp]

My first was Godzilla vs mechagodzilla 2

[@Josengtt]

My first one was "Godzilla Vs Biollante"

[@kaijucifer3544]

The way I always saw it, is Major Shindo was giving Godzilla some form of peace, to help ease his suffering which was caused by the Lagos Garrison leaving him there to die.

[@martincaspary-smith8153]

Yeah that is a pretty powerful scene with Shindo and Godzilla staring into one another in my opinion too, it was the most powerful scene next to Godzilla dying in Destroyer and that's why I get upset when people think that it's comedy. Come on people, Shindo know he was going to die by the hands of Godzilla and reason he let him do it was because he felt he brought so much pain to Godzilla that he couldn't spear it!

[@angelynx1prime]

Yes! I think this is exactly it. He nods his head to show Godzilla that he accepts giving his life as payment for the suffering he had cost the creature, and G understands.

[@Atomic-Punk]

One of the best scenes in Godzilla history and exactly how I want to die lol

[@inspectorwhoreacts]

Godzilla vs King Ghidorah was my first godzilla movie, and in a way is probably still my favorite.

[@chapingo7067]

Same here, I remember we visited the US in the 90s and, I think was @ walmart, my parents bought me the movie and if Im not mistaken it included a very cool Godzilla toy, with sound and light

[@S0L1nv1ctus]

Back when I was kid this was my favourite Godzilla movie.

[@iancassidy661]

Godzilla isn't a villain, but rather force of nature without any malicious intent. Godzilla is more anti-hero and protector of the earth from his enemies.

[@USSFFRU]

You should remember that Godzilla face even more heartbreaking moments in the series, even losing his son but saved him with the cost of his life.

[@tokendave80]

I did a video similar like this "Best Representation of Godzilla's Personality". It touched on some of the same themes of Godzilla's duality as this awesome video does.

[@fangkc]

I love your contents, it gave depths to what I passed as children’s film in the past. I’ve recently watched King of Monsters, then by chance watched HBO’s Chernobyl and then via your recommendation watched Shin Godzilla, which was awesome. I don’t think there could have been a more perfect sequence of watching these 3 films for me.

[@mandalorianhunter1]

I will always love the King of the Monsters, growing up with the 98 film, then growing up with the showa and heisei films made me love the character more. He is still one of the best creations to come out of film.

[@redirk2633]

Definitely one of my top 10 Godzilla moments

[@CoRxx9]

Yes! I love this movie so much, partially because it actually makes the point that the two previous Heisei movies didn’t that Godzilla isn’t just hellbent on destroying man because he’s evil, but reminding us of the constant pain he’s in and the pain he’s endured.

[@jaelonminor7073]

Ciaran McDonough he was never evil, he was just getting revenge for the destruction and pain of his creation and past life. Showing the humans what they have created due to arrogance and ardent desire for nuclear power

[@whattheheckamidoinghere4305]

I think the Man told Godzilla to killed him because he knew his time on Earth is over.

[@tuskinradar8688]

Had no idea this series existed, perfect idea tho, taking a feather from the MCU and such, thanks Omni Viewer and great vid as always

[@JustADude01]

Is it just me or I want this scene remade in Godzilla Monsterverse

[@Super-Godzilla99]

We have such a scene in KOTM with serizawa. I think in that Moment godzilla realise that humans are trying to kill him with that Explosion earlier. And the look he gave the humans on that boat before he fires his blast in the air is not a happy look. He is angry about the humans but for this time he had one other oponent gidorah. Before that Explosion that killed him almost and not gidorah he doesn't care about humans they are there but not important to him after that he is not the same anymore.

[@Lewis_the_raider]

not just you :p

[@charlesdoyle3630]

@@Super-Godzilla99 They were not trying to kill him with the nuke. They were trying to basically give him a supercharge. Since he was on verge of dying. Godzilla was feeding on radiation in the chamber

[@Super-Godzilla99]

@@charlesdoyle3630 i was talking about the Explosion earlier that almost killed him the reason he needs too recharge

[@charlesdoyle3630]

@@Super-Godzilla99 The oxygen destroyer ya mean. They weren't trying to per se kill Godzilla with it. He was just in proximity when it exploded

[@imperialguardproductions]

RIP Kenpachiro Satsuma and Yoshio Suchio

[@N.G.S._01]

Honestly, this is why I’ve always preferred the Heisei era over any other one. They showcased the true complex depth of King of the Monsters. He’s not just a giant beast destroying cities and vanishing lives, he’s an animal constantly tormented by the man-made radiation he was awakened by leaving him in a nonstop fit of both vengeance and utter agony.

[@piotrmalewski8178]

I think that Heisei Godzilla movies deserve a remake that would leave the scenes with Godzilla completely unchanged, only scenes with humans replaced with new scenes that would have proper acting and nonsenses in the plot removed.

[@KawaiiKate88]

so glad you covered this, Godzilla vs King Ghidorah is easily my favourite Godzilla movie, of all time, and was the first Godzilla film i went out of my way to get on DVD, The scene when Godzilla first emerges after being reborn from modern nuclear weapons is EPIC, and is my favourite scene in any movie.

[@daseal1479]

It always looked to me like Godzilla tears up in this scene as well, but i doubt they actually used that affect on the animatronic head. Its just the sympathetic part of my monkey brain projecting my feelings onto the scene, and thats a real accomplishment. I enjoy the Legendary films, but im glad Minus One finally brought back a Godzilla film i can watch, and feel the same emotions as the characters within the stories, cry with them, cheer with them, etc.

[@ICMovies]

I absolutely loved this scene, I really enjoy all scenes where humans interact with these monsters. Some of my favorite scenes in the series are Shindo's final interaction, Serizawa's death (2019), and Miki's character as a whole (especially in Destroyah). It's so fascinating to me.

[@TheFoxfires]

Ugh I love this month. It really does balance interesting backstory & themes with fun monster fights!

[@comicfan92]

This and Biolante are in my top 5 Godzilla movies. I revisit them often. I have a very deep rooted childhood connection to this film. Omori's passing hurt more than I thought it would. RIP This is my favorite isolated Godzilla scene.

[@tifa2733]

Damn, wow, this was beautifully done.

[@mrgodzillaraptors8632]

One of my favorite Godzilla movies.

[@comradefreedom8275]

I heard what that Godzilla killing Shindo moment meant was that Shindo felt guilty for allowing Godzilla to become this abomination created by nuclear tests, and asked Godzilla to take away his guilt, and Godzilla complies.

[@TheFoxfires]

This is one of the biggest reasons Godzilla v King Ghidorah is my favorite Godzilla movie. On top of this theme, the movie also introduces Godzilla's origin story and ties it to this Ghidorah's origin. Plus MKG is one of the coolest looking kaijus ever!

[@Lewis_the_raider]

i loved that scene and the symbolism of it!!

[@jeffg7478]

The dinosaur acted benevolently in the beginning but the radiation changed its character to a destroyer and once Godzilla was born his former self, the savior dinosaur, was truly dead. When Godzilla stood before Shindo he had a brief recognition and remembered his former self, that was the moment they connected. There is no going back though, so that brief moment tragically passes without any sort of redemption and he roasts him. But it did show, deep down, Godzilla still had that old benevolent dino in him. So we can pity him, such a thing can tragically happen to people. Good people turned bad by drugs, alcohol, abuse or trauma. We can lose who we were and become bitter, resentful and tormented. It’s very sad actually.

[@ElFern32]

U deserve more subscribers

[@graveyardshowpodcast]

Great video. Well done. ~ Caretaker

[@noblegas7073]

Part of what I love so much about the Heisei part of the franchise is the obvious influence from Western cinema. They lovingly borrow from “The Terminator”, “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “Jurassic Park”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, and “Aliens”. I would even argue that the anime trilogy borrows elements from “Interstellar”.

[@TheStevenotley]

Those sneaky Futurians! Unable to attack Godzilla directly, they try to go behind his back and steal his origin. And they would've gotten away with it, too... if it hadn't been for (those darn kids) Godzilla's essential need to exist overpowering even their cheapo timetravel hijinx!

[@raynwolfsbane2084]

Excellent analysis dude!

[@enmanuelsan]

This was the first Godzilla film I ever watched oh the memories

[@rohnsparkman5466]

cool video my friend

[@thecowboyofoklahoma5866]

This movie began the more feral look to Godzilla and is one of my favorites.

[@shidanslair]

Personally, my favorite Heisei Godzilla film, thanks for doing this. I was one of the first Godzilla movies I've watched and I always thought the Godzilla in this film is one of the best representations of the creature. Even though I prefer GMK, Shin Godzilla and Gojira (1954), I still love and enjoy this movie.

[@ettystudios5925]

Heisei godzilla is my favourite design of gkdzilla,and GVK is (for now) my favourite godzilla movie.Also,awesome video!

[@alexkogan9755]

I think Shindo knew he was going to die and felt shame for further mutating Godzilla into more of the monster he became. It’s practically written over his face and how he acts by the second half of the film.

[@jonrussell7577]

Yeah, I’ve always thought Godzilla was supposed to be Shindo’s second for his seppuku, his atonement for the destruction Godzilla’s rebirth caused.

[@eyeizarandummugga]

Godzilla: He's Nature's -equalizer- -punishment- -wrath- -justice- personification.

[@GanonGhidorah]

Your duality-angle is intriguing. I did my own Monstrous Moment on this exact same scene over on my channel. I think you would appreciate the analysis that I gave to it and see just how deep this particular rabbit hole goes.

[@randallrona9618]

It's like Shindo silently speaks to Godzilla: "Goodbye, old friend." before Big G roars, not a mighty roar but a mournful roar, silently saying goodbye to Shindo before fires his atomic breath to him. It's not like Godzilla killed him but rather a MERCIFUL death.

[@cyberendergamer0311]

Cool theory! 👍

[@nicolashernandrh835]

That's actually an interesting view on the series with this one movie (in this case, as it's debatable if every entry has a meaning similar or about a different aspect to the character) with combining the serious undertones of the beast/monster of the apocalypse, the nuclear destroyer and the action, fun and maybe campy star that we see Godzilla at times. This movie was the fourth Godzilla film I had saw (after the original, vs. Mothra and vs. Megalon) and it stuck with me since then. Besides the action and the wacky elements that are always worth going through, that one scene of Goji and Shindo is a highlight. It's that something more that leaves you thinking of what Godzilla entails and makes him a more complex character that people give credit for. Props Up From The Depths for the analysis. Consider me subscribed and a follower. : )

[@wilsonram39]

That was a very well done video, I've never seen the movie itself but loved your analysis! Subbed brother

[@Saltyaf38]

Congrats on 19k subs

[@UpFromTheDepths88]

Thank you!

[@Saltyaf38]

@@UpFromTheDepths88 your welcome

[@newhenpal123]

This was such a perfect analysis of this scene.

[@BathrobeKeck]

Schlack.... I love that word, and love your use of it

[@p.diddymanson5467]

I have a feeling that in Godzilla Vs Kong, that if Godzilla becomes the bad guy of the film, this will show up, but it will be Mark from KoTM.

[@UnkleDunklee]

i was almost gonna shed a tear when the man saluted godzillasaurs, and in the tower they nod at each other. But then godzilla fking kills him

[@helvis7336]

he's the hero we deserve but not the one we need right now!

[@scado5679]

This would've been my favorite Godzilla movie had it not been for the time-travel and confusing plotlines. The deeper meaning of this movie goes so far that it's almost philosophical, and makes you view Godzilla as a character in a whole new light. I can honestly say that this movie changed my outlook on Godzilla.

[@Saltyaf38]

Love your reviews subscribed

[@AlonzoTompkins]

So many people misunderstand this moment. Glad to see someone sum it up well.

[@mudfoot4017]

I Love your channel

[@shubhdashukla7692]

You can actually see regret in Godzilla's eyes

[@OMAHA16]

Great Monstrous Moment! Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991 was a very unique Godzilla Film and Kaiju film.

[@GinraiPrime666]

Godzilla vs King Ghidorah may not be perfect but nothing in life ever is. Its still one of my favourite movies in the whole franchise and this video helps sum up one of the reasons why this is the case. Excellent video :)

[@deadschooled]

Kong Skull Island was perfect, sooooo...

[@orcawithdrip827]

@@deadschooled It was not perfect at all. It's far from perfect.

[@orcawithdrip827]

@@deadschooled Plus, no movie is perfect.

[@Havok91]

And just like that, I went from cringing at the thought of, tomorrow for my Thanksgiving Heisei marathon, sitting through this film's ridiculous Futurian plot to anticipating that final moment. Funny how one really good scene can outplay a length of schlock.

[@mr.salvatorejpluchino8467]

LOVED THESE MOVIES 🎥 WHEN GROWING UP, I USED TO WATCH IT DURING THANKSGIVING MONSTER WEEK IT WAS CALLED. NOW IM 51

[@diannebdee]

Excellent analysis. This film is one of those that just sort of makes one question the meaning of morality. Here's Godzilla a blatant killing machine created by man's folly. The Blue Oyster Cult song says, "History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man....." Never more truer than in this film. That scene with Shindo is indicative of the through line of these films. Man being responsible for their actions against mother nature. I think that's one of the reasons Mothra is my favourite character in these films. She represents all that is natural in the world and how man wants to destroy all that represents.

[@savageplanet5788]

My only complaint about this movie is it's treatment of King Ghidorah. Making him controlled by humans and then getting defeated so easily is just not cool IMO. His revival as Mecha-King Ghidorah was cool, but he even got defeated easily then too. They did Ghidorah justice in KOTM by making him a legitimate threat to Godzilla as well as humanity. Another reason to love that movie.

[@b31a71]

This scene made me cry.

[@WackadoodleMalarkey]

What a thought provoking treat, thank you!

[@SaberChad222]

I just finished watching this movie then saw the notification for this upload.

[@Akherousia502]

As someone who desperately wants to love this movie, since it gave me my favorite kaiju (Mecha-King Ghidorah) and tried to modernize another favorite (gee, guess) I was always frustrated by how highly some people rank this film that, to me, seemed like an absolute mess. You actually helped bring me a lot closer to seeing why some people hold this film in such high regard. It's not like the nuance of the scene was lost on me, but its importance was diluted a bit by the campiness of the majority of the film. It's easy to forget this film is trying to say anything at all, honestly.

[@Phinal_Flash]

This movie can also separate the Casuals from the hardcore fans. If you think the previous 2 films were retconned, you're most definitely a casual.

[@TheStevenotley]

I'm curious as to what you mean. Could you expand on your point a bit?

[@Phinal_Flash]

@@TheStevenotley as stated in the review, the dub doesn't explain it well. But all they did in this film was create the Heisei Godzilla. However, some people think the previous Heisei films don't exist anymore because of the Godzillasaur getting teleported. The full explaination is in the link below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ2ZY5qKop6khKs

[@tenkmosey]

GREAT REVIEW of one of my favorites!

[@obi-wanjabronii]

Awesome video! Never got around to this movie but will have to check it out now

[@jbellflower83]

So Godzilla is the hero we deserve but not the one we need right now. Batman concurs

[@GCJACK83]

I always viewed the moment between Shindo and Gojira as Shindo acknowledging he left the dino on the island to die alone even though he didn't want to, and he knew the dino had come for him in that moment because it remembered after a hair over fifty years that he abandoned it when it needed help. He knew why Goji was there and Goji knew what it had wanted to do, why it had hunted him down.

[@Nickos_Klb]

As soon as i saw the notefecation came.

[@tskmaster3837]

Well, that is one way to read that scene. Another way is that it was a dry run of the GMK Godzilla, the vengeful wraith of WWII. Shindo stands tall in his high and mighty tower but what was that tower built upon, what deeds were done, what was paid? He was to die before the Americans took that island as that what was going on in WWII but the Godzillasaurus died in his place.... and Shindo and his men honored him. So: How far and how dark should I take this? I honestly want to know because as they are honoring Godzilla, they're absolving themselves from what they did in the war and I'd say that's a "they" that represents the entire country. Crap, it's an actual Jesus analogy as in "Godzilla died for our sins" but with an additional "let's just forget about some of the things we did during the war. You know, OUR SINS. But, still, thanks Godzilla" that ruins the notion of sacrifice. But Godzilla... remembers. And he's NOT happy. Oh look, I managed to do this without mentioning China at all. Just like the Japanese did, what a coincidence... You'd think one of the Futurians, working for the destruction of present day Japan, would be Chinese but perhaps.... yeah.... Best not to stir the hornet's nest of reality. Or they genuinely forgot. That's how I interpret that scene, the same way back when I first saw it almost 20 years ago. I don't doubt the Japanese want to see it more as a shade of gray rather than WWII's absolute black and white as I've heard... I don't know myself... but I heard they don't tend to teach the events of.... let's just leave it as pre WWII... in their schools. Yup, Hiroshima and Nagasaki are pretty horrifying but all they had to do was surrender prior to their usage. But, perhaps, they remembered what they did to a country that surrendered to them. But sure, good scene. "Oh GODzilla, why do you strike us down?!" You don't know? You really don't know?

[@harutothefriendlyodst7639]

What was that tower built upon? Probably the dead corpses of japanese CIVILIANS that were bombed in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. or do we forget that all wars have casualties and side effects? like the economical decline after the war? or do they don't teach that in western schools? I assure you Japan doesn't forget what it did, and the CIVILIANS that had to deal with the consequences right after don't forget how scary that day was for them, how much lives were lost. Was it justice? who knows, an eye for an eye and the whole world goes blind, but such is war, Soldiers are but tools, and civilians are just people to be slaughtered eh? Edit: the US even censored how bad the A bomb's effects was for the civilian population of japan, so yeah, take that as you will. using your logic on how to interpret a situation, then 9/11 and the 3,000 dead Americans would still be alive if the US pulled out of the Israeli conflict, and the persian gulf ??

[@jag7766]

I found your channel a few days ago and I love it I’ve been binge watching your vids ever since

[@kyotoandsunchips8585]

This movie doesn't mess the Godzilla timeline

[@THEKXRMANETWORK]

It’s very interesting to see how much of this film is actually symbolized in King of the Monsters

[@AK-47Anarchist]

Thank you very much sir, I'm very fortunate to have discovered this channel wow watching this overview made me remember that TOHO did war documentaries before the Godzilla films. SUBSCRIBER FOR LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@saickho25gaming80]

Up from the depths: The meaning is so deep and complex..... 7 year old me : It means *B I G M O N S T E R V S B I G G E R M O N S T E R*

[@thecowboyofoklahoma5866]

Except for the newest modern reboot to the characters, I wish there was more continuity in the older films. You may have already covered this topic before (idk) but the series as a whole can never be put into a definitive timeline. Especially this very movie, since it pretty much removes big G from the time stream and the destroyah chemical was never used to destroy Godzilla in the first movie. Now I know some of the films do follow a timeline, like with Godzilla Jr in them. There was 3-5 movies referencing him specifically, and showing him growing up, eventually taking over the mantel of King. When you are finished with your current G movie reviews, and don't have much else left, could you try to show a timeline between movie #1 and the others? I know there will be multiple different timelines, but it would be interesting to see just where it all came from and where it all went. Then maybe where it all could have gone.

[@Gojirawars03]

The Cowboy Of Oklahoma This Godzilla is not the same one that destroyed Japan in 1954. This is a separate, second Godzilla. The first Godzilla was killed by the Oxygen Destroyer in 1954, and that Oxygen Destroyer mutated a creature that would, 40 years later, evolve into the monster Destroyah. The time travelers in this film set out to remove Godzilla from history, but what they ended up doing was CREATING the second Godzilla. The second Godzilla that first appeared in 1984, and died in 1995. They created him by placing him in a nuclear site where he was mutated by atomic radiation, presumably in the 1970’s. That’s why when that nuclear sub in this film goes to hit him with nuclear missiles to mutate him, they find Godzilla already there and fully mutated. Godzilla destroys the sub, getting a boost in power, and that’s why he grows 20 meters taller and becomes even stronger than before.

[@PerfectSuperSaiyan]

Watching the movie right now

[@jaceshaffer8104]

This was a great perspective beautifully written and delivered sir 👏👏

[@dornravlin]

what a beautifully made video

[@GeorgeCloth]

Wow great analysis! Subbed!