tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451838183910864405.post4142906398409870194..comments2023-04-25T08:10:17.740-07:00Comments on Cinemaphile: Godzilla / ** (2014)David M Keyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11765191637815775830noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451838183910864405.post-85815589953607003902014-07-22T18:38:36.090-07:002014-07-22T18:38:36.090-07:00"Not simply content anymore to lay waste to a..."Not simply content anymore to lay waste to an isolated locale like Tokyo, the brains behind the most famous of overgrown movie reptiles make every endeavor to trace a destructive path through countless geographical spots in this most recent endeavor, including the Hawaiian islands, Las Vegas and even Paris"<br /><br />Paris?<br /><br />Are you sure?<br /><br />The Eiffel Tower we see being destroyed by Godzilla is the fake Eiffel Tower that exists in Las Vegas.<br /><br />The look between the two soldiers after it happens translates into "This is just a copy. But what happens if he reaches Paris and destroys the real Eiffel Tower?".<br /><br />It's a very clever and philosophical scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451838183910864405.post-3216762928946864102014-05-30T10:38:33.376-07:002014-05-30T10:38:33.376-07:00"Here was a beast created in the trenches of ..."Here was a beast created in the trenches of obscure – and silly – b-movie fodder several generations ago"<br /><br />Actually, no. Whether you liked "Gojiro" or felt it was silly, it was not created as b-movie fodder but rather a metaphor on the horrors of nuclear destruction (and in general the destruction that human arrogance can bring). Gojiro was the consequence of this. The films after may have gone in the direction of b-movies (even though I loved them), but the original Godzilla appeared in a much more serious movie. I believe the people behind Godzilla 2014 were trying to bring that back. <br /><br />I agree, however, that it did lack humor. That you have to suspend a lot of disbelief to believe these creatures aren't fighting without a cataclysmic impact not to mention that it's hard to believe creatures of that size would be able to exist ever in Earth's history.<br /><br />What annoyed me most about this film, was that Edwards played coy too long. Initially the device of holding off showing the monsters worked well, it became frustrating the longer it went on. Catching glimpses of them in the dark, or through filmy windows or on tv monitors grew tiresome after a while. And when the throwdown happened, I wanted to see at least five minutes of clear monster battle (that wasn't seen through someone hiding in rubble or gazing through smoke. Every time it seemed as if we'd get a bit more of that action, the director cut away from that to the subplot (or was it the main plot) of Ford getting back to his family or the soldiers trying to find a nuclear warhead. The irony of Wattanabe's line, "Let them fight" is that that's exactly what I was saying toward the end. "Would you please just let them fight and let me watch it."Laura L. Enrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633392464862107990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451838183910864405.post-15098503784321380102014-05-30T09:55:40.886-07:002014-05-30T09:55:40.886-07:00Have to disagree with you Kevin when you say the D...Have to disagree with you Kevin when you say the Director "Turned Godzilla into a hero" Godzilla has been a hero since his 2nd or 3rd movie. The 1998 Godzilla was stupid and doesn't count. I'm talking about the Godzilla movies in the 50's and 60's.Ron Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882622567527355001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451838183910864405.post-65598246239213569232014-05-29T22:53:44.365-07:002014-05-29T22:53:44.365-07:00I agree in part with this author's review. I D...I agree in part with this author's review. I DO NOT agree that "watching creatures this size are not very interesting or exciting to watch in the context of tangible realities, because we can’t easily accept them as possible." Indeed, giant monsters are still entertaining, and I found Godzilla's appearance himself to be totally awesome. It was just that there was so little of him in the film and that the fleeing people amid the destruction seemed more terrified of the tsunami Godzilla caused by his arrival than by the King of the Monsters himself. Also, the director turned Godzilla into a hero, a savior of Mankind instead of the vengeful reminder of our atomic folly he's supposed to be.kevkrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824330370566702080noreply@blogger.com