Shin Godzilla *SPOILER* Thread

[O.Supreme]

[Benjamin Haines]

[The Great MM]

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

Yo bros who have seen the movie. Picture we saw earlier...

Is this an actual shot from the movie or just production art?

[GiganGoji]

[jellydonut25]

We'll NEVER know for REAL, but I honestly wonder what the reaction would have been if this had been the kind of stuff Edwards and Legendary did vs Toho doing it in-house.

I'm getting to be "on board" in that it's seeming like "F*** it. We wanna go crazy. We're going ALL. THE. WAY." but I also just personally hate so much about the design and this evolution idea and "BEAMS! Beams EVERYWHERE! From ALL the orifices!"

I'm baffled that this has turned out the way it looks thus far. When they said "Back to its roots" I guess they meant in the most metaphorical way imaginable.

[Jomei]

[lhb412]

[The Great MM]

[Gentleman]

I might have missed it in the brouhaha, but was Godzilla's origin explained in the movie or did he just pop out of Tokyo Bay and say "Hi"?

[ebirahsmeg1]

Sorry everyone, I saw it late last night, but my full review will have to wait another day or so (last minute change of weekend plans and I'll be out of town to meet friends I haven't seen in forever, so I won't be back until Sunday night). Honestly, my feelings are all over the place on this one. Stay tuned...

[miguelnuva]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[GiganGoji]

No doubt in my mind that if this was a non-Toho production, the fandom out be completely outraged.
I have to admit that the fact that it's Toho helps me accept it more, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.

G'14 was on TV last night, and there were so many parts that tickled me, as a fan (example: when Godzilla's tail starts to light up blue, I'm still going "HELL YES" after so many viewings). ShinGojira didn't have those for me (save for the Toho Scope opening with the footstep sounds).
G'14 was made for fans, in a "is THIS more what you're looking for?" kind of way.
ShinGojira is made in a "it doesn't matter what YOU'RE looking for...this is what it is. THIS is the metaphor for what we're dealing with right now."

I'm seeing it again in a few hours, so we'll see.

[TripMasterMunky]

Saw it, in IMAX too. I'll make a full video review later today.

Quick thoughts as I'm headin home:
This is the most different Godzilla film we've seen since GMK, or really just ever. I love GMK but am not so hot on this one. Can't wait till y'all see it. It's an interesting one for sure.

EDIT: Just uploaded my review. I couldn't stop talking about it so get ready for a 2-parter.

[Jomei]

[GiganGoji]

Saw it again, with a Japanese friend who helped explain some of it afterwards. Key points:
- in the VERY beginning, the Coast Guard is looking in a boat, where they find glasses, shoes, and a suicide note. The note explains that the man's wife was killed from some type of nuclear something. This man also may or may not have created Godzilla.
- the red goo is Godzilla's blood.
- US, France, and other governments want to use nukes. Japan is opposed, so they come up with operation Deep Freeze as a last-ditch effort, as the nuclear countdown has already begun.
- they get a sample of Godzilla's blood, and through testing, create a chemical that can freeze it. That's the chemical they use on Godzilla at the end.
- they find one of Godzilla's spines, and discover that the cells are reproducing, and will continue to do so, and if so, that will "be the end of humanity".
- Godzilla may or may not be dead. He is certainly frozen, but it's not clear if he will unfreeze or not.
- my friend thinks that all the meetings, panels, paperwork, etc is a response to actual events in Japan in the last year about a change in certain governmental policies involving red tape.

[Benjamin Haines]

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

Gigan... how accurate do you think this artist rendition is?

[TripMasterMunky]

[lhb412]

The splitting lower jaw and the prehensile tail with a weapon on the end make Shin Godzilla a close relative of Otachi, no?

Have we checked him for wings?

[GiganGoji]

[Jomei]

[TripMasterMunky]

I can't wait to see this again - can't stop thinking about it. Whether in the theater or on DVD (theater prices get expensive!).

Definitely the darkest, most disturbing film since the original 54. Godzilla hasn't been in this much pain since 95.

[Gentleman]

So Godzilla's actual origin isn't explained?